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 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...

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.

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...

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...

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!

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

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

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.

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...

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

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

The glamour of it all! New York! America!

The glamour of it all! New York! America!

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

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

Life could be wonderful if people would leave you alone.

Life could be wonderful if people would leave you alone.

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...

In the end, everything is a gag.

In the end, everything is a gag.

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....

I have no further use for America. I wouldn't go back there if Jesus Christ...

I have no further use for America. I wouldn't go back there if Jesus Christ...

Brunettes are troublemakers. They're worse than the Jews.

Brunettes are troublemakers. They're worse than the Jews.

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.

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...