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How To Destroy The World With A Smile

"Unfortunately, I find that I am taken less seriously when I wear happiness on my face."
- Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso

"There are only three occasions on which you should ever smile - those involving marriage, the birth of your child, or when you are being honored. But never in business."
- Donald Trump

"The man who can smile when things go wrong has thought of someone else he can blame it on."
- Robert Bloch

Despite the cynicism, smile like you mean it.


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