Quotes About Joy

I think about freedom as not only as the absence of oppression but also the presence of justice and joy.

One thing I do believe is I'm a believer in the presence of God. I believe that God is close. Whether it's in joy, pain or personal failure, I believe that God is close. That much I feel in my life.

I look at my voice and my abilities as a gift. I don't feel that I can even take any credit for it, but it's such a huge presence in my life. It is my life. It's my identity, it's everything. And it's given me a great deal of joy and a sense of purpose - I can't imagine my life without it.

I choose to live in a positive world and a positive presence.

I just love Madhuri Dixit. Her presence fills me with positive energy.

I just like having fun. And, you know, sometimes I just like to present myself in that fun energy.

We are excited about the music, past and present and future, and are really looking forward to playing.

I love fumbling around on the guitar, I love being present with people.

People say I don't write books, I make Christmas presents.

I hate Christmas, really. I don't really give presents away or expect any.

I have a very big family and a lot of friends, and buying presents is one of my favorite things to do.

Even today, I am still very child-like while designing. It's a bit like Christmas - each of your designs you create is like unravelling your presents.

Being with the family, running downstairs and opening presents, it was always fun with my brothers.

I just love buying myself presents. Is that a crime?

You always look forward to the start of the regular season. It's like opening presents on Christmas morning.

Children in my family really look forward to Christmas presents and I enjoy becoming their Santa, eating chocolates, playing and spending some time with them. I also meet up with some of my close friends to have good food. That's all about Christmas for me.

Preservation Hall is the sound of joy. When they start playing, people start moving.

I love what I do: there is no pressure. The music doesn't like pressure.

Children will not pretend to be enjoying books, and they will not read books because they have been told that these books are good. They are looking for delight.

We actors do this to pretend, to go into imaginary circumstances, so when the imaginary circumstance is of a different time, that just compounds the joy of doing what we do.

I love being a grandmother. That feeling you have for your own child - you don't ever think it will be replicated, and I did wonder if I would have to 'pretend' with my grandchildren. But my heart was taken on day one.

I'd rather be a face for happiness and doing things that you have a passion for, rather than faking it and pretending like I'm this face of women's basketball, when I can't stand the sport at all.

The happiest that I remember myself was putting on plays and pretending to be other people.

I think the best people are the ones who are just as nice and fun. This is really cheesy, but you only have one life - why spend most of it pretending to be cool?