Charlie Chaplin

"Life is a beautiful, tragic masterpiece."

"I remain just one thing, and one thing only – and that is a clown."

"You'll never find a rainbow if you're looking down."

"Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself."

"I suppose that's one of the ironies of life – doing precisely that which one is least qualified to do."

"The greatest quality of character is that it may be built upon fallibility."

"I used to think myself clever for concealing my poverty. Now I think I was just proud."

"Be bold, be brave enough to be your true self."

"Nothing is permanent. Not even our troubles."

"I have no faith in political promises. They are made to be broken."

"As I began to love myself, I freed myself of anything that was no good for my health."

"We all want to help one another. Human beings are like that."

"That is why I am here – to entertain you, to make you laugh and think."

"Comedy is a funny way of being serious."

"I stand for something. I believe in something."

"The man who doesn't read has no advantage over the man who can't read."

"Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's dream."

"We think too much and feel too little."

"In the end, everything is a gag."

"I don't believe that the big men, the politicians and the donkey-brained generals have a monopoly on great ideas."

"Dictators free themselves, but they enslave the people."

"Remember, you can always change your mind and choose a different future, or a different past."

"I am always thinking of how to expand my art."

"I had no idea that my films would one day be watched by millions."

"The craft of acting is a serious business, yet it must be delivered with lightness."

"Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot."

"Smile, though your heart is aching."

"Age is no barrier. It's a limitation you put on your mind."

"I believe that laughter is the best medicine."

"You have to believe in yourself when no one else does."