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

Quote by Charlie Chaplin

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A day without laughter is a day wasted.

A day without laughter is a day wasted.

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...

Life could be wonderful if people would leave you alone.

Life could be wonderful if people would leave you alone.

To truly laugh, you must be able to take your pain, and play with it!

To truly laugh, you must be able to take your pain, and play with it!

We might as well die as to go on living like this.

We might as well die as to go on living like this.

Actors search for rejection. If they don't get it they reject themselves.

Actors search for rejection. If they don't get it they reject themselves.

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

Dictators free themselves, but they enslave the people.

Dictators free themselves, but they enslave the people.

In the end, everything is a gag.

In the end, everything is a gag.

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.

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

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

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

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

Nothing is permanent in this wicked world - not even our troubles.

Nothing is permanent in this wicked world - not even our troubles.

Movies are a fad. Audiences really want to see live actors on a stage.

Movies are a fad. Audiences really want to see live actors on a stage.

Words are cheap. The biggest thing you can say is 'elephant'.

Words are cheap. The biggest thing you can say is 'elephant'.

I'd sooner be called a successful crook than a destitute monarch.

I'd sooner be called a successful crook than a destitute monarch.

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.