Joy Quotes

Look for joy in your life; it's not always easy to find.

When I think about my new CD, the word "joy" comes to mind. I sincerely hope that each listener will feel the earth, spirit, and aggressive creativity emanating from this album.

Something that's such a joy in my life every day - cooking - is this incredible, horrific danger to women around the world.

I'm world famous, everywhere I go there are people who love me because of I've been able to bring them some joy from the movies I've made.

There is no glory in star or blossom till looked upon by a loving eye; There is no fragrance in April breezes till breathed with joy as they wander by.

As a columnist, I realize that whatever amount of corruption I expose, half my readers will block it out, although they may get a frisson of joy in the process.

Joy comes, grief goes, we know not how.

Things won are done, joy's soul lies in the doing.

I found more joy in sorrow than you could find in joy.

It is my hope that during my brief passage through this universe, that I may share with you the joy of hearing the music of the stars... knowing that the composer was from a distant place and the songs were written eons ago, which now fall gently on this place for all to hear.

I certainly wasn't happy. Happiness has to do with reason, and only reason earns it. What I was given was the thing you can't earn, and can't keep, and often don't even recognize at the time; I mean joy.

The adoring crowds and overwhelming Democratic support in the 2008 election was based largely on joy at jettisoning Bush and the appeal of electing a superbly qualified charismatic African American leader.

I have two extraordinary daughters, who, I can say proudly, are doing very well in school and in piano. Daughters are a father's joy.

Every cliche about kids is true; they grow up so quickly, you blink and they're gone, and you have to spend the time with them now. But that's a joy.

Pilots take no special joy in walking. Pilots like flying.

And that's how it is in America. We look to our communities, our faiths, our families for our joy, our support, in good times and bad. It is both how we live our lives and why we live our lives.

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.

A lot of more modern films seem to just be out for violence or sex or what have you, without relating it to what's going within human beings. But every now and then one comes along that does that, and it's a joy.

When you get pure joy out of 'being' rather than 'doing' or 'seeing,' that's when you realize how big and unexplainable some things are and being a dad is one of those very few things.

There are souls in this world which have the gift of finding joy everywhere and of leaving it behind them when they go.

When we finally came to start work on this, the joy was it was only Joel and I, we didn't have to answer to anybody, and we didn't have to submit a screen play or anything like that. We just wrote it and then made it.

I've always associated the moment of writing with a moment of lift, of joy, of unexpected reward.

Believe me, I understand the need for easy and speedy. After a 12-hour day of shooting 'Chopped,' say, I'm talking stir-fry, spaghetti, heck, peanut-butter sandwiches. But that's not about the joy of food. That's survival.

The joy of working at something to find out what it means to me is what I grew up with.

Being a mum has made me a lot more responsible, it's not just me anymore. But it's also brought me the most joy ever!

If I have known much trouble in my youth, I have also known much joy.

Joy, temperance, and repose, slam the door on the doctor's nose.

There's room for the Gap, but the joy of dressing is an art.

Balance, peace, and joy are the fruit of a successful life. It starts with recognizing your talents and finding ways to serve others by using them.

In contentment and joy are found the height and perfection of all love towards our neighbor.