Citizen Kane

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Quotes from Citizen Kane

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"I built my empire on the dreams of common people."
Charles Foster Kane Politics
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"The pursuit of happiness is often its greatest obstacle."
Charles Foster Kane Happiness
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"Maybe if I'd listened more and talked less, things would be different."
Charles Foster Kane Wisdom
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"You can't command respect - you have to earn it."
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"But he did love her, in his way."
Charles Foster Kane Love
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"I wanted to leave a mark on the world."
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"Sometimes the best things in life are the smallest."
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"I never understood what makes people tick."
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"A newspaper is supposed to tell the truth."
Charles Foster Kane Truth
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"Susan's future was more important to me than my own happiness."
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"I've learned that power corrupts even the best intentions."
Charles Foster Kane Power
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"The American Dream isn't about getting rich - it's about being free."
Charles Foster Kane Freedom
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"He surrounded himself with beautiful things because he was empty inside."
Charles Foster Kane Philosophy
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"I always liked horses better than politics."
Charles Foster Kane Nature
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"When you're in love, nothing else matters."
Charles Foster Kane Love
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"Most of the time we're just pretending."
Charles Foster Kane Truth
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"I want to be liked."
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"The important thing is to build something that lasts."
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"Maybe if I'd been luckier in love, I'd have been luckier in life."
Charles Foster Kane Love
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"He was too much of everything."
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"You can't buy character with money."
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"Politics is the art of managing people's fears."
Charles Foster Kane Politics
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"I've got everything a man could want except time."
Charles Foster Kane Time
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"Every man wants to be his own master."
Charles Foster Kane Freedom
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"They'll never understand what we had."
Charles Foster Kane Relationships
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"I wanted to be like the best people I knew."
Charles Foster Kane Inspiration
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"The only thing that really matters is what you feel inside."
Charles Foster Kane Wisdom
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"I've had a lot of expensive educations."
Charles Foster Kane Education
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"Success doesn't make you happy; it makes you powerful."
Charles Foster Kane Success
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"People need to be told what to think."
Charles Foster Kane Politics