Joy Quotes - page 25

Half the world does not know the joy of wearing cotton underwear. (Phil Gramm)
To me, thoughts are fun and art is fun. The strength of our society should not be idle entertainments but the joy of pursuing ideas. View quote
Philip Kaufman
I have to keep reminding myself: If you give your life to God, he doesn't promise you happiness and that everything will go well. But he does promise you peace. You can have peace and joy, even in bad circumstances. View quote
Patricia Heaton
I can tell it all in song: pathos, gladness, love, joy, unhappiness. View quote
Patti Page
It's the sense of what family is at the dinner table. It was the joy of knowing mother was in the kitchen making our favorite dish. I wish more people would do this and recall the joy of life. View quote
Paul Prudhomme
If you're not having a good time, find something else that gives you some joy in life. View quote
Penny Marshall
Simplicity, clarity, singleness: These are the attributes that give our lives power and vividness and joy as they are also the marks of great art. They seem to be the purpose of God for his whole creation. View quote
Richard Holloway
As a species, we are most animated when our days and nights on Earth are touched by the natural world. We can find immeasurable joy in the birth of a child, a great work of art, or falling in love. View quote
Richard Louv
Thy love is singular when all thy delight is in Jesus Christ and in no other thing finds joy and comfort. View quote
Richard Rolle
One thing I've learned about life is that if you really let go, it's just a joy ride. View quote
Ricky Williams
I only really watch sport. That's where you see real joy. I don't like watching much else on TV, because it's generally either twisted or sad. (Roger Milla)
Making the City Of Joy gave me the best political education of my life. It became a wrestling match between an Englishman who had gradually ceased to be a Marxist, and a culture that was becoming more Marxist by the day. View quote
Roland Joffe
The next time I cry about golf it will only be with joy. It's not worth crying over golf for any other reason. After all, it's only a game. View quote
Rory McIlroy
I like to express certain things that happen in my life, the joy of spring, the birds singing and young babies coming into the world. You know, the whole thing as well as the part I'm not happy with, the sad part. View quote
Roy Haynes
Tennis is for me joy, nothing less than that. View quote
Sabine Lisicki
Each child brings so much joy and hope into the world, and that is reason enough for being here. As you grow older, you will contribute something else to this world, and only you can discover what that is. View quote
Sharon Creech
I'm trying to stay as calm as possible and focus one day at a time, but when reality sets in, I feel everything: anxiety, excitement, nerves, pressure and joy. View quote
Shawn Johnson
We live from day to day and get as much joy out of experiencing as we can. View quote
Shelley Duvall
As a father and grandfather, I have witnessed firsthand the joy of new life entering the world. I know the pain and apprehension that goes along with premature births and birth defects. View quote
Solomon Ortiz
A lot of my joy this year has been to give away awards to young people, no matter of race, creed or color, because they were a terrific violinist or a terrific dancer. View quote
Sally Kirkland
There's a definition of narcissism that when a parent is narcissistic, instead of the child seeing himself reflected in the mother's face and the mother's joy, the child of the narcissistic parent feels like, 'What can I do to make her okay, to make her happy?' (Susan Sullivan)
I am heartbroken that this movie would cause anyone pain. It should be a source of joy. The story is a metaphor about how we try to stay in our own little bubbles, we don't let life in, we don't take the journey. View quote
Swoosie Kurtz
The joy of songwriting only gets messed up if you are trying to follow up a big success, or you are trying to create a hit single, or if you have conscious thoughts of a particular outcome for the music. View quote
Tim Finn
There's a joy in writing short stories, a wonderful sense of reward when you pull certain things off. View quote
Tobias Wolff
Musicians from the beginning of time have been there to express the mood and the musical feelings in the air for whatever's going on in that particular culture. It's the greatest joy as a musician to be able to translate that, be part of something and watch the scenery around you. View quote
Trey Anastasio