Charles m. schulz Inspirational Quotes

It's better to live one day as a lion than a dozen years as a sheep.

I have observed that whenever you try to hit somebody, there is a tendency for them to try to hit you back.

All his life he tried to be a good person. Many times, however, he failed. For after all, he was only human. He wasn't a dog.

Sometimes I lie awake at night, and ask, 'Where have I gone wrong?' Then a voice says to me, 'This is going to take more than one night.'

Life is like a ten speed bicycle. Most of us have gears we never use.

In life, it's not where you go, it's who you travel with.

Why me, lord? Don't answer that!

Why can't we get all the people together in the world that we really like and then just stay together? I guess that wouldn't work. Someone would leave. Someone always leaves. Then we would have to say good-bye. I hate good-byes. I know what I need. I need more hellos.

I guess it's wrong always to be worrying about tomorrow. Maybe we should think about today..." "No, that's giving up... I'm still hpoing that yesterday will get better.

Friendship isn't about who you've known the longest. It's all about the friend who comes and stands by your side in bad times.

I do not like a high-organized church. I think that as soon as the congregation reaches a level of one hundred or so people, it is time to build a new church. As soon as the congregation gets to the point where you are not on fairly intimate terms with every other person in that church, then you have become a theater where people can attend services. I do not think you can attend a church service. Service is not something which is there to be viewed as if it were a play or a movie.

A cartoonist is someone who has to draw the same thing day after day without repeating himself.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder, but it sure makes the rest of you lonely.

If you can't beat 'em, cooperate 'em to death!

For one brief moment victory was within our grasp!" "And then the game started!

This is my depressed stance. When you're depressed, it makes a lot of difference how you stand. The worst thing you can do is straighten up and hold your head high because then you'll start to feel better. If you're going to get any joy out of being depressed, you've got to stand like this.

What can you do when you don't fit in? What can you do when life seems to be passing you by?" "Follow me. I want to show you something. See the horizon over there? See how big this world is? See how much room there is for everybody? Have you ever seen any other worlds?" "No." "As far as you know, this is the only world there is, right?" "Right." "There are no other worlds for you to live in, right?" "Right." "You were born to live in this world, right?" "Right." "WELL LIVE IN IT THEN! Five cents please.

All I wanted to do was be a hero... But do I ever get to be a hero? All I ever get to be is the stupid goat!" "Don't be discouraged, Charlie Brown... In this life we live, there are always some bitter pills to be swallowed..." "If it's all the same with you, I'd rather not renew my perscription!

The world is filled with unmarried marriage counselors.

Sometimes I lie awake at night thinking about all the dumb things I do every day... If I live to be eighty and I do ten dumb things each day... That would be about two hundred and ninety thousand dumb things... When you add up all the dumb things you do, it's best to use round figures.

That's the secret to life... replace one worry with another.

I know the answer! The answer lies within the heart of all mankind! The answer is twelve? I think I'm in the wrong building.

Brothers and sisters should never be in the same family.

It doesn't matter what you believe just so long as you're sincere.

It's either the flu or love... The symptoms are the same.

Travel tips: How to avoid carsickness, seasickness and airsickness... Be careful what you eat. And stay home.

This is my report on how to live... They say the best way is just to live one day at a time... If you try to live seven days at a time, the week will be over before you know it.

Love makes you do strange things.

I want to be liked... No, I want to be more than just liked... I want people to say, "that Charlie Brown is a great guy!" And when people are at parties, I want them to look for me, and when I finally arrive, I want them to say, "here comes good ol' Charlie Brown... Now everything will be all right!" I want to be a special person... I want to be needed... It's kind of hard to explain... Do you understand? I mean, do you know what I'm talking about?" "Sure, I understand perfectly..." "Well?" "Forget it! Five cents, please!

I am not concerned with simply surviving. I am very concerned about improving. I start each day by examining yesterday's work and looking for areas where I can improve. I am always trying to draw the characters better, and trying to design each panel somewhat in the manner a painter would treat his canvas.

