All I need to make a comedy is a park, a policeman and a pretty girl.

Quote by Charlie Chaplin

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Dictators free themselves, but they enslave the people.

Dictators free themselves, but they enslave the people.

This is a ruthless world and one must be ruthless to cope with it.

This is a ruthless world and one must be ruthless to cope with it.

I remain just one thing, and one thing only, and that is a clown. It...

I remain just one thing, and one thing only, and that is a clown. It...

All my pictures are built around the idea of getting in trouble and so giving...

All my pictures are built around the idea of getting in trouble and so giving...

Laughter is the tonic, the relief, the surcease for pain.

Laughter is the tonic, the relief, the surcease for pain.

A man's true character comes out when he's drunk.

A man's true character comes out when he's drunk.

We all want to help one another. Human beings are like that. We want to...

We all want to help one another. Human beings are like that. We want to...

A day without laughter is a day wasted.

A day without laughter is a day wasted.

I am at peace with God. My conflict is with Man.

I am at peace with God. My conflict is with Man.

That is why, no matter how desperate the predicament is, I am always very much...

That is why, no matter how desperate the predicament is, I am always very much...

I went into the business for the money, and the art grew out of it....

I went into the business for the money, and the art grew out of it....

A tramp, a gentleman, a poet, a dreamer, a lonely fellow, always hopeful of romance...

A tramp, a gentleman, a poet, a dreamer, a lonely fellow, always hopeful of romance...

Despair is a narcotic. It lulls the mind into indifference.

Despair is a narcotic. It lulls the mind into indifference.

What do you want a meaning for? Life is a desire, not a meaning.

What do you want a meaning for? Life is a desire, not a meaning.

To help a friend in need is easy, but to give him your time is...

To help a friend in need is easy, but to give him your time is...

Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself.

Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself.

I suppose that's one of the ironies of life doing the wrong thing at the...

I suppose that's one of the ironies of life doing the wrong thing at the...

The hate of men will pass, and dictators die, and the power they took from...

The hate of men will pass, and dictators die, and the power they took from...

I am for people. I can't help it.I am for people. I can't help it.

I am for people. I can't help it.I am for people. I can't help it.

Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot.

Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot.