Charlie's Quotes

One of life's sorest tragedies is that the people who brim with confidence are always the wrong people. — Charlie Brooker

I think generally I'm kind of interested in subjective experience, what goes on inside someone's head, that being all they really know of the world. — Charlie Kaufman

THE TERRORISTS hoped their deadly attack would spell the end of Charlie Hebdo magazine, but the publication's staff is showing no sign of surrender. — Anonymous

I get recognised in the street, but that's more from all the Scottish people who are down in Blackpool on their holidays. — Charlie Adam

The ocean hides the oyster.
The oyster hides a pearl.
Bright armor and heavy helmet
Hid China's bravest girl. — Charlie Chin

The cinema is little more than a fad. It's canned drama. What audiences really want to see is flesh and blood on the stage. — Charlie Chaplin

I hate the sight of blood, but it's in my veins. — Charlie Chaplin

The building is a special place because of its architecture; But it's people who make it special by participating in it. — Charlie Chaplin

This nation's elected leaders owe all Americans the duty of formulating an Iraqi policy based on sound analysis of the actual facts. — Charlie Gonzalez

I was the world's smallest man, covered in freckles with a squeaky, scratchy voice. And I still am, but I've learned to love myself. — Charlie Day

Being short and seeing a promoter take the stock up is very irritating. It's not worth it to have that much irritation in your life. — Charlie Munger

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. — Charlie Chaplin

We're here to bring beauty to the world and make a difference in this planet. That's what art forms are about. — Charlie Haden

It's very, very tempting to make a superhero film or show and make it about the powers. — Charlie Cox

Let's see, what else? Oh, yeah, Charlie Sheen. (How long were you waiting for me to talk about him - be honest?) — Jon Cryer

There are so many people who are making movies now who can't get any kind of distribution, so the market seems like it's flooded. — Charlie Kaufman

Charlie had kissed a lot of guys. And Connor's kiss had been the best ever.
Ever, ever, ever. — Robin Bielman

From my big beautiful warlock brain, welcome to 'Sheen's Korner' ... You're either in my corner, or you're with the trolls. — Charlie Sheen

I saw 28 Days. I don't remember rehab being like a day camp or being that funny. Rehab is a dumping ground. It's a big landfill. — Charlie Sheen

Whenever you think something or some person is ruining your life, it's you. A victimization mentality is so debilitating. — Charlie Munger

Naw, it's like ants up there, man. Like ants that sound like lions! — Charlie Flynn

There's no way that you can live an adequate life without making many mistakes. — Charlie Munger

What's the best way to get a good spouse? The best single way is to deserve a good spouse because a good spouse is by definition not nuts. — Charlie Munger

I love Queen. Not all of it. Some of it, I can't get into. But "Don't Stop Me Now" is a pretty hilarious song. It's a good pick-me-up in the car. — Charlie Day

That was Dad's life, and I was the birdshit on his windshield. — Richard Bachman

I've adopted the guideline of Warren Buffett's partner, Charlie Munger, who says I wanna know where I'll be when I die - so I never go there. — Tom Brokaw

I always think it's better to take a smaller role in a great film rather than a leading role in something that you don't have complete faith in. — Charlie Hunnam

I wanted to deal with someone's idea of their relationship. — Charlie Kaufman

The ties of blood," said Spider, "are stronger than water."
Water's not strong," objected Fat Charlie. — Neil Gaiman

Well, you may not know this, but there's things that gnaw at a man worse than dying. — Charlie Waite

Football's all about opinions, all of them different, whether from a top analyst or a man in a bunnet, and some folk are just never going to like you. — Charlie Adam

It's in my stars to invent; I was born on Madame Curie's birthday. I have this need for originals, for innovation. That's why I like Charlie Parker. — Joni Mitchell

Mankind invented a system to cope with the fact that we are so intrinsically lousy at manipulating numbers. It's called the graph. — Charlie Munger

Charlie's stomach. He stomped back to his desk — James Farner

I love vocab. It's like spelunking in a cave you've been in your whole life and discovering a thousand new tunnels. — A.S. King

A lot of people think Major League's called Wild Thing. As they should. — Charlie Sheen

Once you start doing something bad, then it's easy to take the next step - and in the end, you're a moral sewer. — Charlie Munger

Charlie's not your conventional mathematician ... we sexed him up a little bit. — David Krumholtz

She felt certain she could make the trip in a quarter hour on Emery's paper glider, but he insisted that the world wasn't ready for such eccentricity. — Charlie N. Holmberg

Ah, now my pet, you'll be callin' me, Ma. Me gynecologist calls me Mrs. McClung," Charlie's mother instructed a blushing Marian. From "A Good Girl — Mary Anne Edwards

Bluidy hell. Charlie's seen my woman naked," he said in a surly tone. "I almost liked him better when I thought he was a machete murderer. — Kresley Cole

For years I have read the morning paper and harrumphed. There's a lot to harrumph about now. — Charlie Munger

Make it whole, and it will rise whole. That's your first lesson of the day. — Charlie N. Holmberg

Potential clients would walk out of Charlie's office scared — Susan Cain

Everyone has a dark side! But it's their choice whether or not they cultivate it. — Charlie N. Holmberg

It's quite fitting that Slash is getting a star on the very street Axl Rose will one day be sleeping on, — Charlie Sheen

Diversity for the sake of diversity is not an accomplishment or a step forward. It's what you bring to the table. — Charlie Gonzalez

crust. It's strange, this story of mine. A tale that starts somewhere in chapter twenty and ends who knows where. — Charlie N. Holmberg

