"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.“


-Eric Davis

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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.

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