“I never smile when I have a bat in my hands. That's when you've got to be serious. When I get out on the field, nothing's a joke to me. I don't feel like I should walk around with a smile on my face.”
A smile costs nothing and changes everything — or so the saying goes. These quotes explore the power of a simple expression to lift moods, build connections, and make the world slightly less serious than it insists on being.
“First, I want to pay tribute to Diana myself. She was an exceptional and gifted human being. In good times and bad, she never lost her capacity to smile and laugh, nor to inspire others with her warmth and kindness. I admired and respected her - for her energy and commitment to others, and especially for her devotion to her two boys.”
“I never smile when I have a bat in my hands. That's when you've got to be serious. When I get out on the field, nothing's a joke to me. I don't feel like I should walk around with a smile on my face.”
“When trying to remember my share in the glow of the eternal present, in the smile of God, I return to my childhood, too, for that is where the most significant discoveries turn up.”
“Smile, it's free therapy.”
“What looks like enjoyment is the sneer of contempt. That's not a smile.”
“You know, there's nothing like seeing the smile on my kids' faces. Laughing together. Playing. It's the best.”
“First, I want to pay tribute to Diana myself. She was an exceptional and gifted human being. In good times and bad, she never lost her capacity to smile and laugh, nor to inspire others with her warmth and kindness. I admired and respected her - for her energy and commitment to others, and especially for her devotion to her two boys.”
“When onstage, I always try to take my audience through as many emotions as I possibly can. I want them to go from laughter to tears, be shocked and surprised and walk out the door with a renewed sense of themselves - and maybe a smile.”
“I've had to learn to fight all my life - got to learn to keep smiling. If you smile things will work out.”
“Let me smile with the wise, and feed with the rich.”
“If by chance some day you're not feeling well and you should remember some silly thing I've said or done and it brings back a smile to your face or a chuckle to your heart, then my purpose as your clown has been fulfilled.”
“I'm really exciting. I smile a lot, I win a lot, and I'm really sexy.”
“I suffered from post-natal depression after Rowan was born. I had a healthy, beautiful baby girl and I couldn't look at her. I couldn't hold her, smile at her. All I wanted was to disappear and die.”
“Usually, if you smile at them and show some interest in the toy, they will give it to you. That's a straight up Democrat move!”
“Well, there's nothing more touching than putting a smile on a kid's face when you can.”
“Country music in the mid-'90s was a big influence on my career, and I played all the songs that are referenced in ''94' back in my club days. Joe Diffie was rocking a sick mullet, and he was hotter than ever... just putting out monster hit after monster hit. It totally takes me back to those days, and it makes me smile every time I hear it.”