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Joy Quotes

"At the height of laughter, the universe is flung into a kaleidoscope of new possibilities."

"At the height of laughter, the universe is flung into a kaleidoscope of new possibilities."

Jean Houston, American Author

Joy, Kaleidoscope, Laughter, Possibilities, Universe

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"The grace is being able to like rock music, symphony music, jazz, anything that contains the original energy of joy."

"The grace is being able to like rock music, symphony music, jazz, anything that contains the original energy of joy."

Charles Bukowski, American Author

Joy, Music, Grace, Freedom

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"The source of one's joy is also often the source of one's sorrow."

"The source of one's joy is also often the source of one's sorrow."

Jessamyn West, American Author

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"I've been through some dark times but I've experienced joy too. Now that joy can't be suppressed."

"I've been through some dark times but I've experienced joy too. Now that joy can't be suppressed."

Michelle Shocked, American Musician

4

"We are both drawn to surreal situations so the writing was a joy."

"We are both drawn to surreal situations so the writing was a joy."

Dylan Moran, Irish Comedian

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"Nobody understands another's sorrow, and nobody another's joy."

"Nobody understands another's sorrow, and nobody another's joy."

Franz Schubert, Austrian Composer

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"I believe in joy, but I believe in the flip-side, agony."

"I believe in joy, but I believe in the flip-side, agony."

Mercedes McCambridge, American Actress

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"The joy late coming late departs."

"The joy late coming late departs."

Lewis J. Bates, American Educator

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"For me, the great joy is to watch an audience watching what I've made. To hear not a peep from the audience at the right moment, and then to hear the laughs and the cheers."

"For me, the great joy is to watch an audience watching what I've made. To hear not a peep from the audience at the right moment, and then to hear the laughs and the cheers."

Michael Bay, American Director

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"The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding."

"The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding."

Leonardo da Vinci, Italian Artist

Joy, Pleasure, Understanding

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"Let a joy keep you. Reach out your hands and take it when it runs by."

"Let a joy keep you. Reach out your hands and take it when it runs by."

Carl Sandburg, American Poet

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"If the machines can take the drudgery out of it and just leave us with the joy of drawing, then that's the best of both worlds - and I'll use those computers!"

"If the machines can take the drudgery out of it and just leave us with the joy of drawing, then that's the best of both worlds - and I'll use those computers!"

Don Bluth, American Artist

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"I found more joy in sorrow than you could find in joy."

"I found more joy in sorrow than you could find in joy."

Sara Teasdale, American Author

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"There is no joy so great as that of reporting that a good play has come to town."

"There is no joy so great as that of reporting that a good play has come to town."

Brooks Atkinson, American Critic

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"A joyful person is one who deals daily with their problems, faithfully and obediently counting their trials as joy."

"A joyful person is one who deals daily with their problems, faithfully and obediently counting their trials as joy."

Elizabeth George, American Author

Joy, Faith, Daily, Obedience

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"The only joy I had was writing what was. That book was. It no longer amuses me to be all the things I was when I wrote that. But it is my story as I was then."

"The only joy I had was writing what was. That book was. It no longer amuses me to be all the things I was when I wrote that. But it is my story as I was then."

Mary MacLane, Canadian Writer

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"Those who remain unmoved by the wind of joy silently follow the Path."

"Those who remain unmoved by the wind of joy silently follow the Path."

Bodhidharma, Indian Leader

4

"Believe in your power to make happiness a choice-do so every day, until it becomes a lifelong habit."

"Believe in your power to make happiness a choice-do so every day, until it becomes a lifelong habit."

Susan C. Young, American Author

Joy, Happiness, Power, Truth, Today

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"Illusory joy is often worth more than genuine sorrow."

"Illusory joy is often worth more than genuine sorrow."

Rene Descartes, French Mathematician

Joy, Sorrow, Worth

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"Happy people tend to be those who take pleasure in simple things."

"Happy people tend to be those who take pleasure in simple things."

Auliq Ice, Ugandan Economist

Joy, Happiness, Simplicity, Life

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"Happiness has its source in positive feelings, while joy has its source in Jesus."

"Happiness has its source in positive feelings, while joy has its source in Jesus."

Jim George, American Author

Joy, Happiness, Faith, Emotion

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"No matter what the situation may be, I still take pleasure in witnessing the joy of others."

"No matter what the situation may be, I still take pleasure in witnessing the joy of others."

Haruki Murakami, Japanese Writer

Joy, Happiness, Pleasure, Empathy

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"Pain is pain, joy is joy - you can't avoid bringing pieces of yourself into a role."

"Pain is pain, joy is joy - you can't avoid bringing pieces of yourself into a role."

Joshua Leonard, American Actor

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"All beautiful and noble qualities have been united in me... I shall be the fruit which will leave eternal vitality behind even after its decay. How great must be your joy, therefore, to have given birth to me."

"All beautiful and noble qualities have been united in me... I shall be the fruit which will leave eternal vitality behind even after its decay. How great must be your joy, therefore, to have given birth to me."

Egon Schiele, Austrian Artist

Joy, United, Vitality, Will

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"It appears to me impossible that I should cease to exist, or that this active, restless spirit, equally alive to joy and sorrow, should be only organized dust."

"It appears to me impossible that I should cease to exist, or that this active, restless spirit, equally alive to joy and sorrow, should be only organized dust."

Mary Wollstonecraft, British Writer

Joy, Sorrow, Spirit

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"I don't quite jump for joy, but I am awfully glad to see him."

