83 quotes found
Cartoonist · American · 1922–2000
American cartoonist (1922–2000)
“Winning isnt everything, but losing isnt anything.”
“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.”
“I have deep feelings of depression... What can I do about this?''Snap out of it! Five cents, please.”
“Look at Charlie Brown's face. Would you please hold still a minute Charlie Brown? I want Linus to study your face. Now this is what you call a failure face, Linus. Notice how it has failure written...”
“I think they assign things to students which are way over their heads, which destroy your love of reading, rather than leading you to it. I don't understand that. Gosh.”
“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...”
“Happiness does not create humor. There's nothing funny about being happy. Sadness creates humor. Krazy Kat getting hit on the head by a brick from Ignatz Mouse is funny. All the sad things happenin...”
“Rats! There goes the bell... oh, how I hate lunch hours! I always have to eat alone because nobody likes me... Peanut butter again... I wish that little red haired girl would come over, and sit wit...”
“Well, I know about loneliness. I won't talk about it, but I was very lonely after the war. I know what it feels like to spend a whole weekend all by yourself and no one wants you at all.”
“There must be different kinds of loneliness, or at least different degrees of loneliness, but the most terrifying loneliness is not experienced by everyone and can be understood by only a few. I co...”
“She nibbles her pencil... She's human!”
“I have underlined words and sentences in one of the Bibles that has always been my study Bible, but when I look at those words and sentences now, I cant remember why they were underlined. One day I...”
“I think this is irresponsible preaching and very dangerous, and especially when it is slanted toward children, I think it's totally irresponsible, because I see nothing biblical that points up to o...”
“If you cant beat 'em cooperate 'em to death!”
“Happiness is loving your enemies.”
“Charlie Brown: A penny! Rats! Why couldn't I have found a nickel? What good is a penny these days? Why do things like that always happen to me?! *walks off frustrated*Lucy: Gee, he found a penny! W...”
“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.”
“Tell me what you'll do if you're captured by the coyotes... Well, that might work, but does your mother live near here?”
“My mind reels with sarcastic replies!”
“Im torn between the desire to create and the desire to destroy.”