Joy Quotes - Page 37

Language creates reality. Words have power. Speak always to create joy.

Until you have the inner discipline that brings calmness of mind, external facilities and conditions will never bring the joy and happiness you seek. On the other hand, if you possess this inner quality, calmness of mind, a degree of stability within, even if you lack the various external factors that you would normally require to be happy, it will still be possible to live a happy and joyful life.

When we lay the soil of our hard lives open to the rain of grace and let joy penetrate our cracked and dry places, let joy soak into our broken skin and deep crevices, life grows. How can this not be the best thing for the world? For us?

Art must not be intelligent; art is a jouisance, an enjoyment

Fear is the condom of life. It doesn't allow you to enjoy things.

God will never plant the seed of his life upon the soil of a hard, unbroken spirit. He will only plant that seed where the conviction of his spirit has brought brokenness, where the soil has been watered with the tears of repentance as well as the tears of joy.

A cheerful look brings joy to the heart.

Balance, peace, and joy are the fruit of a successful life.

Each moment is magical, precious and complete and will never exist again. We forget that now is the moment we are in, that the next one isn't guaranteed. And if we are blessed with another moment, any joy, creativity or wisdom it brings will ensue from the way we live in the present one.

Joy is not necessarily the absence of suffering, it is the presence of God.

You are joy, wisdom, peace, compassion, and love

Paint with joy - with the same joy that you would make love to a woman.

Everything exists in limited quantity - especially happiness.

It is what we do easily and what we like to do that we do well.

Do what you must, but do it well, above all enjoy yourself!

If we are to understand the human condition, and if we are to accept ourselves in all the complexity, self-doubt, extravagance of feeling, guilt, joy, the slow freeing of the self to its full capacity for action and creation, both as human being and as artist, we have to know all we can about each other, and we have to be willing to go naked.

I had to read Wuthering Heights for English and I never enjoyed a book in all my life as much as that one.

The joy of seeing Yuri Gagarin flying in space is only superseded by the joy of a good penalty save.

The year has held its ups and downs for me; I'm sure it has for you, too. I'm counting on the year ending on a note of joy (and gingerbread!) and look forward to a new year brimming with promise and peace.

If only we could see the joy of our guardian angel when he sees us fighting our temptations!

There is great joy in leading with authority, which is serving others by meeting their legitimate needs.

We have failed...through our lack of responsible awareness...and thus added to suffering around the world. All of us are cripples-some physically, some mentally, some emotionally. We must, therefore, strive cooperatively to create a new world. There is no time left for destruction, for hatred, for anger. We must build, in hope and joy and celebration.

Love is simply creation's greatest joy.

Joy came always after pain.

Each state enjoys sovereign power.