Joy Quotes
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The art of music is so deep and profound that to approach it very seriously only is not enough. One must approach music with a serious rigor and, at the same time, with a great, affectionate joy.
Nadia Boulanger
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One of the accidental joys of my writing life has been that I've had some lovely, surprisingly good fortune with readers, and I've brought readers to my dad's work. I can't tell you the joy that gives me. Because my father's work was masterful.
Andre Dubus III
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The most astonishing joy is to receive from the muses the gift of a whole lyric.
James Broughton
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And whoso is found a faithful, a just, and a wise steward shall enter into the joy of his Lord, and shall inherit eternal life.
Quentin L. Cook
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I'm fascinated by simple joy.
Ze Frank
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I would like to stress that the obligation of being Queen has always been driven by joy. The joy is rooted in the warmth that has met me and my family everywhere through every year, in celebration and joy as in sorrow, in the so-called 'big days', as well as in everyday life.
Margrethe II of Denmark
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Always remember, joy is not incidental to spiritual quest. It is vital.
Nachman of Breslov
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In joy or sadness, flowers are our constant friends.
Okakura Kakuzo
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Now I know that at the heart of the universe is joy.
Paul Claudel
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I was doing theatre when somebody noticed me and referred me to Raju Hirani. And Raju saw me on camera, and there, I was a heavy guy with long hair. But I got selected for the role of Joy in '3 Idiots.'
Ali Fazal
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To-day, whatever may annoy,The word for me is Joy, just simple Joy.
John Kendrick Bangs
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Within your magic web of hair, lies furledThe fire and splendour of the ancient world;The dire gold of the comet's wind-blown hair;The songs that turned to gold the evening airWhen all the stars of heaven sang for joy.
Edith Sitwell
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I lived to play basketball. Growing up as a kid, Bill Russell and the Boston Celtics were my favorite team. The way they played, the teamwork, the sacrifice, the commitment, the joy, the camaraderie, the relationship with the fans.
Bill Walton
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My girls and I regularly go through their rooms to find clothes and toys to donate to charities. I firmly believe that children who have been given so much need to experience the joy that comes from giving.
Kimora Lee Simmons
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A genius of comedy His talent brought joy and Laughter to all the world.
Oliver Hardy
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Schools should be places of learning and joy, not testing and agita.
Randi Weingarten
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I think the idea of being on stage and playing for people, and being able to inject a little bit of joy into their lives is a really exciting concept for me. That's definitely why I make music. It's never been for any kind of materialistic reasons, so that thought of being able to be up on stage, and being able to give something to someone in a moment of need for them - that gets me up in the morning; that really excites me.
Kimbra Lee Johnson
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You must submit to supreme suffering in order to discover the completion of joy.
John Calvin
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Excess of joy is harder to bear than any amount of sorrow.
Honore de Balzac
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The ineffable joy of forgiving and being forgiven forms an ecstasy that might well arouse the envy of the gods.
Elbert Hubbard
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Life without absorbing occupation is hell - joy consists in forgetting life.
Elbert Hubbard
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...nothing is desperately important and the joy of life is just looking at it.
Alec Guinness
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We didn't play any Joy Division songs for 10 years after the start of New Order, which was a very honourable thing to do even if it meant shooting ourselves in the foot.
Bernard Sumner Bad Lieutenant
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The joy of being a consumer is that it doesn't require thought, responsibility, self-awareness or shame: All you have to do is obey the first urge that gurgles up from your stomach. And then obey the next. And the next. And the next.
Matt Taibbi