Well, he needed it. He was about to cry, and the next time I saw him he had a smile on his face, so that was worth it.

When we tell about our cause,Politicians only smile;While they mould and make our laws,What care they for rank or file?

Waste no tearsUpon the blotted record of lost years,But turn the leaf, and smile, oh! smile, to seeThe fair white pages that remain for thee.

I just know that winners smile and losers say deal. We have to get better.

And the smile that is worth the praises of earth is the smile that shines through tears

They smile and then they stab - and they think the next time they come along for a comment you are going to forget the wounding things they write and obligingly talk to them [on the press].