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00:00Stop and smell the roses
00:03To relax, to take time out of one's busy schedule to enjoy or appreciate the beauty of life.
00:09You know, since we started seeing each other, we never really see each other.
00:15Maybe we should stop and smell the roses.
00:19I know where we can find some.
00:22Across the street, romantic cafe.
00:26The origin of the phrase stop and smell the roses is generally attributed to Walter Charles Hagen.
00:32He was a famous golfer who published a book in 1956 called The Walter Hagen Story.
00:38In it, he said, you're only here for a short visit.
00:42Don't hurry. Don't worry.
00:44And be sure to smell the flowers along the way.
00:48The quote became rather famous due to its motivational and inspirational qualities.
00:53An interpretive license was taken to shorten the sentence to stop and smell the flowers.
00:59And stop and smell the roses.