Verb
stop to smell the roses (third-person singular simple present stops to smell the roses, present participle stopping to smell the roses, simple past and past participle stopped to smell the roses)
Alternative form of stop and smell the roses
I happen to be a pessimist, and maybe that's a good thing because I don't stop to smell the roses - which is not a good personal thing. I don't stop and enjoy those moments. Always on to the next and never in the moment. Nicki Minaj