Charles Foster Kane

From: Citizen Kane

371 quotes

"I think I'll buy the Chicago Tribune tomorrow."
"The whole thing makes quite a picture."
Art
"That's called a hobby."
Work
"I think he wanted to be everything to everybody."
"You can't blame me for what I did."
"I was a boy when I was sent to Colorado."
Family
"Nobody ever lost money underestimating the intelligence of the great American public."
Leadership
"I don't think any word can explain a man's life."
Philosophy
"He had a very great failing - he was impotent."
"Maybe that's why he gave it up - he couldn't face himself."
Courage
"Susan taught me love means believing in each other."
Love
"One day he'll remember me as a friend."
Friendship
"Without love, what's it all about?"
Love
"I've got time and money, but no peace."
Peace
"The truth is always discovered in the end."
Truth
"A man who built an empire has left only debris."
"What's the use of being Mr. Kane if you can't do what you want?"
Freedom
"I wasn't in love with Mr. Kane."
"He couldn't give her what she wanted - or me."
Relationships
"People need to be told what to think."
Politics
"Success doesn't make you happy; it makes you powerful."
Success
"I've had a lot of expensive educations."
Education
"The only thing that really matters is what you feel inside."
Wisdom
"I wanted to be like the best people I knew."
Inspiration
"They'll never understand what we had."
Relationships
"Every man wants to be his own master."
Freedom
"I've got everything a man could want except time."
Time
"Politics is the art of managing people's fears."
Politics
"You can't buy character with money."
"He was too much of everything."