Quotes About Joy

We've begun to long for the pitter-patter of little feet - so we bought a dog. Well, it's cheaper, and you get more feet.

A little nonsense now and then, is cherished by the wisest men.

If you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely.

Television is fine," he continues, "but it can't give you the thrills and the fun ya have at the game, getting the sunshine and fresh air and being a real part of our national pastime. So let's all forget our worries and have fun at the ball game whenever we can get to one." Frawley concludes his spiel with a robust, "Whaddya say?" followed by an equally hearty, "Let's go!

Have recovered somewhat from massive, delicious, inundating influx of life memories. Man, it is soooooooooo goooooooooood to be ME again.

If the girls keep dancing, everybody's happy. If the girls don't dance, nobody's happy.

We couldn't believe how exciting it was to be together, a pair of young Americruisers on a roll. We'd lived for just twenty-five years; we weren't planning to die for fifty more. We danced and drank and went to rock shows. Our lives were just beginning, our favorite moment was right now, our favorite songs were unwritten.

You Like Music, I Like Music, I Can Tell We're Going to Be Friends.

The only heroic act one can fucking well pull out of the bag in a situation like that is to get on with life and derive some joy from the very simple pleasure of remaining alive, despite every attempt being made to kill you.

That same power translates everywhere, all around the world, because nothing expresses joy like singing together.

That night, I learned the hard way: If the girls keep dancing, everybody's happy. If the girls don't dance, nobody's happy.

If I had a bad day, which, now that I ran my own life, was a helluva lot less than the old days, I sat on the floor with Houdini, placed a hand on his broad head, and soaked up endless doggy wonder. A full stomach, a well-chewed toy, a soft couch—through a dog's eyes, that was a true glory that couldn't be matched, the only heaven in existence. I missed the furball, missed him like crazy.

We cannot create joy and fulfillment by subtracting complexity and stress from our lives

Happiness consists in getting enough sleep. Just that, nothing more.

May you live as long as you wish and love as long as you live.

Buddhas have more fun.

find the right words for your troubles, and your troubles become half-joys.

Each one of us has the ability to play the game of life with balance, harmony and joy, but we need to know the rules and the principles.

In life; have as much fun as you can get away with!

Life is; live it!

Education is about finding out what form of work for you is close to being play—work you do so easily that it restores you as you go.

The joy is not in experiencing a scarce commodity but in possessing it.

I heard somebody define heaven once," she said, looking at Pearl, "as a place where, when you get there, all the dogs you ever loved run to greet you.

We are born, we grow up, we live our lives as best we can. If we are thoughtful we are good parents and good partners. If we are wise we strive for integrity and intimacy. If we are fortunate we discover love and joy. If we are able, we make the world a little better than we found it. That is all there is for any of us.