"I don't quite jump for joy, but I am awfully glad to see him."

Anne Bancroft, American Actress

3

"Sing the songs of joy to the Lord, serve the Name of the Lord, and become the servant of His servants."

"Sing the songs of joy to the Lord, serve the Name of the Lord, and become the servant of His servants."

Guru Nanak, Indian Philosopher

Joy, Name, Songs

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"It is only in sorrow bad weather masters us; in joy we face the storm and defy it."

"It is only in sorrow bad weather masters us; in joy we face the storm and defy it."

Amelia Barr, American Novelist

Joy, Sorrow, Weather

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"Collecting is my joy; it gives me great satisfaction."

"Collecting is my joy; it gives me great satisfaction."

Ursula Andress, Swiss Actress

Joy, Satisfaction

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"I feel a sense of sadness and joy. Mostly sadness though about what I've experienced and sadness about what others have experienced in reference to the stroke."

"I feel a sense of sadness and joy. Mostly sadness though about what I've experienced and sadness about what others have experienced in reference to the stroke."

Luther Vandross, American Musician

Joy, Sadness, Sense

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"We never taste a perfect joy; our happiest successes are mixed with sadness."

"We never taste a perfect joy; our happiest successes are mixed with sadness."

Pierre Corneille, French Dramatist

Joy, Sadness, Taste

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"Joy always came after pain."

"Joy always came after pain."

Guillaume Apollinaire, French Novelist

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"Pleasant it is, when over a great sea the winds trouble the waters, to gaze from shore upon another's great tribulation; not because any man's troubles are a delectable joy, but because to perceive you are free of them yourself is pleasant."

"Pleasant it is, when over a great sea the winds trouble the waters, to gaze from shore upon another's great tribulation; not because any man's troubles are a delectable joy, but because to perceive you are free of them yourself is pleasant."

Lucretius, Roman Poet

Joy, Man, Sea, Trouble

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"I've always associated the moment of writing with a moment of lift, of joy, of unexpected reward."

"I've always associated the moment of writing with a moment of lift, of joy, of unexpected reward."

Seamus Heaney, Irish Poet

Joy, Reward, Writing

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"Pleasure usually takes the form of me and now; joy is us and always."

"Pleasure usually takes the form of me and now; joy is us and always."

Marvin J. Ashton, American Clergyman

Joy, Now, Pleasure

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"Words are less needful to sorrow than to joy."

"Words are less needful to sorrow than to joy."

Helen Hunt Jackson, American Writer

Joy, Sorrow, Words

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"Happiness is so simple in life:If I laugh then you are laughing too."

"Happiness is so simple in life:If I laugh then you are laughing too."

Sir Kristian Goldmund Aumann, British Musician

Joy, Happiness, Laughter, Connection

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"Joy is spiritual. It is different from pleasure."

"Joy is spiritual. It is different from pleasure."

Osho, Indian Philosopher

Joy, Spirituality

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"I pictured a girl who made every moment, everything she touched, and everyone around her feel lighter and sweeter."

"I pictured a girl who made every moment, everything she touched, and everyone around her feel lighter and sweeter."

Rainbow Rowell, American Author

Joy, Inspirational, Impact, Presence

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"Dance in the rain, follow the path of lovely lanes, you are what you always wanted to be, so chill out, dear friend!"

"Dance in the rain, follow the path of lovely lanes, you are what you always wanted to be, so chill out, dear friend!"

Santosh Kalwar, Nepalese Poet

Joy, Dance, Rain, Path, Friend

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"Joy, temperance, and repose, slam the door on the doctor's nose."

"Joy, temperance, and repose, slam the door on the doctor's nose."

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, American Poet

Joy, Temperance

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"Raising kids is part joy and part guerilla warfare."

"Raising kids is part joy and part guerilla warfare."

Ed Asner, American Actor

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"The joy of life is variety the tenderest love requires to be renewed by intervals of absence."

"The joy of life is variety the tenderest love requires to be renewed by intervals of absence."

Samuel Johnson, English Author

Joy, Variety, Love, Truth

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"Shared joy is increased, shared pain is lessened."

"Shared joy is increased, shared pain is lessened."

Spider Robinson, Canadian Writer

3

"Find your own joy within and then greater joy will be added to you."

"Find your own joy within and then greater joy will be added to you."

Bryant McGill, American Poet

Joy, Happiness, Inspirational, Truth, Power

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"Do not be afraid that joy will make the pain worse; it is needed like the air we breathe."

"Do not be afraid that joy will make the pain worse; it is needed like the air we breathe."

Goran Persson, Swedish Politician

Joy, Pain, Will

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"Sharing life brings the greatest joy."

"Sharing life brings the greatest joy."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Joy, Sharing, Life, Truth

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"Joy is a gift of life, so fill your life with joy and then give it away."

"Joy is a gift of life, so fill your life with joy and then give it away."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Joy, Life, Giving

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"Forgive me, Spirit of my spirit, for this, that I have found it easier to read the mystery told in tears and understood Thee better in sorrow than in joy."

"Forgive me, Spirit of my spirit, for this, that I have found it easier to read the mystery told in tears and understood Thee better in sorrow than in joy."

George William Russell, Irish Writer

Joy, Mystery, Sorrow, Spirit

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"To fill your life with joy and happiness, the greatest gift that you can give is love and kindness. Wishing you a memorable birthday!"

"To fill your life with joy and happiness, the greatest gift that you can give is love and kindness. Wishing you a memorable birthday!"

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Joy, Happiness, Life, Kindness

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