“A stale article, if you dip it in a good, warm, sunny smile, will go off better than a fresh one that you’ve scowled upon.”– Nathaniel Hawthorne Related Quotes “Country music in the mid-’90s was a big influence on my career, and I played all the songs that are referenced in ”94′ back in my club days. Joe Diffie was rocking a sick mullet, and he was hotter than ever… just putting out monster hit after monster hit. It totally takes me back to those days, and it makes me smile every time I hear it.”– Jason Aldean “But with exquisite breathing you smile, with satisfaction of love, And I touch you again as you tick in the silence and settle in sleep.”– Karl Shapiro “The flower in the vase smiles, but no longer laughs.”– Malcolm De Chazal