115 Best Charles M. Schulz Quotes to Brighten Your Day

1. “Goodbys always make my throat hurt… I need more hellos.” – Charles M. Schulz

2. “Dear Sweetheart, do you ever think of me? Just the other day I was thinking of you. I’m pretty sure it was you.” – Charles M. Schulz

3. “Brothers and sisters should never be in the same family.” – Charles M. Schulz

4. “Sometimes you lie in bed at night, and you don’t have a single thing to worry about…That always worries me!” – Charles M. Schulz

5. “I guess babysitters are like used cars… You never really know what you’re getting.” – Charles M. Schulz

6. “Going to our school is an education in itself which is not to be confused with actually getting an education.” – Charles M. Schulz

7. “Sometimes I think my soul is full of weeds!” – Charles M. Schulz

8. “You can’t eat compliments.” – Charles M. Schulz

9. “There’s no sense in doing a lot of barking if you don’t really have anything to say.” – Charles M. Schulz

10. “People shouldn’t be embarrassed just because they get caught acting a little silly.” – Charles M. Schulz

11. “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.” – Charles M. Schulz

12. “There’s a difference between a philosophy and a bumper sticker.” – Charles M. Schulz

13. “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.” – Charles M. Schulz

14. “I used to have more tolerance for these views, but I am losing patience with what I see. The test of anything is the fruit it bears. I see no good fruit being born.” – Charles M. Schulz

15. “I think I’ve discovered the secret of life – you just hang around until you get used to it.” – Charles M. Schulz

16. “We used to have a dog named Snoopy, you know, a real live dog. I suppose people who love Snoopy won’t like it, but we gave him away. He fought with other dogs, so we traded him in for a load of gravel.” – Charles M. Schulz

17. “Life is full of choices, but you never get any!” – Charles M. Schulz

18. “Never give your heart to a blockhead.” – Charles M. Schulz

19. “There sure are a lot of these ‘instant’ products on the market. Instant coffee, instant tea, instant pudding, instant cereal… instant dislike.” – Charles M. Schulz

20. “No problem is so big or so complicated that it can’t be run away from!” – Charles M. Schulz

21. “What’s the sense in having an eclipse if you can’t look at it? Somebody in production sure slipped up this time!” – Charles M. Schulz

22. “A good education is the next best thing to a pushy mother.” – Charles M. Schulz

23. “Never jump into a pile of leaves with a wet sucker.” – Charles M. Schulz

24. “The only time a dog gets complimented is when he doesn’t do anything.” – Charles M. Schulz

25. “One night I was sitting listening to some Hank Williams songs – and they’ll change your life in a hurry…” – Charles M. Schulz

26. “Dear Valentine, I love you. Whoever you are.” – Charles M. Schulz

27. “It’s a mistake to try to avoid the unpleasant things in life… But I’m beginning to consider it…” – Charles M. Schulz

28. “Winning isn’t everything, but losing isn’t anything.” – Charles M. Schulz

29. “Dearest darling, how I love you. Words cannot tell how much I love you. So forget it.” – Charles M. Schulz

30. “I have a feeling that when my ship comes in I’ll be at the airport.” – Charles M. Schulz

31. “Only in math can you buy sixty cantaloupes and no one asks what the hell is wrong with you.” – Charles M. Schulz

32. “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.” – Charles M. Schulz

33. “My mind reels with sarcastic replies.” – Charles M. Schulz

34. “Sometimes I lie awake at night and I ask, “Why me?”, then a voice answers “Nothing personal, your name just happened to come up.” – Charles M. Schulz

35. “I have a new philosophy. I’m only going to dread one day at a time.” – Charles M. Schulz

36. “We all need someone to kiss us goodbye.” – Charles M. Schulz

37. “To avoid getting sick while travelling, be careful what you eat, and stay home.” – Charles M. Schulz

38. “It’s better to live one day as a lion than a dozen years as a sheep.” – Charles M. Schulz

39. “There’s our excuse… we’ll blame everything on the round-headed kid!” – Charles M. Schulz

40. “All of earth’s creatures have, hidden within their beings, a wild uncontrollable urge to punt!” – Charles M. Schulz

41. “That’s the secret to life… replace one worry with another.” – Charles M. Schulz

42. “Big sisters are the crab grass in the lawn of life.” – Charles M. Schulz

43. “Never set your stomach for a jelly-bread sandwich until you’re sure there’s some jelly!” – Charles M. Schulz

44. “I’m dying and all I hear are insults!” – Charles M. Schulz

45. “All his life he tried to be a good person. Many times, however, he failed. – Charles M. Schulz

46. “I wonder if there’s such a thing as a spiritual dentist? I think my whole personality is full of cavities!” – Charles M. Schulz

47. “I’ve been thinking… Maybe you’re a mockingbird… Mockingbirds imitate the songs of other birds… No, I’ve never heard of any copyright problems.” – Charles M. Schulz

48. “Love is letting him win even though you know you could slaughter him.” – Charles M. Schulz

49. “I love humanity, it’s people I don’t like.” – Charles M. Schulz

50. “Love is not knowing what you’re talking about.” – Charles M. Schulz

51. “There are three things I have learned never to discuss with people…religion, politics and the Great Pumpkin!” – Charles M. Schulz

52. “Life has its sunshine and its rain, sir… its days and its nights… its peaks and its valleys…” – Charles M. Schulz

53. “It’s better to live one day as a lion than a dozen years as a sheep.” – Charles M. Schulz

54. “On a beautiful day like this it would be best to stay in bed so you wouldn’t get up and spoil it!” – Charles M. Schulz

