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,

And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full.

Alice Sebold

To me, the idea of heaven would give you certain pleasures, certain joys - but it's very important to have an intellectual understanding of why you want those things.

Robert Kiyosaki

Do not let fear of failure overwhelms joy success

Phil Gramm

Half the world does not know the joys of wearing cotton underwear.

What of this world but joys and sorrows.

J. Tillman

With sad music, or music that's perceived as sad, there's a sense of solidarity that can be really powerful. My songs are all joyful to me.

John Wilmot

Womankind more joy discovers, Making fools, than keeping lovers

Carles Puyol

It was time for some joy. We had to suffer.

Kenneth Turan

Things get better when Joy hears about a televised way to sell products and makes a connection with QVC. She convinces an executive there, played by Bradley Cooper, to let her appear as herself.

Kathleen Norris

I was taught that I had to 'master' subjects. But who can 'master' beauty, or peace, or joy?

Julia Child

...the waiters carried themselves with a quiet joy, as if their entire mission in life was to make their customers feel comfortable and well tended.

Jim Dale

The joy about the recording is that you are your own boss. You don't have a director telling you how to do it.