Joy Quotes
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Despite my solitary life, I have found infinite joy in books and writing, and am by far too much interested in the affairs of the world to quit the scene before Nature shall claim me.
H. P. Lovecraft
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At each level of gratitude our soul's capacity deepens, starting with contentment to meaningfulness, and finally, to pure joy.
M. J. Ryan
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He knew she was there by the joy and fear that overwhelmed his heart.
Leo Tolstoy
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The boundless capacity of the African American spirit in this country to say Hallelujah anyhow, to use our joy as a weapon, to use our creativity as a weapon, to use our moral clarity and our deep experience as a weapon not just to save Black people but to save all of these people.
Van Jones
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I came from the musical stage. My first show was '110 In The Shade.' I started as a ballet dancer and then sort of gravitated toward musical theater, so any time I got asked to sing or dance, it was a joy for me.
Lesley Ann Warren
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There's nothing in this world can make me joy: Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man; And bitter shame hath spoil'd the sweet world's taste That it yields nought but shame and bitterness.
William Shakespeare
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“We must begin with thanksgiving for everything. The beginning of joy is to be content with your situation.”
Ambrose of Optina
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Divine love is perfect peace and joy, it is a freedom from all disquiet, it is all content and happiness; and makes everything to rejoice in itself.
William Law
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Free will, though it makes evil possible, also makes possible any love or goodness or joy worth having.
C. S. Lewis
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I guess I write four or five hours a day, but I do it seven days a week. It's very disciplined, yes, but it's joy for me.
James Patterson
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When the baptism of the penguins was known in Paradise, it caused neither joy nor sorrow, but an extreme surprise. The Lord himself was embarrassed. He gathered an assembly of clerics and doctors, and asked them whether they regarded the baptism as valid.
Anatole France
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Part of the joy of looking at art is getting in sync in some ways with the decision-making process that the artist used and the record that's embedded in the work.
Chuck Close
