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

Quote by Charlie Chaplin

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I do not have much patience with a thing of beauty that must be explained...

I do not have much patience with a thing of beauty that must be explained...

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 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...

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 thought I would dress in baggy pants, big shoes, a cane and a derby...

I thought I would dress in baggy pants, big shoes, a cane and a derby...

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....

Remember, you can always stoop and pick up nothing.

Remember, you can always stoop and pick up nothing.

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.

We think too much and feel too little.

We think too much and feel too little.

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.

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...

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.

The saddest thing I can imagine is to get used to luxury.

The saddest thing I can imagine is to get used to luxury.

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...

Dictators free themselves, but they enslave the people.

Dictators free themselves, but they enslave the people.

Man as an individual is a genius. But men in the mass form the headless...

Man as an individual is a genius. But men in the mass form the headless...

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...

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

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

Success always occurs in private and failure in full public view.

Success always occurs in private and failure in full public view.

Try and fail, but don't fail to try.

Try and fail, but don't fail to try.