Born: 16 April 1889, London, United Kingdom
Died: 25 December 1977, Corsier-sur-Vevey, Switzerland.
2.A man's true character comes out when he's drunk.
3.Nothing is permanent in this wicked world, not even our troubles.
4.You'll never find a rainbow if you're looking down
5.Life is a beautiful magnificent thing, even to a jellyfish.
6.Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself.
7.My pain may be the reason for somebody's laugh.
But my laugh must never be the reason for somebody's pain.
8.Your naked body should only belong to those who fall in love with your naked soul.
9.You'll find that life is still worthwhile, if you just smile.
10.We think too much and feel too little.
11.What do you want meaning for? Life is desire, not meaning.
12.Perfect love is the most beautiful of all frustrations because it is more than one can express.
13.Imagination means nothing without doing.
14.Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot.
15.To truly laugh, you must be able to take your pain, and play with it.
16.That's the trouble with the world. We all despise ourselves.
17.You need Power, only when you want to do something harmful otherwise Love is enough to get everything done.
18.We think too much and feel too little. More than machinery, we need humanity; more than cleverness, we need kindness and gentleness. Without these qualities, life will be violent and all will be lost.
19.Life can be wonderful if you're not afraid of it. All it takes is courage, imagination and a little dough
20.Like everyone else I am what I am: an individual, unique and different, with a lineal history of ancestral promptings and urgings; a history of dreams, desires, and of special experiences, all of which I am the sum total.
21.Life is a play that does not allow testing. So, sing, cry, dance, laugh and live intensely, before the curtain closes and the piece ends with no applause.
22.In the end, everything is a gag.
23.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.
24.Life could be wonderful if people would leave you alone.
25.Words are cheap. The biggest thing you can say is 'elephant'.
26.I thought I would dress in baggy pants, big shoes, a cane and a derby hat. everything a contradiction: the pants baggy, the coat tight, the hat small and the shoes large.
27.I do not have much patience with a thing of beauty that must be explained to be understood. If it does need additional interpretation by someone other than the creator, then I question whether it has fulfilled its purpose.
28.The mirror is my best friend because when I cry it never laughs.
29.Despair is a narcotic. It lulls the mind into indifference.
30.In the light of our egos, we are all dethroned monarchs.
31.A day without laughing is a day wasted.
32.All I need to make a comedy is a park, a policeman, and a pretty girl.
33.More than cleverness, we need kindness and gentleness.
34.I suppose that's one of the ironies of life doing the wrong thing at the right moment.
35.Actors search for rejection. If they don’t get it they reject themselves.
36.I have no further use for America. I wouldn't go back there if Jesus Christ was President.
37.I don't think the real America is in New York or on the Pacific Coast; personally, I like the Middle West much better, places like North and South Dakota, Minneapolis and Saint Paul. There, I think, are the true Americans.
38.I believe in the power of laughter and tears as an antidote to hatred and terror.
39.A tramp, a gentleman, a poet, a dreamer, a lonely fellow, always hopeful of romance and adventure.
40.It takes courage to make a fool of yourself.
41.From such trivia, I believe my soul was born.
42.In this desperate way, I started many a comedy.
43.Simplicity is not a simple thing.
44.Think about yourself at least once in your life otherwise you may miss the best comedy in this world.
45.I do not have much patience with a thing of beauty that must be explained to be understood. If it does need additional interpretation by someone other than the creator, then I question whether it has fulfilled its purpose.
46.All my pictures are built around the idea of getting in trouble and so giving me the chance to be desperately serious in my attempt to appear as a normal little gentleman.
47.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.
48.I had no idea of the character. But the moment I was dressed, the clothes and the make-up made me feel the person he was. I began to know him, and by the time I walked onto the stage he was fully born.
49.That is why, no matter how desperate the predicament is, I am always very much in earnest about clutching my cane, straightening my derby hat and fixing my tie, even though I have just landed on my head.
50.Laughter is the tonic, the relief, the surcease for pain.
51.I don't believe that the public knows what it wants; this is the conclusion that I have drawn from my career.
52.This is a ruthless world and one must be ruthless to cope with it.
53.Movies are a fad. Audiences really want to see live actors on a stage.
54.To help a friend in need is easy, but to give him your time is not always opportune.
55.I am at peace with God. My conflict is with Man.
