Why should poetry have to make sense?

Quote by Charlie Chaplin

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

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

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...

The glamour of it all! New York! America!

The glamour of it all! New York! America!

I don't believe that the public knows what it wants; this is the conclusion that...

I don't believe that the public knows what it wants; this is the conclusion that...

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!

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.

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.

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...

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...

In the end, everything is a gag.

In the end, everything is a gag.

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

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

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

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

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....

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.

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

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

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.

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...

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...