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Quotes About Smiling

Happiness is the bomb cosmetic! When I'm smiling, sometimes I'm giving thanks for all the things I have rather than worrying about the things I don't.
~ Yaya DaCosta
If music ever needs FDA approval in the future, bands like this will be the reason why; Magic Kids' sugar-coated songs paint a mental picture of smiling clouds and double rainbows, with a unicorn or two tossed in for good measure.
~ Anthony Fantano
Kugel awoke early the next morning, turning his face from the harsh rays of intruding sunlight that stretched across the room like some goddamned thing that stretches across some other goddamned thing. Why did children always draw the sun smiling? he wondered. It's a giant ball of fire, kids. It's rage and fury. Whatever it's doing, it isn't fucking smiling.
~ Shalom Auslander
You're naught but a human man. You couldn't possibly understand." He lifted a brow, still smiling. "Liar." "Cutpurse." "Runaway." "Swindler! "Coward," he said softly, and she jerked back. "Bastard!" "Undoubtedly true." He made a short bow.
~ Shana Abé
We tried not to smile, for smiling only encourages men to bore you and waste your time.
~ Sheila Heti
You do things just to irritate me, don't you?" Smiling, enjoying himself immensely, and determined to give her a wonderful and relaxing weekend, Van pushed Irene's wet hair from her face. "Don't be silly, doc." He kissed her lips, nuzzled her chin. "Of course I do things just to irritate you.
~ Shelly Laurenston
Lock glanced at the woman in his arms. She was no longer sobbing, but was now smiling and giving her best Queen Elizabeth wave to her nonexistent "people." "I," she somberly intoned, not to Lock but her invisible "people," "as your ruler and sovereign, do thank you for this lovely throne." She motioned to the chair. "You may now place me in my throne." "You have got to be kidding me, Jessica." "Place me!
~ Shelly Laurenston
I'd be smiling if I wasn't so desperate. I'd be patient if I had the time.
~ Emeli Sande
Red was smiling back at me. "Ok. I'm not in trouble. But tell me your heart didn't start beating for the first time in a month." I couldn't deny it. So I didn't.
~ Eoin Colfer
She was waltzing in a man's arms and smiling at him and enjoying every moment and dreaming of him as he had once been—and of herself as she had once been. She was being seduced and she was allowing it to happen just as if she had no will of her own, no character or principles of her own. Just as if she were that same naive, heedless girl and he was that same flawed golden boy.
~ Mary Balogh
He had appeared so lighthearted most of the time. And it was his laughter, his teasing, and his smiling eyes that she had fallen in love with six years before.
~ Mary Balogh
Don't be hatin', Hughes," Vaughan said with a grin.
~ Mary Burton
Hamilton was keen to shoot authentic local colour to give the film an American flavour, especially specific details that could not be faked in Europe. The later part of the film was set in Kentucky, but Hamilton found plenty to shoot in Florida. He was particularly proud of one shot of a certain food shop, 'This was too good an opportunity to miss. God is smiling on me. Of course, it's years later that Kentucky Fried Chicken is everywhere!
~ Matthew Field
They smile too much, but it's an ugly kind of smiling: it's not joy, it's pleading.
~ Ayn Rand
Both of them smiled derisively. But Francisco seemed to laugh at things because he saw something much greater. Jim laughed as if he wanted to let nothing remain great.
~ Ayn Rand
People were satisfied so long as you were courteous and smiled and made no sudden moves.
~ Barack Obama
It was usually an effective tactic, another one of those tricks I had learned: (White) People were satisfied so long as you were courteous and smiled and made no sudden moves. They were more than satisfied, they were relieved — such a pleasant surprise to find a well-mannered young black man who didn't seem angry all the time.
~ Barack Obama
as she smiled and chatted and explained she felt like someone entertaining unexpected visitors with a dead body under the sofa.
~ Barbara Michaels
Jack stood in the dining room just outside the batwing doors leading into the Colorado Lounge, his head cocked, listening. He was smiling faintly. Around him, he could hear the Overlook Hotel coming to life. It
~ Stephen King
You're smiling again," Regina said. "I was just thinking about how much I love you both," Arnie said. His father looked at him, surprised and touched; there was a soft gleam in his mother's eyes that might have been tears. They really believed it. The shitters. •
~ Stephen King
Smiling wins more friends than frowning," and "Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe it can achieve.
~ Stephen R. Covey
attitude determines your altitude," "Smiling wins more friends than frowning
~ Stephen R. Covey
Covenant did not reply at once. He trembled also, and hand to clench himself before he could say without a tremor, Why? Why do you trust me? The Hirebrand's eyes gleamed as if he were on the verge of tears, but he was smiling as he said, You are a man who knows the value of beauty.
~ Stephen R. Donaldson
Love lies bleeding in the bed whereover Roses lean with smiling mouths or pleading: Earth lies laughing where the sun's dart clove her: Love lies bleeding.
~ Algernon Charles Swinburne