Joy Quotes
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'Grigory Petrovitch, let us weep, let us weep with joy!' he said in a thin voice, and then at once burst out laughing in a loud bass guffaw. 'Ho-ho-ho! This is a fine daughter-in-law for you too! Everything is in its place in her; all runs smoothly, no creaking, the mechanism works well, lots of screws in it.'
Anton Chekhov -
How beautiful she is, Our Lady of compassion! How dear! How utterly unselfish! How filled with joy for Him - and us - in the depths of her own agony and desolation!
Alphonsus Liguori
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Don't look for obscure formulas or mystery in my work. It is pure joy that I offer you. Look at my sculptures until you see them. Those closest to God have seen them.
Constantin Brancusi -
There are a few songwriters in bands I really relate to that write a certain type of joy, because a lot of artists don't really write joy. It's a thing only a few people do.
Mark Foster Foster the People -
It means that if they misunderstood Comfort and Joy, they misunderstood my other films.
Bill Forsyth -
I love to see when ya move with the rhythm; I love to see when you're dancing from within; It gives great joy to feel such sweet togetherness, everyone doing and they're doing their best!
Bob Marley -
The scientist finds his reward in what Henri Poincare calls the joy of comprehension, and not in the possibility of application to which any discovery may lead.
Albert Einstein -
A little longer, and thy Heart, Belovèd,Shall beat for ever with a Love divine;And joy so pure, so mighty, so eternal,No creature knows and lives, will then be thine.A little longer yet - and angel voicesShall ring in heavenly chant upon thine ear;Angels and Saints await thee, and God needs thee:Beloved, can we bid thee linger here!
Adelaide Anne Procter
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Work is a wonderful regulator of mind and body. I forget all sorrow, grief, bitterness, and I even ignore them altogether in the joy of working.
Camille Pissarro -
See golden days, fruitful of golden deeds, With joy and love triumphing.
John Milton -
In my family, there was not an abundance of wealth, but there was an abundance of love. So there was always humor, and there was joy and there was comfort and there was this environment just to have a good time.
Lauryn Hill Fugees -
I get great joy from creating the perfect Norman Rockwell holiday. This is why I think I might be Martha Stewart's brother from another mother.
Jesse Tyler Ferguson -
The secret of joy in work is contained in one word - excellence. To know how to do something well is to enjoy it.
Pearl S. Buck -
I am still a very optimistic person. I continue to do work with joy.
Patti Smith
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Pleasure's a Moth, that sleeps by day And dances by false glare at night; But Joy's a Butterfly, that loves To spread its wings in Nature's light.
W. H. Davies -
They tell us it will be about 'emotions' and 'friendship,' that it will be a night of joy. Who are they kidding?
Ai Weiwei -
Nobody can be happy. You could have moments of happiness, moments of joy. But life is very difficult. Unless you're a total idiot. Then you can be happy.
Irvin Kershner -
God has blessed me with an amazing family, friends and work colleagues that have been my joy, my support, and my sanity. I don't know what I'd do without them.
Josie Loren -
Music expresses longing and love and joy better than any piece of dialogue you can ever write.
Marsha Norman -
Fred didn't have a favourite colour. He was just pleased that he could see all of the colours in the colour chart. That was his wish for everyone. Fred wanted people to experience the joy of seeing vivid colours - in nature: the greens and browns of the mountains; in their work: the orange, red and black of the back of the retina; and in life.
Gabi Hollows
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I baked the coffee cake recipe from 'The Joy of Cooking' over and over again when I was a kid.
Alex Guarnaschelli -
The dark today leads into light tomorrow. There is no endless joy, and yet no endless sorrow.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox -
There is nothing in afflictions which ought to disturb our joy.
John Calvin -
Do not be afraid to say 'yes' to Jesus, to find your joy in doing his will, giving yourself completely to the pursuit of holiness, and using all your talents in the service of others!
Pope Benedict XVI