Quotes About Joy

You don't expect to be touched by comedy. But when it happens, it's beautiful.

I am very happy that the kind of work that I have done has touched people's lives.

Well, there's nothing more touching than putting a smile on a kid's face when you can.

Creativity is all around us, and some of the funniest, most beautiful, and touching moments happen when you least expect it.

When you're out there and you see how excited the kids get to talk to you and how much they enjoy watching us play, it's really touching and I think we all appreciate what we do so much more when you see the excitement that you bring; especially with the kids.

Short stories consume you faster. They're connected to brevity. With the short story, you are up against mortality. I know how tough they are as a form, but they're also a total joy.

Parenting is tough.

I'd love to do something funny. Our work often deals with tough subjects. You do your research and it can be quite dark. So after all these years of drama, I'd like to go to work someday with the sole intention of making people laugh.

Not to be able to move around or do things without thinking - that's tough. I may end up that way, but if I do, I hope to hell my intellect will take over, and I'll find some kind of joy and a way to contribute.

Going through all of this physical stuff, it's been a tough job. But I've loved every second of my life.

No matter what kind of tough times you're going through, if you can get a night out with friends and really just lose yourself in the music, that's just straight-up good for you, you know?

I genuinely like to make people laugh. It is one of the toughest things to do.

We're happier when we're with friends on tour.

Ross Noble at the Leicester De Montfort Hall on his Randomist tour - it's the only time I've hurt from laughing at a standup comedian.

Seeing my daughter for the first time after I came back from the tour was just a life-changing experience... it still blows my mind.

When I got my tour card I cried. When I got my first win - and my first pay check - I cried. All these things make me cry.

I love making music, and I love touring. I love that I get to wake up and play music. I don't like being away from my wife and kids.

Being in a rock band is about touring. It's about writing songs and it's about making records but it's also about taking a wonderful smile onto that stage and making the people feel good about themselves.

The great thing about kids is the immediate gratification. As soon as I get home from touring, my wife and kids become my life. There is nothing sweeter.

It's really, really cool when you win a tournament. And it's great for the people who go on the journey with you.

It's great to look back at when we used to play in the neighbourhood, seeing mum shouting and also how we grew up playing in football tournaments between the estates. We'd go to another estate and play them. Also, seeing yourself progress bit by bit - those are all happy memories.

The thing is, it's not good anyway for eight-year-olds to be out there playing tennis tournaments so soon in their lives. But when I did get to play in a tournament, when I was nine, I was overjoyed.

I love my lecture tours. I get up onstage. I have my stack of books and a glass of water and a microphone. No podium, no distance between me and the audience, and I just talk to people and get all excited and tell a lot of jokes, and sing some songs, and read from my work and remind people how powerful they are and how beautiful they are.

Your intuition will tell you where you need to go; it will connect you with people you should meet; it will guide you toward work that is meaningful for you - work that brings you joy, work that feels right for you.