George Saunders Quotes

I always come across like I'm looking serious, but I just don't like smiling. Honestly, obviously I'm different in person.

An eye can threaten like a loaded and levelled gun, or it can insult like hissing or kicking; or, in its altered mood, by beams of kindness, it can make the heart dance for joy. ... One of the most wonderful things in nature is a glance of the eye; it transcends speech; it is the bodily symbol of identity.

Laughter is regional: a smile extends over the whole face.

You can convey a lot of emotion with just some eyebrows and mouth movement.

When you perform, you can convey emotions differently, and your look can reflect each of those emotions.

The expression a woman wears on her face is far more important than the clothes she wears on her back.

You must never underestimate the power of the eyebrow.

A smile costs about $240.

There are women to whom nature has granted the gift of silent emotion. They have mobile faces, changeful eyes, soft lips, which express joy or desolation naturally, and with the charm of perfect simplicity and truth.

A body smiles, like, 72 times a day. Where does that smile go? That's what I want to know.

Respect goes a long way when you carry yourself a certain way and show manners when you first meet someone. If you do that, then it's hard for somebody not to like you.

I think you can actually express a lot more in ways without words.

I have realised that it's important to be a sport, be nice, and know what to speak and when.

It's actually more work for me to not smile than to smile.

You know the thing about a picture being worth a thousand words? A look can be worth a million.

The face is a picture of the mind with the eyes as its interpreter.

Your day usually goes the way the corners of your mouth turn. The most powerful single thing you can do to influence others is to smile at them.

You can choose to be civil or not be civil. What is the point of going through the day and think it's cool to wear your honesty on your sleeve at the expense of everyone around you?

I have started smiling! I've mastered this smirk; it's a smile that isn't a smile.

If you want to make a good first impression, smile at people. What does it cost to smile? Nothing. What does it cost not to smile? Everything, if not smiling prevents you from enchanting people.

I am getting better at smiling when people expect it.

If your face is going to “talk” for you anyway, you might as well have it communicate something positive.

SMILE! In every language, in every culture - it is the light in your window that tells people there's a caring, sharing individual inside and it's the universal code for "I'm O. K. - You're O. K., too!"

Smile if you want a smile from another face.

What prevents a man's speaking good sense with a smile on his face?