Charlie Chaplin

"Old age is no disgrace, nor should it be a cause of shame."

"I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat."

"My sorrow is that I cannot aspire to any form of greatness."

"The mystery of life is not something to be solved, but experienced."

"To those who can hear me, I say: Do not despair."

"The principal source of my sorrow is the lack of love in the world."

"I hope to get out of this world the same way I came in—screaming and covered in blood."

"Underneath the makeup, it was all character and truth."

"You might be able to fool the voters, but not the people."

"I suppose that's one of the ironies of life—doing the wrong thing at the right time."

"When words become unclear, I shall focus on clearing them up."

"The purpose of art is the washing away of dust that accumulates on our souls."

"All I need to make a comedy is a park, a policeman and a pretty girl."

"The great dictator of this world is public opinion."

"I would like to help everyone if possible. Jew, Christian, black man, white."

"I have no country to fight for, my country is the world."

"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts."

"A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship."

"The glamour of the spotlight is a poison of the soul."

"I do not believe that the greatest things have yet been said."

"Life could be wonderful if people would leave you alone."

"I remain an optimist because I believe that good will eventually triumph."

"The people are the source of all power in democratic government."

"I have been interested in the human adventure."

"One needs drama and vivacity in life, but above all one needs truth."

"My birth certificate is a conditional statement."

"The worst moment in life is not when you fail, but when you stop trying."

"Simplicity is the highest form of sophistication."

"I hope I have made a difference in people's lives."

"The instrument by which we measure material things has a beginning."