Charles Foster Kane

"Maybe if I'd been luckier in love, I'd have been luckier in life."

"The important thing is to build something that lasts."

"I want to be liked."

"Most of the time we're just pretending."

"When you're in love, nothing else matters."

"I always liked horses better than politics."

"He surrounded himself with beautiful things because he was empty inside."

"The American Dream isn't about getting rich - it's about being free."

"I've learned that power corrupts even the best intentions."

"Susan's future was more important to me than my own happiness."

"A newspaper is supposed to tell the truth."

"I never understood what makes people tick."

"Sometimes the best things in life are the smallest."

"I wanted to leave a mark on the world."

"But he did love her, in his way."

"You can't command respect - you have to earn it."

"Maybe if I'd listened more and talked less, things would be different."

"The pursuit of happiness is often its greatest obstacle."

"I built my empire on the dreams of common people."

"Every man has a Rosebud somewhere."

"I wanted to change the world, but I ended up changing myself."

"What good is power if you're alone?"

"I was happiest when I had nothing but possibility."

"The castle we build becomes our prison."

"I gave her everything except what she really wanted."

"A man is only as great as the people who believe in him."

"I've spent my whole life collecting things - maybe I should have collected moments."

"The truth is that I was always searching for something I'd lost."

"You never really know someone until they're gone."

"I wanted to matter."