There are four ways, and only four ways, in which we have contact with the world. We are evaluated and classified by these four contacts: what we do, how we look, what we say, and how we say it.
It takes a lot of energy to be negative. You have to work at it. But smiling is painless. I'd rather spend my energy smiling.
Mahmoud Abbas, Statesman (1935) |
Marcus Allen, Athlete (1960) |
Wilhelm Backhaus, Musician (1884) |
Todd Barry, Comedian (1964) |
James Caan, Actor (1940) |
Joseph Campbell, Author (1904) |
Richard Dawkins, Scientist (1941) |
Vine Deloria, Jr., Author (1933) |
Ernst Engel, Economist (1821) |
Jon English, Musician (1949) |
Josef Albers, Artist (1976) |
Katharine Lee Bates, Author (1929) |
James Callaghan, Leader (2005) |
Randy Castillo, Musician (2002) |
Geraldine Ferraro, Politician (2011) |
David Lloyd George, Statesman (1945) |