Charles M. Schulz Quotes

I graduated college in 1992 and didn't reach a sizable audience with my column for nine solid years. If I had started ten years later, or ten years sooner, everything could have happened sooner, obviously. But if I had started fifteen years later? I don't know.

Greatness comes to those who wait.

Everything comes to him who waits -- if he waits till it comes.

The first man gets the oyster, the second man gets the shell.

Careers, like rockets, don't always take off on time. The trick is to always keep the engine running.

The early bird may get the worm, but its the second mouse that gets the cheese.

Time stays long enough for anyone who will use it.

The things that come to those that wait may be the things left by those that got there first.

History punishes those who come too late.

I'm young, but I've been doing this a long time... There's obviously a lot of hard work that goes into it. It's a hard town. There's a lot of talent here. It's all about timing, too. I just feel like I finally found the right town and the right song.

Better late than never.

Everything comes to him who knows how to wait.

All things come to him who waits, but they are mostly leftovers from those who didn't wait.

Or is there no such thing as 'too late'? Is there only 'late' and is 'late' always better than 'never'? I don't know.

In life, worthwhile accomplishments and acquisitions take time. Usually the better the reward, the more time it takes to acquire it.

There is, by God's grace, an immeasurable distance between late and too late.

Late birds get worms while early birds get tired.

Delay is ever fatal to those who are prepared.

The right decision is the wrong decision if it's made too late.

Early bird Oh, if you’re a bird, be an early bird And catch the worm for your breakfast plate. If you’re a bird, be an early bird— But if you’re a worm, sleep late.

Quite frequently, he who goes too fast gets there too late - or not at all.

My hard work finally catching up with perfect timing

The early bird gathers no moss! The rolling stone catches the worm.

He that rises late must trot all day.

Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.