Top 278 Quotes & Sayings by Charles M. Schulz - Page 2

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

Do what is absolutely you and nobody else.

My mind reels with sarcastic replies.

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

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

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.

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

To dance is to live!

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

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

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

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.

Why me, lord? Don't answer that!

Happiness is a warm puppy.

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

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

Nothing echoes like an empty mailbox.

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

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!

Brothers and sisters should never be in the same family.

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.

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

Love is sharing your popcorn.

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

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.

Nobody remembers who came in second.

Sometimes, when you're really depressed, all you want to do is nothing. All you want to do is lean your head on your arm, and stare into space. Sometimes this can go on for hours. If you're unusually depressed, you may have to change arms.

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?"

The world is filled with unmarried marriage counselors.

It always looks darkest just before it gets totally black.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

Linus: What would you say you want most out of life, Charlie Brown? To be happy? CB: Oh, no. I don't expect that. I really don't. I just don't want to be unhappy!

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

Snoopy: So this is the last day of the year. Another complete year gone by and what have I accomplished this year that I haven't accomplished every other year? Nothing! (He smiles.) How consistent can you get?

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

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

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.

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

A tragic life is romantic when it happens to somebody 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!

How can we lose when we're so sincere?

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!

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.

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