Quotes About Joy

Best of all is it to preserve everything in a pure, still heart, and let there be for every pulse a thanksgiving, and for every breath a song.

He deserves Paradise who makes his companions laugh.

Wealth and children are the adornment of life.

Being a mom is what life is about. I hope people realize what the priorities in life should be and know not everything has to be perfect.

She looked up at the sky, now tinged with orange. "Please live. Talk, think, act. And sometimes listen to music..." She stopped briefly. "Look at paintings, allow yourself to be moved. Laugh a lot, and at times, cry. And if you find a wonderful girl, then you go for her, and love her.

You wear nice clothes, you seek respect, you make a lot of money, but what's the point? It's all pointless. Of course, this kind of meaninglessness might suit this crappy nation. But, you see, we still have emotions like joy and happiness, right? They may not mount to much. But they fill up our emptiness. That's the only explanation I have.

Let's put the fun back in funeral!

People think happiness will simply fall into their laps. You have to aspire to it. And sometimes you have to seize it when it's kicking and screaming.

Tell the truth. Sing with passion. Work with laughter. Love with heart. 'Cause that's all that matters in the end.

First love is often blinding. ... The pure & sensuous joy of bodies falling into souls & hearts, & the delicious tumble of hearts that wraps us up inside of something that is often nothing more than a purely physical moment.

She orders everyone to their feet & to their drink & to the junction where they can hold their love loves in a place of honor & delight. ... Celebrate the life that was before the death & what it gave you, & what you have even now.

There has to be a moment when you choose happiness, when you stand up, raise your face towards the sun, and just grab joy and put it in a place where no one can ever take it away from you.

When we live in anything less than righteousness, peace and joy, we are not experiencing everything that our Lord paid for.

We have to remind ourselves that we are Kingdom people destined to live in righteousness, peace and joy. We continually must cultivate the garden of our hearts by feeding the soil of our minds with truth. We must refuse to believe lies about ourselves that sow weed seed into our beings, seeds that destroy our confidence and undermine our destiny. And finally, we must water the orchard of our hearts with words that build, edify and comfort us, realizing that we are the beloved of God.

The good, the bad, the hardship, the joy, the tragedy, love, and happiness are all interwoven into one single indescribable whole that is called life.

Taking in the good, whenever and wherever we find it, gives us new eyes for seeing and living.

Beauty is that in the presence of which we feel more alive.

Hope is an orientation, an insistence on wresting wisdom and joy from the endlessly fickle fabric of space and time.

Stop smiling. Every time you smile, an angel dies.

God must've had single women in mind when he invented dogs

Then James took Parker's hands, and without waiting, gave her a long, hot kiss that made her nearly forget there were a hundred people watching. Then he pulled back and smiled that full, wonderful grin, his dark eyes so happy. "Parker," he said, "always lovely to see you.

You didn't break my heart, I say. "You filled it up.

comparison was the thief of joy, as Teddy Roosevelt had once

Dogs. The best work God had ever done.