Charles Foster Kane

From: Citizen Kane

371 quotes

"You know what they call a man like me? A loser."
"I'm not interested in having power over people - I'm interested in having their love."
Love
"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become absolutely free."
Freedom
"Perhaps we've been a little hard on each other."
Kindness
"I've often thought that if I hadn't been a newspaper publisher, I might have been a great artist."
Art
"My father taught me that the way to a man's heart is through his newspaper."
Family
"I'll never be as good as I once thought I was."
"The most important thing is not to think too much about the past."
Time
"I wanted to show the world what I could do."
"Every man builds a castle, but some castles are made of sand."
Wisdom
"You know what my biggest mistake was? Believing my own publicity."
Truth
"I have always tried to do what I thought was right."
Courage
"Susan, I don't think we can ever be truly happy together."
Relationships
"A newspaper should tell the truth as it sees it."
Truth
"I'm more successful now than I've ever been, yet I've never been more unhappy."
Success
"The thing is, I never learned how to take care of something I loved."
Love
"I wanted to buy my way into everything."
Money
"There is always a choice, even when there seems to be none."
Freedom
"A man who doesn't spend time with his family is not a man."
Family
"I did love you once, Susan. I think I still do."
Love
"The greatest thing a man can do is to help others."
Kindness
"I have enemies because I have made enemies."
"What would you have done if you'd been me?"
Philosophy
"I was just thinking - that was true once."
"You see, most people have dreams, but they never pursue them."
Dreams
"The difference between a hero and a man is the difference between truth and lies."
Truth
"I wanted to be everything and nothing at the same time."
"Perhaps I'm just an ordinary man who wanted to be extraordinary."
Wisdom
"Success is a mistress who only loves those who love her first."
Success
"I've learned that money can't buy peace of mind."
Peace