I wonder if there's such a thing as a spiritual dentist? I think my whole personality is full of cavities!

Be yourself. No one can say you're doing it wrong.

Do what is absolutely you and nobody else.

You know what I think my best quality is? I think I'm nice to have around. I'd hate it if I weren't around!

Life is full of choices, but you never get any!

Sometimes I lie awake at night and ask why me? Then a voice answers nothing personal, your name just happened to come up.

It just seems that if you hang on for a while longer, there is always something bright around the corner, or the dark clouds will go away and there will be sunshine again.

I have a feeling that when my ship comes in I'll be at the airport.

Big sisters are the crab grass in the lawn of life.

Love is sharing your popcorn.

Sometimes I feel that life has passed me by... Do you ever feel that way, Charlie Brown?" "I feel that it has knocked me down and walked all over me!

Sometimes I lie awake at night and I ask, "Is life a multiple choice test or is it a true or false test?" ...Then a voice comes to me out of the dark and says, "We hate to tell you this but life is a thousand word essay.

If you grit your teeth and show real determination, you'll always have a chance.

I have a new philosophy. I'm only going to dread one day at a time.

Never jump into a pile of leaves with a wet sucker.

Don't be a leaf... Be a tree!

To dance is to live!

No one would have been invited to dinner so often as Jesus was unless he were interesting and had a sense of humor.

I can hear my heart beating. I can hear my stomach growling. I can hear my teeth grinding and my joints creaking. My body's so noisy, I can't sleep.

Life is like a game, Charlie Brown... Sometimes you win... Sometimes you lose." "I'll be happy if I just make the playoffs.

Exercise is a dirty word. Every time I hear it I wash my mouth out with chocolate.

I think I've discovered the secret of life - you just hang around until you get used to it.

If I were given the opportunity to present a gift to the next generation, it would be the ability for each individual to learn to laugh at himself.

Decorate your home. It gives the illusion that your life is more interesting than it really is.

Happiness is a warm puppy.

Nothing echoes like an empty mailbox.

Happiness is waking up, looking at the clock and finding that you still have two hours left to sleep.

Yesterday I was a dog. Today I'm a dog. Tomorrow I'll probably still be a dog. Sigh! There's so little hope for advancement.

The worst part of it is you don't know if he's barking at an owl, the moon or a burglar!" "That's one of the drawbacks of a limited vocabulary!

There's no sense in doing a lot of barking if you don't really have anything to say.

Maybe I can put it another way... Life, Charlie Brown, is like a deck chair." "Like a what?" "Have you ever been on a cruise ship? Passengers open up these canvas deck chairs so they can sit in the sun... Some people place their chairs facing the rear of the ship so they can see where they've been... Other people face their chairs forward... They want to see where they're going! On the cruise ship of life, Charlie Brown, which way is your deck chair facing?" "I've never been able to get one unfolded.

Just thinking about a friend makes you want to do a happy dance, because a friend is someone who loves you in spite of your faults.

All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.

No problem is so big or so complicated that it can't be run away from!

Some days, a beautiful sunset with your best friend can be one of the most peaceful and relaxing mediations of the day.

Dearest darling, how I love you. Words cannot tell how much I love you. So forget it.

Though her husband often went on business trips, she hated to be left alone. "I've solved your problem," he said. "I've bought you a St. Bernard. Its name is Great Reluctance. Now, when I go away, you shall know that I am leaving you with Great Reluctance!" She hit him with a waffle iron.

A whole stack of memories never equal one little hope.

A tragic life is romantic when it happens to somebody else.

I don't know the meaning of life. I don't know why we are here. I think life is full of anxieties and fears and tears. It has a lot of grief in it, and it can be very grim. And I do not want to be the one who tries to tell somebody else what life is all about. To me it's a complete mystery.

I love people; it's mankind I can't stand.