Most people are too fretful, they worry to much. Success means being very patient, but aggressive when it's time. — Charlie Munger

There's no pressure in baseball. Pressure is when the doctor is getting ready to cut you, take your heart out, and put it on a table. — Charlie Manuel

Is there such thing as a cheerful pessimist? That's what I am. — Charlie Munger

If you ever want to get anywhere in life, you're going to have to push it, and somebody's going to push you to get there. End of story. — Charlie Trotter

I've always weaseled my way into Grammy parties to network and everything, but now I have a legitimate reason to be there - it's so cool. — Charlie Puth

There is very little sense that anybody really knows what works or why. But that's not a shock. And I don't think market research would solve that. — Charlie Huston

I don't think the world objectively exists the way we think it exists. There's a constant sort of storytelling process. — Charlie Kaufman

It would be easier to screw up American Express than Coke or Gillette, but it's an immensely strong business. — Charlie Munger

It's human nature to extrapolate the recent past into the future, but it's terrible that managements go along with this. — Charlie Munger

A little girl's voice said, "I am become Death, destroyer of worlds!" Audrey held the phone out for Charlie. "It's for you. — Christopher Moore

You have the right to kill me, but you do not have the right to judge me. Boom. That's the whole movie. That's life. — Charlie Sheen

When they hear from you, it counts. That's how we're going to win. — Charlie Norwood

I think if something resonates, even if it's surreal, it's because it is relatable and I think that that's a core issue for me. — Charlie Kaufman

If losing is dancing with someone or even kissing someone who cares for you like I undoubtedly care for him, then call me a loser. — S.L. Scott

The scar on my eye is a result of the doctor's sewing up my face. It was 450 stitches and plastic surgery. — Charlie Puth

Society is the choice between freedom on someone else's terms and slavery on yours. — Charlie Jane Anders

Because I want to see. I've got to know what's going to happen while I'm still enough in control to be able to do something about it. — Daniel Keyes

She's not the kind of girl you can easily forget," Alex said, before sitting upright again and taking a deep breath. "She's unforgettable. — Charlie Maclean

There's a great appetite for smart television. Every day I get up and there are interesting stories I want to do. — Charlie Rose

There's no law that says I can't cook in my own house.
- Charlie Swan — Stephenie Meyer

Boredom is the mind's scar tissue. — Charlie Jane Anders

Music's not like becoming a doctor, who can walk into a community and find people who need him. — Charlie Byrd

Thirty bucks, okay? That's pretty much my entire supercomputer fund. — Charlie Jane Anders

Mg. Thane held his fork loosely in his hand. "I'll not starve you, if that's your worry. — Charlie N. Holmberg

How's Norbert doin'?"
Norbert?" Charlie laughed. "The Norwegian Ridgeback? We call her Norberta now."
Wha - Norbert's a girl? — J.K. Rowling

That's because our parents pick out our shoes," said Patricia. "Just wait until we're grown up. Our shoes will be insane. — Charlie Jane Anders

It's nice to have things to look forward to. — Stephen Chbosky

Sand is overrated. It's just tiny little rocks. — Charlie Kaufman

It's fun to improvise, but I still think it's better to have a great script, you know, like a Charlie Kaufman script. — Sam Rockwell

I'll hear a song I love and suddenly I'm isolated from everything around me just for a nanosecond. That's a moment between a moment. — Charlie Sheen

I just love watching football. It doesn't matter what level it is, whether it's Fleetwood or Blackpool. I love to go and watch games. — Charlie Adam

Can't I just say it's magic? - Charlie Blue — Geoffrey Thorne

As I continued through Cicero's pages, I found much more material celebrating my way of life ... — Charlie Munger

I just feel such freedom to do whatever. If a song's seven minutes or ten minutes long, then so be it - it's that long. — Charlie Daniels

The iPad falls between two stools - not quite a laptop, not quite a smartphone. In other words, it's the spork of the electronic consumer goods world. — Charlie Brooker

Berkshireis not as good as it was in terms of percentage compounding [going forward], but it's still a hell of a business. — Charlie Munger

He took Calvin's hand, and like every other time in their lives, Calvin followed Ethan blindly and willingly. — Charlie Cochet

Is that you, Charlie?"
"Sam's making me a milkshake. — Stephen Chbosky

Course you can't fucking see, buddy, it's darker than a nun's virgin anus down here. — Charlie Huston

It's his life. One tends to privilege personal insights in such matters. — Charlie Jane Anders

It's not greed that drives the world, but envy. — Charlie Munger

What does a boy who' witnessed what Charlie's witnessed know about trust? How does a boy like that discern right from wrong? — A.S. King

I'm a conservative, and I'm a compassionate conservative. And I think it's important that Florida continues to move in that direction. — Charlie Crist

Palm Strike's main superpower is the stupidity of his enemies. — Charlie Jane Anders

A man's true character comes out when he's drunk. — Charlie Chaplin

We all want to help one another. Human beings are like that. We want to live by each other's happiness, not by each other's misery. — Charlie Chaplin

I've decided to do it, for the pure and simple reason that I just think it's the right thing to do. — Charlie Crist

It isn't the ups and downs that make life difficult; it's the jerks. — Charlie Chaplin

There's nothing weak about beauty, child. The only weakness in it is if you think it means anything important. — Charlie Fletcher

The Gold Rush(1925) affirmed Charlie Chaplin's belief that tragedy and comedy are never far apart. — Steven Jay Schneider

I think it's an awful drink, to be honest with you. — Charlie Watts

Everything's always changing, Charlie. We become who we are. The mask melts into the face. — Garth Risk Hallberg