Famous Quotes & Sayings

In general, people know (Russell) was an artist. My joy is letting people know he was a storyteller and a writer, too.

Willa Cather

Oh, this is the joy of the rose;That it blows,And goes.

It was a day of joy in the market after such a long time of losses.

Dorothy Day

It is not easy always to be joyful, to keep in mind the duty of delight.

Dorothy Day

You will know your vocation by the joy that it brings you. You will know. You will know when it's right.

Don Piper

I have absolutely no fear of death. Why would I? There's nothing to fear-only joy to experience.

Don Henley

For every moment of joy Every hour of fear For every winding road that brought me here For every breath, for every day of living This is my Thanksgiving

William Wordsworth

I hear, I hear, with joy I hear!

Jack Kornfield

To become mindful … present … is really the invitation to work with the joys and the sorrows of the world, and to do so with this gift, this capacity of loving awareness, of attention that actually can be present for the whole dance.

Jack Kornfield

Live in joy, luminosity, and peace even among the troubles of the world. Remember who you are.

Jack Canfield

Anything that's motivated from fear will ultimately take you down the wrong road and lead you in a cul de sac, anything motivated from purpose, from joy, and from love will take you on an evolutionary path to greater and greater happiness.

Jack Canfield

The things that bring you the greatest joy are in alignment with your purpose.

J. D. Salinger

Happiness is a solid and joy is a liquid.

J. I. Packer

Joy is a condition that is experienced, but it is more than a feeling; it is, primarily, a state of mind.

Isabelle Adjani

There has also been much love, joy, evidence of admiration, there has never been one without the other.

Jack Kerouac

The more ups and downs, the more joy I feel. The greater the fear, the greater the happiness I feel.

Jack Kerouac

The first sip [of tea] is joy, the second is gladness, the third is serenity, the fourth is madness, the fifth is ecstasy.

Alex Padilla

If I was the governor, I wouldn't be jumping up and down for joy here,

I like to do things not for rewards or recognition, but...just because they are my passion and I just love to do them for the joy I receive.

Jay Cutler

But this year has just been a joy so far.

Ricardo Lagos

This is a day of joy and national unity,

Neil Gaiman

Joy and sorrow are like milk and cookies. That's how well they go together.

John Piper

If you live gladly to make others glad in God, your life will be hard, your risks will be high, and your joy will be full.

John Wayne

Let's say I hope that I appeal to the more carefree times in a person's life rather than to his reasoning adulthood. I'd just like to be an image that reminds someone of joy rather than of the problems of the world.

John Wesley

Singing is as much the language of holy joy as praying is of holy desire.

John Sterling

Poetry is in itself strength and joy, whether it be crowned by all mankind, or left alone in its own magic hermitage.

John Steinbeck

Riches seem to come to the poor in spirit, the poor in interest and joy. To put it straight - the very rich are a poor bunch of bastards

John Steinbeck

And her joy was nearly like sorrow.

John Scofield

When you compare music, you lose the joy of listening to it.

John Piper

To see Him and know Him and be in His presence is the soul’s final feast. Beyond this there is no quest. Words fail. We call it pleasure, joy, delight. But these are weak pointers to the unspeakable experience.

John Piper

We make a god out of whatever we find most joy in. So find your joy in God and be done with all idolatry.

John Piper

God is not a killjoy; he just opposes what kills joy.

John Piper

We do not choose suffering simply because we are told to, but because the one who tells us to describes it as the path to everlasting joy.