Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot

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

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Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot.

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Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself.

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To truly laugh, you must be able to take your pain, and play with it!

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

Charlie Chaplin in My Autobiography (1964)
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Movies are a fad. Audiences really want to see live actors on a stage.

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Actors search for rejection. If they don't get it they reject themselves.

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To help a friend in need is easy, but to give him your time is not always opportune.

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I suppose that's one of the ironies of life doing the wrong thing at the right moment.

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