Say It With a Smile

Change your mood -- or brighten someone else's day -- with these inspirational words of wisdom.

Enjoy the simple pleasure of spreading joy with our collection of uplifting quotes.

As it turns out, now is the moment you've been waiting for.
-- Quoted by Lucinda Williams in USA Today


It's difficult to think anything but pleasant thoughts while eating a homegrown tomato.
-- Lewis Grizzard


Happiness is the best facelift.
-- Diana Krall, quoting Joni Mitchell


Life is a series of commas, not periods.
-- Matthew McConaughey in Details


Don't waste a minute not being happy. If one window closes, run to the next window -- or break down a door.
-- Brooke Shields in InStyle


Joy is one of the only emotions you can't contrive.
-- Bono


There are three words I like to repeat to myself: glass half full. Just to remind myself to be grateful for everything I have.
-- Goldie Hawn in Good Housekeeping


Anything that triggers good memories can't be all bad.
-- Adam West in Esquire


I have enjoyed life a lot more by saying yes than by saying no.
-- Richard Branson in The New York Times Magazine


Have great, secret, big, fat hopes for yourself.
-- Gloria Vanderbilt in Glamour


The most likely moment for something incredible to happen to me was the moment I was most certain nothing ever would.
-- Jane Pauley, Skywriting (Random House)