Charles Foster Kane

"I am, by any practical definition of the words, a self-made man."

"You know, Mr. Thatcher, at the rate of a million dollars a year, I'll have to close this place in sixty years."

"I think it would be fun to run a newspaper."

"I could have been anything you like. Perhaps I could have been a builder of cathedrals."

"That's the story of an American life."

"I played the cornet a little."

"The most important thing is the character of the man."

"I want to be a useful member of society."

"Love on the level that I experienced it, you see, is the greatest thing in the world."

"I think I know what I'm doing when it comes to this business."

"Truth is stranger than fiction."

"A man, a newspaper, and the power to shape opinion."

"I got everything I wanted, and then some."

"Without the support of Rosebud, I would have been nothing."

"Power has its limitations."

"To hold the greatest newspaper in this world would be my desire."

"You see, very often a man's worst friends are his best friends."

"I believe in the freedom of the press."

"The man who owns a newspaper is indeed a powerful man."

"I wanted to be remembered as a great man."

"Everything I do is to prove something to somebody."

"I have had the pleasure of knowing this man for many years."

"Art is not just about beauty; it's about truth."

"A man should know his limitations."

"I'm going to be the greatest newspaper man in the world."

"Money means nothing to me anymore."

"I could do it all over again and do it better."

"The world needs courageous men who will stand for what they believe."

"Time has a way of changing our perspective on life."

"I dream of building something that will last forever."