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"Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy."
Nhat Hanh
"Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy."
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"There are those who give with joy, and that joy is their reward."
Khalil Gibran
"There are those who give with joy, and that joy is their reward."
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"Man cannot live without joy; therefore when he is deprived of true spiritual joys it is necessary that he become addicted to carnal pleasures."
Thomas Aquinas
"Man cannot live without joy; therefore when he is deprived of true spiritual joys it is necessary that he become addicted to carnal pleasures."
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"I've run the Boston Marathon 6 times before. I think the best aspects of the marathon are the beautiful changes of the scenery along the route and the warmth of the people's support. I feel happier every time I enter this marathon."
Haruki Murakami
"I've run the Boston Marathon 6 times before. I think the best aspects of the marathon are the beautiful changes of the scenery along the route and the warmth of the people's support. I feel happier every time I enter this marathon."
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"The only joy in the world is to begin."
Cesare Pavese
"The only joy in the world is to begin."
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"Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, it only saps today of its joy."
Leo Buscaglia
"Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, it only saps today of its joy."
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"How often is happiness destroyed by preparation, foolish preparation!"
Jane Austen
"How often is happiness destroyed by preparation, foolish preparation!"
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"It is a happy talent to know how to play."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
"It is a happy talent to know how to play."
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"I really feel like the gift is also the curse. It's always half-and-half. Whatever brings you the most joy will also probably bring you the most pain. Always a price to pay."
Alice Hoffman
"I really feel like the gift is also the curse. It's always half-and-half. Whatever brings you the most joy will also probably bring you the most pain. Always a price to pay."
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"To photograph is to hold one's breath, when all faculties converge to capture fleeting reality. It's at that precise moment that mastering an image becomes a great physical and intellectual joy."
Henri Cartier-Bresson
"To photograph is to hold one's breath, when all faculties converge to capture fleeting reality. It's at that precise moment that mastering an image becomes a great physical and intellectual joy."
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"I have no name: I am but two days old. What shall I call thee? I happy am, Joy is my name. Sweet joy befall thee!"
William Blake
"I have no name: I am but two days old. What shall I call thee? I happy am, Joy is my name. Sweet joy befall thee!"
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"I know the joy of fishes in the river through my own joy, as I go walking along the same river."
Zhuang Zi
"I know the joy of fishes in the river through my own joy, as I go walking along the same river."
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"The joy that isn't shared dies young."
Anne Sexton
"The joy that isn't shared dies young."
Joy,
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"Laughing deeply is living deeply."
Milan Kundera
"Laughing deeply is living deeply."
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"I am not finding pregnancy much of a joy. I am afraid of childbirth, but I am afraid I can't find a way of avoiding it."
Brigitte Bardot
"I am not finding pregnancy much of a joy. I am afraid of childbirth, but I am afraid I can't find a way of avoiding it."
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"There is nothing greater than the joy of composing something oneself and then listening to it."
Clara Schumann
"There is nothing greater than the joy of composing something oneself and then listening to it."
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"I enjoy writing, sometimes; I think that most writers will tell you about the agony of writing more than the joy of writing, but writing is what I was meant to do."
Leon Uris
"I enjoy writing, sometimes; I think that most writers will tell you about the agony of writing more than the joy of writing, but writing is what I was meant to do."
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"You may imagine the joy manifested by these poor Africans, when they heard one of their own color address them in a friendly manner, and in a language they could comprehend!"
Lewis Tappan
"You may imagine the joy manifested by these poor Africans, when they heard one of their own color address them in a friendly manner, and in a language they could comprehend!"
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"Collecting is my joy; it gives me great satisfaction."
Ursula Andress
"Collecting is my joy; it gives me great satisfaction."
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"I have drunken deep of joy, And I will taste no other wine tonight."
Percy Bysshe Shelley
"I have drunken deep of joy, And I will taste no other wine tonight."
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"Find a place inside where there's joy, and the joy will burn out the pain."
Joseph Campbell
"Find a place inside where there's joy, and the joy will burn out the pain."
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"Life is . Life is dance. Dance with your own rhythm. . Dance with your own rhythm."
Lailah Gifty Akita
"Life is . Life is dance. Dance with your own rhythm. . Dance with your own rhythm."
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"See, unlike most hackers, I get little joy out of figuring out how to install the latest toy."
Jamie Zawinski
"See, unlike most hackers, I get little joy out of figuring out how to install the latest toy."
Joy,
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"Joy is a subtle elf; I think one's happiest when he forgets himself."
Cyril Tourneur
"Joy is a subtle elf; I think one's happiest when he forgets himself."
Joy,
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"Let there be more joy and laughter in your living."
Eileen Caddy
"Let there be more joy and laughter in your living."
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"Joy is not in things; it is in us."
Richard Wagner
"Joy is not in things; it is in us."
Joy,
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"Nobody understands another's sorrow, and nobody another's joy."
Franz Schubert
"Nobody understands another's sorrow, and nobody another's joy."
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"It is only in sorrow bad weather masters us; in joy we face the storm and defy it."
Amelia Barr
"It is only in sorrow bad weather masters us; in joy we face the storm and defy it."
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"The joy of living is his who has the heart to demand it."