55. “I think I’m afraid of being happy because whenever I get too happy something bad always happens.” – Charles M. Schulz

56. “The world is filled with unmarried marriage counselors.” – Charles M. Schulz

57. “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.” – Charles M. Schulz

58. “In the Book of Life, The answers aren’t in the back.” – Charles M. Schulz

59. “That has to be the most embarrassing thing that’s ever happened to me in my whole life.” – Charles M. Schulz

60. “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?” – Charles M. Schulz

61. “Love is sharing your popcorn.” – Charles M. Schulz

62. “A whole stack of memories never equal one little hope.” – Charles M. Schulz

63. “It always looks darkest just before it gets totally black.” – Charles M. Schulz

64. “Never lie in bed at night asking yourself questions you can’t answer.” – Charles M. Schulz

65. “Happiness is waking up, looking at the clock and finding that you still have two hours left to sleep.” – Charles M. Schulz

66. “Nothing takes the taste out of peanut butter quite like unrequited love.” – Charles M. Schulz

67. “Little brothers are the buck privates of life!” – Charles M. Schulz

68. “All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt.” – Charles M. Schulz

69. “I think I’ve discovered the secret of life — you just hang around until you get used to it.” – Charles M. Schulz

70. “In life, it’s not where you go, it’s who you travel with.” – Charles M. Schulz

71. “Oh yes, I’m at my happiest when I have a good idea and I’m drawing it well, and it comes out well and somebody laughs at it.” – Charles M. Schulz

72. “You try for a little happiness, and what do you get? A few memories and a fat stomach!” – Charles M. Schulz

73. “Travel tips: How to avoid carsickness, seasickness and airsickness… Be careful what you eat. And stay home.” – Charles M. Schulz

74. “It’s either the flu or love… The synptoms are the same.” – Charles M. Schulz

75. “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.” – Charles M. Schulz

76. “A kiss on the nose does much toward turning aside anger.” – Charles M. Schulz

77. “I fall in love with any girl who smells of library paste.” – Charles M. Schulz

78. “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.” – Charles M. Schulz

79. “I enjoy looking at your face… Whenever I look at your face, a question always comes to my mind… Will man ever succeed in reaching the moon?” – Charles M. Schulz

80. “It was a dark and stormy night. Suddenly, a shot rang out! A door slammed. The maid screamed. Suddenly, a pirate ship appeared on the horizon! While millions of people were starving, the king lived in luxury. Meanwhile, on a small farm in Kansas, a boy was growing up.” – Charles M. Schulz

81. “A watched supper dish never fills!” – Charles M. Schulz

82. “Christmas is doing a little something extra for someone.” – Charles M. Schulz

83. “Years are like candy bars… We’re paying more, but they’re getting shorter.” – Charles M. Schulz

84. “There is nothing more attractive than a nice smile” – Charles M. Schulz

85. “There’s nothing like unrequited love to take all the flavor out of a peanut butter sandwich.” – Charles M. Schulz

86. “Why me, lord? Don’t answer that!” – Charles M. Schulz

87. “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.” – Charles M. Schulz

88. “Learn from yesterday, live for today, look to tomorrow, rest this afternoon.” – Charles M. Schulz

89. “I’ve learned all I need to know to live under a bed.” – Charles M. Schulz

90. “The hand that controls the supper dish rules the world!” – Charles M. Schulz

91. “When no one loves you, you have to pretend that everyone loves you.” – Charles M. Schulz

92. “All is well… That’s my new philosophy.” – Charles M. Schulz

93. “Decorate your home. It gives the illusion that your life is more interesting than it really is.” – Charles M. Schulz

94. “Don’t worry about the world coming to an end today. It is already tomorrow in Australia.” – Charles M. Schulz

95. “If you grit your teeth and show real determination, you’ll always have a chance.” – Charles M. Schulz

96. “Happiness is a warm puppy.” – Charles M. Schulz

97. “I never made a mistake in my life. I thought I did once, but I was wrong.” – Charles M. Schulz

98. “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.” – Charles M. Schulz

99. “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.” – Charles M. Schulz

100. “There is no heavier burden than an unfulfilled potential.” – Charles M. Schulz

101. “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.” – Charles M. Schulz

102. “The term that best describes me now is ‘secular humanist.’” – Charles M. Schulz

103. “What’s the good of living if you don’t try a few things?” – Charles M. Schulz

104. “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.” – Charles M. Schulz

105. “To dance is to live!” – Charles M. Schulz

106. “Grownups are the ones who puzzle me at Christmastime… Who, but a grownup, would ruin a beautiful holiday season for himself by suddenly attempting to correspond with four hundred people he doesn’t see all year?” – Charles M. Schulz

107. “Exercise is a dirty word. Every time I hear it I wash my mouth out with chocolate.” – Charles M. Schulz

108. “Be yourself. No one can say you’re doing it wrong.” – Charles M. Schulz

109. “There is no greater burden than great potential.” – Charles M. Schulz

110. “Never worry about tomorrow, Charlie Brown. Tomorrow will soon be today, and before you know it, today will be yesterday! I always worry about the day after tomorrow!” – Charles M. Schulz

111. “Have you ever known anyone who was happy? And was still in his right mind, I mean…” – Charles M. Schulz

112. “I gave up trying to understand people long ago. Now I let them try to understand me!” – Charles M. Schulz

113. “A beep on the nose is a sign of great affection” – Charles M. Schulz

114. “It doesn’t matter what you believe just so long as you’re sincere.” – Charles M. Schulz

115. “Happiness is anyone and anything that’s loved by you.” – Charles M. Schulz

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