Inspirational Quotes by Charles M. Schulz (American Cartoonist)

Inspirational Quotations by Charles M. Schulz (American Cartoonist)

Charles M. Schulz (1922–2000) was an American cartoonist. He was the creator of the Peanuts comic strip, which features a variety of characters including the boy Charlie Brown and the dog Snoopy. He was the winner of two Reuben, two Peabody, and five Emmy awards and a member of the Cartoonist Hall of Fame.

Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Schulz discovered that he had a knack for drawing the Popeye cartoon fictional character in first grade and decided to become a cartoonist. He was an introverted teenager and failed in at least one subject every year of high school. Disheartened, Schulz gave up on going to college and registered in a correspondence school for art.

The comic strip Peanuts made its début on this date in 1950. It was syndicated in eight local papers. The strip was an immediate success and expanded to more than 2,600 newspapers in 75 countries at its peak. The Peanuts franchise extended into dozens of original books and collections, including A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965) and It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966.) Peanuts also developed Emmy Award-winning television specials, full-length feature films, Broadway musicals, and record albums. Schulz’s Happiness Is a Warm Puppy (1963) sold more that year than any other hardcover book for children or adults.

In 1984, The Guinness Book of Records listed Peanuts as the world’s most widely syndicated comic strip, and by its fortieth anniversary in 1990, the strip was running in more than 2,000 newspapers in dozens of countries.

Schulz drew 18,000 newspaper strips throughout his life. He was hugely influential on other cartoonists, and his warm, ironic, funny, poignant, and unique take on life was inspirational for his readers. When he died in 2000, more than 100 cartoonists paid tribute to him in their comic strips that day.

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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
Topics: Happiness, Meaning, Purpose

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
Topics: Happiness, Depression

I’ve developed a new philosophy … I only dread one day at a time.
—Charles M. Schulz
Topics: Worry, Fear

There’s a difference between a philosophy and a bumper sticker.
—Charles M. Schulz
Topics: Philosophy

I think I’ve discovered the secret of life — you just hang around until you get used to it.
—Charles M. Schulz
Topics: Life

Lucy: Beethoven’s birthday is December 16th Shermy! Have you decided what you’re going to get me?
Shermy: Yes! I’m not going to get you anything!
Lucy: What kind of a holiday is it where you don’t give girls presents?
—Charles M. Schulz
Topics: Holidays

The way I see it, it doesn’t matter what you believe just so you’re sincere.
—Charles M. Schulz

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

Christmas is doing a little something extra for someone.
—Charles M. Schulz
Topics: Christmas

Jogging is very beneficial. It’s good for your legs and your feet. It’s also very good for the ground. It makes it feel needed.
—Charles M. Schulz
Topics: Exercise

In the book of life, the answers aren’t in the back.
—Charles M. Schulz
Topics: Life

It always looks darkest just before it gets totally black.
—Charles M. Schulz
Topics: Trials, Justice

All I really need is love, but a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt!
—Charles M. Schulz

Just remember, once you’re over the hill you begin to pick up speed.
—Charles M. Schulz
Topics: Birthdays, Aging, Age

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

There must be millions of people all over the world who never get any love letters… I could be their leader.
—Charles M. Schulz
Topics: Letters

Life is like a ten-speed bicycle. Most of us have gears we never use.
—Charles M. Schulz
Topics: Life

That’s the secret to life … replace one worry with another.
—Charles M. Schulz
Topics: Worry, One liners

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.
—Charles M. Schulz
Topics: Worry

I have a new philosophy. I’m only going to dread one day at a time.
—Charles M. Schulz
Topics: Present

Don’t worry about the world coming to an end today. It’s already tomorrow in Australia.
—Charles M. Schulz
Topics: Worry

Big sisters are the crab grass in the lawn of life.
—Charles M. Schulz
Topics: Family

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
Topics: Laughter

Happiness is a warm puppy.
—Charles M. Schulz
Topics: Dogs

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

Nothing takes the taste out of peanut butter quite like unrequited love.
—Charles M. Schulz
Topics: Love

I love mankind; it’s people I can’t stand.
—Charles M. Schulz
Topics: Humanity

You can’t eat compliments.
—Charles M. Schulz
Topics: Praise