Citizen Kane

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Quotes from Citizen Kane

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"Fear is the whisper that becomes a scream if we let it."
Jedediah Leland Fear
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"Strength without compassion is merely brutality."
Jedediah Leland Strength
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"Kindness is the rarest form of intelligence."
Jedediah Leland Kindness
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"Patience is the virtue of those who have learned to wait."
Jedediah Leland Patience
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"Justice without mercy is merely revenge dressed in finer clothes."
Jedediah Leland Justice
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"Creativity is the act of bringing something from nothing, like God."
Jedediah Leland Creativity
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"Gratitude is the antidote to the poison of entitlement."
Jedediah Leland Gratitude
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"Perseverance is the stubborn refusal to accept defeat as final."
Jedediah Leland Perseverance
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"We all die, but few of us truly live."
Jedediah Leland Death
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"Humor is the desperate laughter of those who understand too much."
Jedediah Leland Humor
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"Dreams are the rehearsal for a life we will never live."
Jedediah Leland Dreams
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"Money buys comfort, but it cannot buy peace of mind."
Jedediah Leland Money
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"Art is the testimony of what we felt when we were alive."
Jedediah Leland Art
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"Freedom is not the right to do what you wish, but the strength to do what you must."
Jedediah Leland Freedom
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"A philosopher is merely a man asking the wrong questions."
Jedediah Leland Philosophy
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"Change is inevitable; what matters is whether we shape it or merely endure it."
Jedediah Leland Change
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"Beauty is the cruelest gift, for it fades and leaves only memory."
Jedediah Leland Beauty
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"Time moves differently for the happy and the haunted."
Jedediah Leland Time
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"Knowledge isolates us—it shows us how much we do not know."
Jedediah Leland Knowledge
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"An educated mind is not one filled with facts, but one capable of doubt."
Jedediah Leland Education
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"Hope is the last refuge of the desperate, and the first refuge of the wise."
Jedediah Leland Hope
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"Courage is not the absence of fear, but acting despite it."
Jedediah Leland Courage
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"The greatest power is the power to change one's mind."
Jedediah Leland Power
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"Success is a destination that becomes a prison once you arrive."
Jedediah Leland Success
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"Happiness is the one thing that cannot be purchased or demanded."
Jedediah Leland Happiness
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"Wisdom comes not from years, but from the scars those years leave."
Jedediah Leland Wisdom
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"A friend is someone who knows your truth and stays anyway."
Jedediah Leland Friendship
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"The truth is often uncomfortable, which is why we avoid it."
Jedediah Leland Truth
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"Love makes fools of us all, and perhaps that is its greatest gift."
Jedediah Leland Love
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"I have known power, and it is a colder companion than any I expected."
Jedediah Leland Life