Charles Coburn quotes

Charles Coburn quotes

last updated: November 28, 2023

“That's the tragedy of the rich: They don't need anything.”
-- Charles Coburn

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“The dirtiest mind in the world is the mind of a censor.”
-- Charles Coburn

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“Men of success meet with tragedy. It was the will of God that I won the Olympics, and it was the will of God that I met with my accident. I accepted those victories as I accept this tragedy. I have to accept both circumstances as facts of life and live happily.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Life can be magnificent and overwhelming -- that is the whole tragedy. Without beauty, love, or danger it would almost be easy to live.”
“The tragedy is not that we are alone, but that we cannot be. At times I would give anything in the world to no longer be connected by anything to this universe of men.”
“If you are walking with Jesus, in the Spirit, you need not fear going too far. No believer has gone as far as God wants him to go”
“What we need now for quickening is not so much money and wisdom as the spirit of supplication. Pray for yourself until the new life is infused. When that new life comes, it will lead you to pray for others.”
“Your inner voice is the voice of divinity. To hear it, we need to be in solitude, even in crowded places.”
“My success is not measured in money. I have no financial security, I have no savings account. I measure my success by asking myself if Iâ€™m telling a story that the world needs to hear, if I am educating people.”
“You know, Democratic and Republican administrations alike have supported individuals and regimes that have slaughtered millions across the globe. And they need to be held accountable for that.”
“It is not very unreasonable that the rich should contribute to the public expense, not only in proportion to their revenue, but something more than in that proportion.”

Source : Adam Smith (1827). “An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations”, p.355
“He who desires nothing but God is rich and happy.”

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