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Despair is a narcotic. It lulls the mind into indifference.

In the end, everything is a gag.

I don't believe that the public knows what it wants; this is the conclusion that I have drawn from my career.

Nothing is permanent in this wicked world - not even our troubles.

I am at peace with God. My conflict is with Man.

I went into the business for the money, and the art grew out of it. If people are disillusioned by that remark, I can't help it. It's the truth.

I remain just one thing, and one thing only, and that is a clown. It places me on a far higher plane than any politician.

Movies are a fad. Audiences really want to see live actors on a stage.

What do you want a meaning for? Life is a desire, not a meaning.

All I need to make a comedy is a park, a policeman and a pretty girl.

Charlie Chaplin