Say It With a Smile

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

Compiled by Amy Zerello
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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)
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