Citizen Kane

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Quotes from Citizen Kane

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"I'm not interested in having power over people - I'm interested in having their love."
Charles Foster Kane Love
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"You know what they call a man like me? A loser."
Charles Foster Kane
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"I have always believed that a man's word is his bond."
Charles Foster Kane Truth
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"The true greatness of a man is measured by what he builds, not what he owns."
Charles Foster Kane
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"Maybe I'm just getting cynical in my old age."
Charles Foster Kane Philosophy
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"I think I understand you."
Charles Foster Kane Relationships
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"A man might see a lot if he keeps his eyes open."
Charles Foster Kane Knowledge
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"Susan, I want you to know I'm going to be a bigger success in the future than I ever was in the past."
Charles Foster Kane Success
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"If I hadn't been very rich, I might have been a really great man."
Charles Foster Kane Wisdom
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"You made an awful lot of money, didn't you?"
Charles Foster Kane Money
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"I've got to have you all to myself."
Charles Foster Kane Love
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"Try the veal. It's very good."
Charles Foster Kane
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"I never wanted to be a great man - just a happy one."
Charles Foster Kane Happiness
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"The commonest thing is to be a success at something."
Charles Foster Kane Success
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"I have done everything I could to make my wife happy."
Charles Foster Kane Relationships
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"Don't you think I was a pretty good newspaper man?"
Charles Foster Kane Work
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"Rosebud."
Charles Foster Kane
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"If the headline is big enough, it makes the news big enough."
Charles Foster Kane Knowledge
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"I believe in all of the principles of American democracy."
Charles Foster Kane Politics
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"Power isn't everything - but it's something."
Charles Foster Kane Power
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"All I ever wanted was to make people understand."
Charles Foster Kane Inspiration
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"We are the machinery of democracy."
Charles Foster Kane Freedom
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"You see, I've been lied to before."
Charles Foster Kane Truth
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"A wish to serve the public interest."
Charles Foster Kane Leadership
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"There are only two things that money can't buy: youth and happiness."
Charles Foster Kane Happiness
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"I'd like to have seen it."
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"The things you own end up owning you."
Charles Foster Kane Money
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"I think it would be fun to run a newspaper."
Charles Foster Kane Dreams
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"A man's life is his work, and nothing else matters if the work is great."
Charles Foster Kane Work
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"You know, Mr. Thatcher, at first I thought money was the most important thing in life. Later I thought it was power. But it's neither - it's love."
Charles Foster Kane Love