Quotes About Joy

The Dithyramb was the Song and Dance of the New Birth.

One thing I had learned from watching chimpanzees with their infants is that having a child should be fun.

I think the best evenings are when we have messages, things that make us think, but we can also laugh and enjoy each other's company.

It's all well and good saying you avoid pain by avoiding relationships, but what about the wonderful things you're avoiding as well? What about the joy and the intimacy and the trust that come with finding someone you love?

large bouquet of flowers beside a silver tray with a bottle of champagne and two flutes. A message in English.

No matter how difficult the subject, while writing, a poet is unchained from sadness, and free —Jane Hirshfield

As human beings we all suffer from a fundamental anxiety that creeps into all our activities and makes lasting peace or joy impossible.

Happiness, they say, is a decision, not just a feeling. And I have decided to get rip-roaringly drink and throw caution to the wind.

You cannot look at a sleeping cat and feel tense.

Yet happiness isn't something you chase, it's something you are. It's something you think, it's something you believe.

Keep your eyes peeled. You might just see Christmas yet

Taylor had been a book lover her entire life and, even at twenty-six, loved nothing more than curling up and getting lost in a great story, reading until the early hours of the morning. So what if it meant she never got enough sleep? Books were her life, her passion.

I will be unneeded, and gladly so, when you realize that the vitality and reinforcement and joy are your own, and rise from the fountain of your own beings; when you realize that you do not need me for protection, for there is nothing you need protect yourself against.

For enjoyment is a weapon. The man who is capable of joy is capable, to a large extent, of changing his world. Joy is not a weak spineless idiot either. Its backbone is stronger than bitterness.

True spirituality is a thing of joy and of the earth, and has nothing to do with fake adult dignity. It has nothing to do with long words and sorrowful faces. It has to do with the dance of consciousness that is within you, and with the sense of spiritual adventure that is within your hearts.

Smile first thing in the morning, get it over with.

I loved the house the way you would any new house, because it is populated by your future, the family of children who will fill it with noise or chaos and satisfying busy pleasures.

people without sense of humor aren't much fun to be around, no matter how far they've gotten.

I'm not alone," said the boy. "I've got a puppy.

Giving birth should be your greatest achievement not your greatest fear.

Travel is a joy, full of surprises. Perhaps some of the most enjoyable times are those where one comes close to disaster: the risks add spice, and make for great stories when you are safely back home again.

Travel is a joy, full of surprises and astonishing new experiences. Perhaps some of the most enjoyable times are those where one comes close to disaster; the risks add spice.

A smile costs less than electricity, but gives more light than it!

We don't appreciate the value of humor sometimes.