A smile, a simple yet powerful gesture, holds profound significance in our lives. It serves as a universal language of kindness and acceptance, capable of breaking barriers and fostering connections.
Smiling not only enhances our mood but also triggers a positive domino effect on our mental and physical health. In essence, a smile is a priceless tool of communication and well-being that everyone carries with them.
So without further ado, let’s jump on in!
1. “Let me smile with the wise, and feed with the rich.” – Samuel Johnson
2. “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.” – Queen Elizabeth II
3. “Thinking about your training should put a smile on your face. As cliche as it sounds, you are worth all the time and energy you’ve put in. Unleash your emotions with a cheer, or even a signature roar, after a tough workout.” – Summer Sanders
4. “A smile is the light in your window that tells others that there is a caring, sharing person inside.” – Denis Waitley
5. “We’re under some gross misconception that we’re a good species, going somewhere important, and that at the last minute we’ll correct our errors and God will smile on us. It’s delusion.” – Farley Mowat
6. “Wrinkles will only go where the smiles have been.” – Jimmy Buffett
7. “I wake up every day with a smile on my face.” – Bob Diamond
8. “Nothing you wear is more important than your smile.” – Connie Stevens
9. “I love to see people laugh and put a smile on peoples’ faces. Anytime I’m doing that I’m happy.” – Dexter Darden
10. “In the small amount of modeling work I’ve done, I’m always told that I never smile.” – Hero Fiennes-Tiffin
11. “What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but scattered along life’s pathway, the good they do is inconceivable.” – Joseph Addison
12. “The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection.” – Thomas Paine
13. “The company of fools may first make us smile, but in the end we always feel melancholy.” – Oliver Goldsmith
14. “Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.” – Thich Nhat Hanh
15. “I truly believe my job is to make sure people smile.” – Shah Rukh Khan
16. “Luck is not chance, it’s toil; fortune’s expensive smile is earned.” – Emily Dickinson
17. “Remember to always smile.” – Roberto Carlos
18. “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.” – Hank Aaron
19. “You keep shooting. You hope it goes in, and you smile.” – Teemu Selanne
20. “She gave me a smile I could feel in my hip pocket.” – Raymond Chandler
21. “Don’t disrespect me, lie about it, and then come smile in my face and act like nothing’s wrong.” – Scottie Pippen
22. “I’ve never wanted anybody to like me because I had long hair or short hair, or that they liked the way I dressed or they liked the way I dressed or they liked the way I smile.” – David Allan Coe
23. “There are just some really beautiful people in the world. 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.” – Mary-Kate Olsen
24. “God blessed me with two unbelievable parents, and I am just like both of them. I have the smile and charisma of my mother and the big heart of my mom, because she wants to save the world and help the world, so I am just like her.” – Magic Johnson
25. “Remember even though the outside world might be raining, if you keep on smiling the sun will soon show its face and smile back at you.” – Anna Lee
26. “I have a smile on my face because I am back on the pitch.” – Wilfried Zaha
27. “The flower in the vase smiles, but no longer laughs.” – Malcolm de Chazal
28. “A beautiful person is someone who stays true to themselves and their spirit; someone who is self-confident and can make you smile.” – Helena Christensen
29. “A smile is so sexy, yet so warm. When someone genuinely smiles at you, it’s the greatest feeling in the world.” – Mandy Moore
30. “It makes me sad when I find sisters who aren’t joyful. They might smile, but with just a smile they could be flight attendants!” – Pope Francis
31. “I like to be playful; I want people to look at what I do and smile.” – Patrick Cox
32. “Few things in the world are more powerful than a positive push. A smile. A world of optimism and hope. A ‘you can do it’ when things are tough.” – Richard M. DeVos
33. “Smile, it’s free therapy.” – Douglas Horton
34. “Smiles are everywhere, and smiles can spread. You can smile to someone, and they’ll smile to another person, and it goes on and on and on.” – Jacob Tremblay
35. “I’m continually inspired by nature, and the rainbow is one of nature’s greatest optical phenomenons. The sighting of a rainbow never fails to bring a smile to people’s faces. They signify optimism and positivity: with them comes the sunshine after the rain.” – Matthew Williamson
36. “It’s sort of a feeling of power onstage. It’s really the ability to make people smile, or just to turn them one way or another for that duration of time, and for it to have some effect later on. I don’t really think it’s power… it’s the goodness.” – Robert Plant
37. “The people of Liberia know what it means to be deprived of clean water, but we also know what it means to see our children to begin to smile again with a restoration of hope and faith in the future.” – Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
38. “If I’m a bad mood, I can’t go on stage and smile.” – Grimes
39. “It scares you: all the noise, the rattling, the shaking. But the look on everybody’s face when you’re finished and packing, it’s the best smile in the world; and there’s nobody hurt, and the well’s under control.” – Red Adair
40. “I once called a guy into his own office and spun around in his own chair to greet him. That kind of thing may be why I quit, before I got into serious trouble. I would smile and the person would get so upset. But you do a thousand of those things, and it makes you weird.” – Al Madrigal
41. “I like people with their own opinions, and I like people who argue with me. It’s very exhausting to be in a room full of people who just nod and smile.” – Shonda Rhimes
42. “The happiness of life is made up of minute fractions – the little, soon forgotten charities of a kiss or a smile, a kind look or heartfelt compliment.” – Samuel Taylor Coleridge
43. “Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.” – Leo Buscaglia
44. “When I wake up every morning, I smile and say, ‘Thank you.’ Because out of my window I can see the mountains, then go hiking with my dog and share her bounding joy in the world.” – Carole King
45. “I’ve just got a really bad smile. I go for the scowl instead.” – Jason Statham
More Than a Mood—It’s a Message
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