Quotes About Joy

Live life to the fullest, and focus on the positive.

doing what you love with people you like the way you want.

Stop thinking about fun and have it" Homer Simpson

I've found that child's play -stuff that was not considered serious, but goofy- was the stuff I liked to do, so I still do it as an adult.

She laughs. It is the simplest, purest joy on earth, I realise, to make someone you care about laugh.

Why want another universe if this one has dogs?

In your mind, change the name of every day to Saturday. And change the name of work to play.

So he knew terrible things- even the most terrible things-couldn't stop the world from turning. Life went on. And he made a promise to himself that, when he grew older, he'd try to be like his mother. Colourful, and happy and kind and full of joy.

If we demand the future be free from suffering in order to be happy; we can't be happy.

Happiness is not out here. It is in there.

It is the simplest, purest joy on earth, I realize, to make someone you care about laugh

How to be jolly even when times are bad 1. Eat more gingerbread, chocolate, jam and cake. 2. Say the word 'Christmas'. 3. Give someone a present. Like a toy, or a book, or a kind word, or a big hug. 4. Laugh, even if there is nothing to laugh about. Especially then. 5. Think of a happy memory. Or a happy future. 6. Wear something red. 7. Believe. (extract from How to Be Jolly: The Father Christmas Guide to Happiness)

It's hard to predict, isn't? The things that will make us happy

And also, of course, there is the ultimate, all-important question: does it have a dog in it? (This book, by the way, does indeed have a dog in it, and this fact would very much excite a human but unfortunately does nothing for you.)

You are, of course, allowed to love food and music and champagne and rare sunny afternoons in October. You can love the sight of waterfalls and the smell of old books.

otherwise happiness will drip through us like water through a leaky bucket. The moment we want is the moment we are dissatisfied. The more we want, the more we will drip ourselves away.

I am happy here. Why want another universe if this one has dogs?

Everyone knew that the way to make something even lovelier was to put it in a pie.

the simplest and quickest routes to happiness seems to be to make someone else happy.

In those moments that burst alive the present lasts forever, and I know there are many more presents to live.

Life is pain," he said, sadly. "But it's also magic, Papa.

Los momentos felices pueden provocar dolor si se les da tiempo.

Sad things happen in life. They just do. But so do happy things.

The best of life exists beyond the things we are encouraged to crave.