Citizen Kane

Movie · 3 characters · 1127 quotes

Quotes from Citizen Kane

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"Philosophy is the refuge of those who have failed at living."
Jedediah Leland Philosophy
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"History is written by those we tried to defeat."
Jedediah Leland History
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"The greatest technology cannot bridge the gap between souls."
Jedediah Leland Technology
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"I have imagined many things, but never my own irrelevance."
Jedediah Leland Imagination
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"Every adventure I undertook led to some unforeseen sorrow."
Jedediah Leland Adventure
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"Health is something we appreciate only after losing it."
Jedediah Leland Health
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"Money is the only language that never lies."
Jedediah Leland Money
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"A man's power is most evident in what he has sacrificed."
Jedediah Leland Power
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"Art is the lie we tell to approach the truth."
Jedediah Leland Art
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"Nature's beauty lies in its complete indifference to us."
Jedediah Leland Nature
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"The peace of the grave seems preferable to the peace of the living."
Jedediah Leland Peace
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"Freedom is the burden we wish someone else would bear."
Jedediah Leland Freedom
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"I have written truths that no one wished to read."
Jedediah Leland Truth
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"Faith without doubt is not faith at all."
Jedediah Leland Faith
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"Time is the only honest judge of our actions."
Jedediah Leland Time
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"The pursuit of knowledge led me away from understanding."
Jedediah Leland Knowledge
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"I have learned more from failure than from all my victories."
Jedediah Leland Wisdom
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"Success is the slow accumulation of compromises."
Jedediah Leland Success
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"In the end, we are all betrayed by those we trusted most."
Jedediah Leland Friendship
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"Love is the only force that can truly defeat a man."
Jedediah Leland Love
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"The greatest tragedy is a life fully lived for the wrong reasons."
Jedediah Leland Life
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"I once believed in the possibility of redemption."
Jedediah Leland Hope
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"Creativity without restraint is the path to destruction."
Jedediah Leland Creativity
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"Gratitude is what we feel for crumbs from our own table."
Jedediah Leland Gratitude
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"Perseverance in the wrong direction leads to ruin."
Jedediah Leland Perseverance
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"Adventure is for those young enough to survive it."
Jedediah Leland Adventure
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"I have known triumph, and it tastes of ashes."
Jedediah Leland Success
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"The pursuit of happiness is the enemy of peace."
Jedediah Leland Life
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"Inspiration is a luxury for those with time to waste."
Jedediah Leland Inspiration
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"War reveals what peace conceals about our nature."
Jedediah Leland War