Smile Quotes

I always say to myself that if I can make a movie that makes a kid smile or gives them some hope or something to get excited about, then I'm applying myself in the best way that I can. I don't think that just goes for kids. I think that it goes for adults, as well, and for families.

~ Nicolas Cage

One of the main secrets to staying young is staying healthy. I've sometimes had to suppress a smile when some young lady, who has obviously not taken care of herself through diet or exercise, says admiringly, 'Ooh, I hope I look as good as you do when I'm your age!' Although it's intended to be complimentary, it's actually a back-hander.

~ Joan Collins

Oscar Wilde always makes me smile - with respect and admiration. His short stories prove that it is possible to be both sarcastic, even cynical, but deeply compassionate. Just seeing the cover of one of Wilde's books in a bookshop makes me smile.

~ Orhan Pamuk

The fact that I can plant a seed and it becomes a flower, share a bit of knowledge and it becomes another's, smile at someone and receive a smile in return, are to me continual spiritual exercises.

~ Leo Buscaglia

It's inspirational to see someone who is dying smile.

~ Arlen Specter

Smiling is definitely one of the best beauty remedies. If you have a good sense of humor and a good approach to life, that's beautiful.

~ Rashida Jones

I love a man with a great sense of humor and who is intelligent - a man who has a great smile. He has to make me laugh. I like a man who is very ambitious and driven and who has a good heart and makes me feel safe. I like a man who is very strong and independent and confident - that is very sexy - but at the same time, he's very kind to people.

~ Nicole Scherzinger

Humour is the weapon of unarmed people: it helps people who are oppressed to smile at the situation that pains them.

~ Simon Wiesenthal

My mom taught me the power of love. I learned to focus on the long-term big picture from my father. His sense of humor and light-hearted approach always make me smile. My husband is a pivotal anchor in my life. His influence encourages me to be independent and take risks.

~ Padmasree Warrior

When I've had to edit my albums, I'll listen to it one time through, and I'll make edits. I want to remember to set up a camera to record myself listening to my set, because I don't even slightly crack a smile, I am just listening for technical details, and I look like somebody that has absolutely no sense of humor. I look insane.

~ Tig Notaro

I like guys with a sense of humor who smile a lot and are kind.

~ Nikki Glaser

Comedy, we may say, is society protecting itself - with a smile.

~ J. B. Priestley

Evangelicals always assume that humor and faith are contradictory. It's OK to smile, to be nice, but not frivolous.

~ Mike Yaconelli

Peace is the beauty of life. It is sunshine. It is the smile of a child, the love of a mother, the joy of a father, the togetherness of a family. It is the advancement of man, the victory of a just cause, the triumph of truth.

~ Menachem Begin

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.

~ Henri Nouwen

I love fashion, and I love changing my style, my hair, my makeup, and everything I've done in the past has made me what I am now. Not everyone is going to like what I do, but I look back at everything, and it makes me smile.

~ Victoria Beckham

If you have only one smile in you give it to the people you love.

~ Maya Angelou

Dare, dream, dance, smile, and sing loudly! And have faith that love is an unstoppable force!

~ Suzanne Brockmann

My children are the reason I laugh, smile and want to get up every morning.

~ Gena Lee Nolin

You think aerobics is not a cool sport? I think you are wrong. It requires amazing discipline - flexibility, fitness, knowledge. And you have to do it with a big smile on your face. Also, I once performed in front of 10,000 screaming women. I tell you something, I'd rather do that than kick a ball around in front of a few men.

~ Magnus Scheving

When I was doing 'Smile,' I was looking back at pictures of myself and going, 'Thank goodness I couldn't do the sprayed-bangs thing! Everybody's so embarrassed by that hairstyle now, but I was never cool enough to pull it off!'

~ Raina Telgemeier

I don't ever feel like the cool kid at the party, ever. It's like, 'Smile and be nice to everybody, because you were not invited to be here.'

~ Taylor Swift

I think who you are in school really sticks with you. I don't ever feel like the cool kid at the party, ever. It's like, 'Smile and be nice to everybody, because you were not invited to be here.'

~ Taylor Swift

To me, acting used to be just, 'Get my face out there, get girls, make a little bit of money, make my mom proud.' It was just like sports. But there were moments in 'Moonlight' that I really felt like I had to know why he is the way he is. Or just people in general - why this person walks around with a frown on their face instead of a smile.

~ Trevante Rhodes

I've had to learn to fight all my life - got to learn to keep smiling. If you smile things will work out.

~ Serena Williams

While 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.

~ Jean Chatzky

A gentle word, a kind look, a good-natured smile can work wonders and accomplish miracles.

~ William Hazlitt

Jazz, 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.

~ Langston Hughes

I know what it's like to be famous. It's good money and it's great fun. A real kick in the pants. People wave at you and smile at you. You get great tables in restaurants. They send you gifts - beautiful clothes and cars.

~ Pierce Brosnan

Colors are the smiles of nature.

~ Leigh Hunt

Oh, the summer night, Has a smile of light, And she sits on a sapphire throne.

~ Bryan Procter

The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection.

~ Thomas Paine

I love the live performances and Las Vegas. I also like making films that are being discovered by another generation. Having been a teen idol of the '60s is great because you realize you left your generation with a smile and good memories.

~ Connie Stevens

I try to greet my friends with a drink in my hand, a warm smile on my face, and great music in the background, because that's what gets a dinner party off to a fun start.

~ Ina Garten

I've never missed a gig yet. Music makes people happy, and that's why I go on doing it - I like to see everybody smile.

~ Buddy Guy

My big running discovery was around Stanley Park in Vancouver. Miss it. That's a six-mile loop. Now I smile when I get four miles done. Age is a beast.

~ Michael Weatherly

A smile is happiness you'll find right under your nose.

~ Tom Wilson

You take away all the other luxuries in life, and if you can make someone smile and laugh, you have given the most special gift: happiness.

~ Brad Garrett

My mother is a big believer in being responsible for your own happiness. She always talked about finding joy in small moments and insisted that we stop and take in the beauty of an ordinary day. When I stop the car to make my kids really see a sunset, I hear my mother's voice and smile.

~ Jennifer Garner

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