"I do not have much patience with a……" — Charlie Chaplin
"I do not have much patience with a thing of beauty that must be explained to be understood. If it does need additional interpretation by someone other than the creator, then I question whether it has fulfilled its purpose."
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161 Quotes by Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin has 161 quotes on this site.
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We think too much and feel too little.
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A man's true character comes out when he's drunk.
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Nothing is permanent in this wicked world - not even our troubles.
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To truly laugh, you must be able to take your pain, and play with it!
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The saddest thing I can imagine is to get used to luxury.
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Life could be wonderful if people would leave you alone.
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Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself.
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I am at peace with God. My conflict is with Man.
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A tramp, a gentleman, a poet, a dreamer, a lonely fellow, always hopeful of romance and adventure.
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We all want to help one another. Human beings are like that. We want to live by each other's happiness,…
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I remain just one thing, and one thing only, and that is a clown. It places me on a far…
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Words are cheap. The biggest thing you can say is 'elephant'.
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