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Joy Quotes
"We should all do what, in the long run, gives us joy, even if it is only picking grapes or sorting the laundry."
Joy,
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"And her laugh was enough to make you want to kick over what you were doing and follow her down the street."
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"Just smile, breath, and give thanks (and there is always a reason to), because it beats the hell out of the alternative."
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"How does it save the world to reject unabashed joy when it is joy that saves us? Rejecting joy to stand in solidarity with the suffering doesn't rescue the suffering. The converse does."
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"Illusory joy is often worth more than genuine sorrow."
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"Find your own joy within and then greater joy will be added to you."
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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!"
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"It has been an ache and a joy both to look over this big shoulder of mine at all my yesterdays."
Joy,
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"Laughter and imagination can overcome any ill-felt sensations."
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"She threw back her head with a laugh that made her chins ripple like little waves."
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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."
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"The source of one's joy is also often the source of one's sorrow."
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"If you dance, you'll feel more joyful. Just thinking isn't going to make you feel better. Think about how joyful you'll feel as you dance. Don't repeat the foolishness of putting off dancing as you debate whether dance will really bring you joy. We feel joy as soon as we dance. Everything is like that."
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"All around the dining hall, you can feel the rejuvenating effect that a good meal can bring on. The way it can make people kinder, funnier, more optimistic, and remind them it's not a mistake to go on living. It's better than any medicine."
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"Embrace your inner lunatic. Fun times guaranteed."
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"Be happy for no reason, like a child. If you are happy for a reason, you're in trouble, because that reason can be taken from you."
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"I pictured a girl who made every moment, everything she touched, and everyone around her feel lighter and sweeter."
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"If you suddenly and unexpectedly feel joy, don't hesitate. Give in to it. There are plenty of lives and whole towns destroyed or about to be. We are not wise, and not very often kind. And much can never be redeemed. Still life has some possibility left. Perhaps this is its way of fighting back, that sometimes something happened better than all the riches or power in the world. It could be anything, but very likely you notice it in the instant when love begins. Anyway, that's often the case. Anyway, whatever it is, don't be afraid of its plenty. Joy is not made to be a crumb. (Don't Hesitate)"
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"Let each Soulful insight, encourage you to - joyfully partake of Christmas in your own way."
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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."
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"We have to embrace obstacles to reach the next stage of 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."
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"There's nothing like deep breaths after laughing that hard. Nothing in the world like a sore stomach for the right reasons."
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"A part of me sought the light in all the people I knew, but with the Shadows, it was like bringing them back from a subterfuge comma. Literally tearing the veil of blackness down and showing them the luminescence of light."
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