Theodore Roosevelt
"The joy of living is his who has the heart to demand it."
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"Garry Marshall is a joy. I feel so utterly safe in his hands."
Julie Andrews
"Garry Marshall is a joy. I feel so utterly safe in his hands."
Joy,
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"A little orange will put a spring into your day."
Anthony T. Hincks
"A little orange will put a spring into your day."
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"Live your life, sing your song. Not full of expectations. Not for the ovations. But for the joy of it."
Rasheed Ogunlaru
"Live your life, sing your song. Not full of expectations. Not for the ovations. But for the joy of it."
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"Laughter and imagination can overcome any ill-felt sensations."
Stanley Victor Paskavich
"Laughter and imagination can overcome any ill-felt sensations."
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"Happy people tend to be those who take pleasure in simple things."
Auliq Ice
"Happy people tend to be those who take pleasure in simple things."
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"Joy always follows on the heels of pain. If a person escapes a mindset that current events represent an ongoing tragedy, they will encounter and comprehend all the beauty that surrounds them. We find bliss by living alertly and unequivocally accepting whatever is occurring in the present moment. If a person realizes that the present moment is all that matters, they will gain an inner stillness and appreciate the beauty and joy of each day."
Kilroy J. Oldster
"Joy always follows on the heels of pain. If a person escapes a mindset that current events represent an ongoing tragedy, they will encounter and comprehend all the beauty that surrounds them. We find bliss by living alertly and unequivocally accepting whatever is occurring in the present moment. If a person realizes that the present moment is all that matters, they will gain an inner stillness and appreciate the beauty and joy of each day."
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"We are both drawn to surreal situations so the writing was a joy."
Dylan Moran
"We are both drawn to surreal situations so the writing was a joy."
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"The excursion is the same when you go looking for your sorrow as when you go looking for your joy."
Eudora Welty
"The excursion is the same when you go looking for your sorrow as when you go looking for your joy."
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"Our favourite amusement during that winter was tobogganing. In places the shore of the lake rises abruptly from the water's edge. Down these steep slopes we used to coast. We would get on our toboggan, a boy would give us a shove, and off we went! Plunging through drifts, leaping hollows, swooping down upon the lake, we would shoot across its gleaming surface to the opposite bank. What joy! What exhilarating madness! For one wild, glad moment we snapped the chain that binds us to earth, and joining hands with the winds we felt ourselves divine!"
Helen Keller
"Our favourite amusement during that winter was tobogganing. In places the shore of the lake rises abruptly from the water's edge. Down these steep slopes we used to coast. We would get on our toboggan, a boy would give us a shove, and off we went! Plunging through drifts, leaping hollows, swooping down upon the lake, we would shoot across its gleaming surface to the opposite bank. What joy! What exhilarating madness! For one wild, glad moment we snapped the chain that binds us to earth, and joining hands with the winds we felt ourselves divine!"
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"As a singer, the biggest joy I have are the arrangements."
Mel Torme
"As a singer, the biggest joy I have are the arrangements."
Joy,
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"The joy of working at something to find out what it means to me is what I grew up with."
Rita Dove
"The joy of working at something to find out what it means to me is what I grew up with."
Joy,
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"I'm youth, I'm joy, I'm a little bird that has broken out of the egg."
James M. Barrie
"I'm youth, I'm joy, I'm a little bird that has broken out of the egg."
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"There's a joy in writing short stories, a wonderful sense of reward when you pull certain things off."
Tobias Wolff
"There's a joy in writing short stories, a wonderful sense of reward when you pull certain things off."
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"The joy late coming late departs."
Lewis J. Bates
"The joy late coming late departs."
Joy,
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"I don't quite jump for joy, but I am awfully glad to see him."
Anne Bancroft
"I don't quite jump for joy, but I am awfully glad to see him."
Joy,
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"Sing the songs of joy to the Lord, serve the Name of the Lord, and become the servant of His servants."
Guru Nanak
"Sing the songs of joy to the Lord, serve the Name of the Lord, and become the servant of His servants."
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"The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding."
Leonardo da Vinci
"The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding."
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"There is no joy so great as that of reporting that a good play has come to town."
Brooks Atkinson
"There is no joy so great as that of reporting that a good play has come to town."
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"Happiness is so simple in life:If I laugh then you are laughing too."
Sir Kristian Goldmund Aumann
"Happiness is so simple in life:If I laugh then you are laughing too."
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"Because I actually find the next take after they've controlled it a little bit and repressed the laughter is actually a really interesting take, because that's still going on underneath the surface. That struggle to maintain composure becomes part of the joy of the scene."
Jay Roach
"Because I actually find the next take after they've controlled it a little bit and repressed the laughter is actually a really interesting take, because that's still going on underneath the surface. That struggle to maintain composure becomes part of the joy of the scene."
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"All things want to float as light as air through the world witnessing all that is. I am a mote of dust floating freely in the firmament, a person who merely is, and I feel full of joy for all worldly treasures, the immaculate gift of life."
Kilroy J. Oldster
"All things want to float as light as air through the world witnessing all that is. I am a mote of dust floating freely in the firmament, a person who merely is, and I feel full of joy for all worldly treasures, the immaculate gift of life."
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