"Be An Artist
Earn Extra Money -
Plan Your Own Career!"
- June Bisantz

"I made a circle with a smile for a mouth on yellow paper, because it was sunshiny and bright."
- Harvey Ball


"More than 50 million smiley face buttons had been sold by 1971, and the smiley has been described as an international icon. Ball never applied for a trademark or copyright of the smiley and earned just $45 for his work."
- Wikipedia