Citizen Kane

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Quotes from Citizen Kane

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"The measure of a man is not in what he acquires, but what he becomes."
Jedediah Leland Philosophy
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"Knowledge without wisdom is dangerous, like a loaded gun in a child's hands."
Jedediah Leland Knowledge
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"In the pursuit of greatness, we often lose our humanity."
Jedediah Leland Change
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"Beauty fades, but a keen mind endures."
Jedediah Leland Beauty
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"Time is the one thing we cannot buy, yet we waste it so freely."
Jedediah Leland Time
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"A man may build an empire, but he cannot build happiness."
Jedediah Leland Happiness
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"Education teaches us facts, but life teaches us truth."
Jedediah Leland Education
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"Hope is a luxury we afford ourselves when we have nothing else."
Jedediah Leland Hope
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"The greatest tragedy is not failure, but the failure to try."
Jedediah Leland Courage
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"To understand a man, you must know what he wanted and what he sacrificed to get it."
Jedediah Leland Wisdom
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"I learned too late that power corrupts even the noblest intentions."
Jedediah Leland Power
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"Success without integrity is merely a beautiful lie."
Jedediah Leland Success
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"Love is the one thing that sustains us, even when everything else crumbles."
Jedediah Leland Love
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"The great man is the man who can be alone and not feel lonely."
Jedediah Leland Solitude
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"We are all searching for something we've lost, though we may not know what it is."
Jedediah Leland Truth
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"A man's life is his monument. What he builds, what he destroys, what he loves—that is his legacy."
Jedediah Leland Life
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"I was too much interested in my own thoughts to be a good friend."
Jedediah Leland Friendship