“I think luck is the sense to recognize an opportunity and the ability to take advantage of it... The man who can smile at his breaks and grab his chances gets on.”
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.
“He taught me never to smile, which helps me when I visit disaster sites.”
“I think luck is the sense to recognize an opportunity and the ability to take advantage of it... The man who can smile at his breaks and grab his chances gets on.”
“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.”
“Everyone looks so much better when they smile.”
“You know when someone's over-flattering you in a way. You smile but you can't believe it.”
“I've had to learn to fight all my life - got to learn to keep smiling. If you smile things will work out.”
“Let him who expects one class of society to prosper in the highest degree, while the other is in distress, try whether one side of the face can smile while the other is pinched.”
“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!”
“I never smile unless I mean it.”
“There are some women whose pregnancy would make some sly bachelor smile.”
“I just sing the stuff that makes me smile, makes me feel like I didn't sell myself out.”
“If you haven't seen your wife smile at a traffic cop, you haven't seen her smile her prettiest.”
“You can always tell folks from nonfolks. Folks like to feel good, like to smile for the camera when there's a big photo opportunity for a really good cause.”
“When you're walking down the street, or you're at a restaurant, someone catches your eye because they have their own look. It goes way beyond what they're wearing - into their mannerisms, the way they smile, or just the way they hold themselves.”
“We smile at the ignorance of the savage who cuts down the tree in order to reach its fruit but the same blunder is made by every person who is over eager and impatient in the pursuit of pleasure.”
“Most smiles are started by another smile.”