Robin Mead > Robin's Quotes

“Despair is a narcotic. It lulls the mind into indifference.”
― Charlie Chaplin

“Machine men, with machine minds and machine hearts! You are not machines, you are not cattle, you are men! You have the love of humanity in your hearts. You don’t hate: only the unloved hate, the unloved and the unnatural. Soldiers, don’t fight for slavery, fight for liberty! You the people have the power, the power to create machines, the power to create happiness! You the people have the power to make this life free and beautiful, to make this life a wonderful adventure! Then, in the name of democracy, let us use that power. Let us all unite! Let us fight for a new world, a decent world . . .”
― Charles Chaplin

“Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot.”
― Charlie Chaplin

“What do you want meaning for? Life is desire, not meaning.”
― Charlie Chaplin, My life in pictures

“We are men and our lot in life is to learn and to be hurled into inconceivable new worlds.”
― Carlos Castaneda, A Separate Reality: Further Conversations with Don Juan

“All paths are the same: they lead nowhere. ... Does this path have a heart? If it does, the path is good; if it doesn't, it is of no use. Both paths lead nowhere; but one has a heart, the other doesn't. One makes for a joyful journey; as long as you follow it, you are one with it. The other will make you curse your life. One makes you strong; the other weakens you.”
― Carlos Castaneda, The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge