Quotes About Joy

Maybe unhappiness is the continuum through which a human life moves, and joy just a series of blips, of islands in the stream. Or if not unhappiness, then at least melancholy... In the eternal struggle between the world's beauty and its cruelty, cruelty was gaining ground by the day...[And yet] The future, even when it was only a question-shrouded glimmer, would not be eclipsed by the past; even when death moved towards the centre of the stage, life went on fighting for equal rights.

Nothing is forever, he thought beyond closed eyelids somewhere over Asia Minor. Maybe unhappiness is the continuum through which a human life moves, and joy just a series of blips, of islands in the stream. Or if not unhappiness, then at least melancholy.

El hecho de estar vivo te compensa de lo que te hace la vida.

Arré Ahmed!" Amina Sinai yelled, "Janum, the baby! It's coming—bang on time!

And that must be his Alleluia, his Icequeen Cone!

In a time of constant transformation, beatitude is the joy that comes with belief, with certainty.

like flies, only more foolish, because we celebrated our captivity.

A life always contains a peak. A moment that makes it worthwhile.

These days the only way to experience joy was through chemistry. It was necessary first to unplug from the Connectivity and then, as the world faded away, to put euphoria into your mouth and suck on it. This was the lover who never disappointed you, the friend who never failed you, the partner who never cheated on you, the government that never lied. This alone was dependable, loyal, honest, and true. Sleepy, relaxed joy. Here it came. Turn off your mind, relax and float downstream.

During, he looked away from all the strain, all the scratchiness, all the fights that never got going, he closed his eyes and waited until her smile came back. He allowed himself to believe in that smile, that brilliant counterfeit of joy

The antidote to joy is dread.

Confusion and suffering may be our birthright, but wisdom and happiness are available.

The neighbors find the event a great cause for celebration and honor the young man's parents by giving them gifts of food and money.

I love sport because I love life, and sport is one of the basic joys of life.

The sport and game of angling is the true means and cause that brings a man into a merry spirit, which makes a flowering age and a long one.

Then amongst flowers and springs, Making delightful sport, Sat lovers without conflict, without flame

Even as a fierce competitor I try to smile.

By sports like these are all their cares beguil'd; The sports of children satisfy the child.

Sports have a way of touching people.

Never had I had so many friends and so much fun as I did in the projects.

It was always fun to skate with Paul Wylie and Paul Martini.

I wasn't out drinking and abusing my body. I simply loved to go out and dance.

Poetry is play. I'd even rather have you think of it as a sport. For instance, like football.

When one sings, one does not speak about the problems of the every day. One speaks about the things which inspire us, which helped us.