Did I offer peace today? Did I bring a smile to someone's face? Did I say words of healing? Did I let go of my anger and resentment? Did I forgive? Did I love? These are the real questions. I must trust that the little bit of love that I sow now will bear many fruits, here in this world and the life to come.
Copy Quote View & ShareYouth is something I never wanna take for granted. I just want to smile and live life.
Copy Quote View & ShareThere's nothing more satisfying than seeing a happy and smiling child. I always help in any way I can, even if it's just by signing an autograph. A child's smile is worth more than all the money in the world.
Copy Quote View & ShareDon't write anything you can phone. Don't phone anything you can talk. Don't talk anything you can whisper. Don't whisper anything you can smile. Don't smile anything you can nod. Don't nod anything you can wink.
Copy Quote View & ShareYour smile will give you a positive countenance that will make people feel comfortable around you.
Copy Quote View & ShareWhile you're going through this process of trying to find the satisfaction in your work, pretend you feel satisfied. Tell yourself you had a good day. Walk through the corridors with a smile rather than a scowl. Your positive energy will radiate. If you act like you're having fun, you'll find you are having fun.
Copy Quote View & ShareWar is a game that is played with a smile. If you can't smile, grin. If you can't grin, keep out of the way till you can.
Copy Quote View & ShareJazz, to me, is one of the inherent expressions of Negro life in America: the eternal tom-tom beating in the Negro soul - the tom-tom of revolt against weariness in a white world, a world of subway trains, and work, work, work; the tom-tom of joy and laughter, and pain swallowed in a smile.
Copy Quote View & ShareDon't disrespect me, lie about it, and then come smile in my face and act like nothing's wrong.
Copy Quote View & ShareEncouragement to others is something everyone can give. Somebody needs what you have to give. It may not be your money; it may be your time. It may be your listening ear. It may be your arms to encourage. It may be your smile to uplift. Who knows?
Copy Quote View & ShareThe greatest self is a peaceful smile, that always sees the world smiling back.
Copy Quote View & ShareThe essence of life is the smile of round female bottoms, under the shadow of cosmic boredom.
Copy Quote View & ShareI'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.
Copy Quote View & ShareAll of the narration in 'Smile' is first-person. Most of the books that I grew up reading had first-person narrators for some reason. My diaries were written in this voice, and since this story is autobiographical, it just felt like a natural extension.
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