All of earth's creatures have, hidden within their beings, a wild uncontrollable urge to punt!

Never lie in bed at night asking yourself questions you can't answer.

There are three things I have learned never to discuss with people...religion, politics and the Great Pumpkin!

I never seem to know what's going on... Right from the very start, my life has been strange. I think I know what happened... I must have missed all the rehearsals.

Sometimes you lie in bed at night, and you don't have a single thing to worry about...That always worries me!

Goodbys always make my throat hurt... I need more hellos.

I don't think God wants to be worshiped. I think the only pure worship of God is by loving one another, and I think all other forms of worship became a substitute for the love that we should show one another.

Winning isn't everything, but losing isn't anything.

Your stupidity is appalling!" "Most stupidity is!

Empty?! You took all the cookies!" "They were crying to get out of the jar... Cookies get claustrophobia too, you know!

Don't worry about the world coming to an end today. It is already tomorrow in Australia.

There's a difference between a philosophy and a bumper sticker.

Years are like candy bars... We're paying more, but they're getting shorter.

Only in math can you buy sixty cantaloupes and no one asks what the hell is wrong with you.

I have deep feelings of depression... What can I do about this?' 'Snap out of it! Five cents, please.

Learn from yesterday, live for today, look to tomorrow, rest this afternoon.

Happiness is anyone and anything that's loved by you.

It always looks darkest just before it gets totally black.

In the Book of Life, The answers aren't in the back.

There is nothing more attractive than a nice smile

One moment, please... We interrupt our regular program to bring you this special bulletin: It's a nice day outside.

Try not to have a good time... this is supposed to be educational.

Lucy: You learn more when you lose Charlie Brown: Well then I must be the smartest person in world!!!

Linus Van Pelt: Well, I can understand how you feel. You worked hard, studying for the spelling bee, and I suppose you feel you let everyone down, and you made a fool of yourself and everything. But did you notice something, Charlie Brown? Charlie Brown: What's that? Linus Van Pelt: The world didn't come to an end.

My life has no purpose, no direction, no aim, no meaning, and yet I'm happy. I can't figure it out. What am I doing right?

Jogging is very beneficial. It's good for your legs and your feet. It's also very good for the ground. If makes it feel needed.

It's a mistake to try to avoid the unpleasant things in life... But I'm beginning to consider it.

When no one loves you, you have to pretend that everyone loves you.

What's the good of living if you don't try a few things?

My anxieties have anxieties.

There is no greater burden than great potential.

Charlie Brown: "Life is just too much for me... I've been confused right from the day I was born... I think the whole trouble is that we're thrown into life too fast... We're not really prepared..." Linus: "What did you want... A chance to warm up first?"

For a nothing, Charlie Brown, you're really something!

How can we lose when we're so sincere?

There is no heavier burden than an unfulfilled potential.

My mind reels with sarcastic replies.

Christmas is a box of tree ornaments that have become part of the family.

Never, ever, ever give up.

Are you upset little friend? Have you been lying awake worrying? Well, don't worry...I'm here. The flood waters will recede, the famine will end, the sun will shine tomorrow, and I will always be here to take care of you.

Life is like an ice-cream cone, you have to lick it one day at a time.

You try for a little happiness, and what do you get? A few memories and a fat stomach!

A kiss on the nose does much toward turning aside anger.

A good education is the next best thing to a pushy mother.

I love America. It's Americans I can't stand.

There sure are a lot of these 'instant' products on the market. Instant coffee, instant tea, instant pudding, instant cereal... instant dislike.

I never made a mistake in my life. I thought I did once, but I was wrong.

It is difficult to talk about what I do, because I do it so I don't have to talk about it.

Beauty Tips - How to Look Younger: Don't be born so soon.

Wouldn't it be nice if our lives were like VCRs , and we could 'fast forward' through the crummy times?

Going to our school is an education in itself which is not to be confused with actually getting an education.

I gave up trying to understand people long ago. Now I let them try to understand me!