Quotes About Joy

As a child, acting just seemed like a natural extension of my love of play - and if you've forgotten how to play, you shouldn't be an actor.

Dance kind of was always just a part of my natural state as a child. It's something that, whenever music was playing, I was dancing.

You've got to make yourself happy. I'm a happy person naturally.

I love when people are just naturally happy people.

A boy is naturally full of humor.

Art and activism seem to go together naturally, the idea being that if you're an entertainer, you can have a voice, and if you have a voice, you can make a difference. But if I were not an actress, I would still try to extend myself beyond my little micro-universe of my job, family and personal joy.

I feel like I was always singing. Since I could speak, I could sing. It came very naturally. In school, I was always singing in choruses and choirs. I always loved to sing; it was something to fun to do.

The earth laughs in flowers.

It is the nature of babies to be in bliss.

Children haven't changed - the world around them has. Their basic natures haven't changed. They like ice creams. They like to have fun, play games if they get space.

There is only one way to achieve lasting happiness. That way is simply: Be happy.

There is only one way to achieve lasting happiness. That is simply: Be happy.

The person with a joyous heart is a treasure to be with, a wellspring of inspiration, and a fit companion.

When we are joyous of heart, we hear a resonance in the songs of the birds, see resonance in the opening of a flower, and feel it in the pressure of a friend's hand.

we dance even if there's no radio. we drink at funerals. we talk too much & laugh too loud & live too large, and, frankly, we're suspicious of others who don't.

Don't confuse contentment with happiness...

They were happy, and free, and the endless sky awaited them. It was enough.

La felicidad no se ofrece, se aprende o se conquista.

Walking, talking, reading, drawing, praying, telling stories: the nourishment is there, as close as our own breath. We only have to pause a moment, notice, and enjoy.

I want you to know that it is pleasure, not pain, that is your birthright.

We are not proponents of long life. We are proponents of joyful life, and when you find yourself in joy, the longevity usually follows. We do not count the success of a life by its length; we count it by its joy. — ABRAHAM

hard-wired to seek love, joy, fulfillment—and health. Though we've too often been talked out of our desires as children

This was how one should be welcomed home. With the happy cries of children and family, with the blessings of the natural world.

Janeway had thought her heart full, but now it overflowed. For the rest of her life, she knew, she would remember this: walking down the seemingly endless line, sharing laughter, hugs, handshakes, slaps on the back. She tried to brand every face into her brain, every word, every expression. Whatever her own new voyage held for her, it would be hard-pressed to measure up to the exquisite, painful joy of this single precious moment. *