Do not be afraid that joy will make the pain worse; it is needed like the air we breathe. – Goran Persson
It is only in the act of nursing that a woman realizes her motherhood in visible and tangible fashion; it is a joy of every moment. – Honore de Balzac
The sun does not shine for a few trees and flowers, but for the wide world’s joy. – Henry Ward Beecher
It was morning; through the high window I saw the pure, bright blue of the sky as it hovered cheerfully over the long roofs of the neighboring houses. It too seemed full of joy, as if it had special plans, and had put on its finest clothes for the occasion. – Herman Hesse
If depression has taught me one thing, it is this: what a rare and beautiful treasure is the simple human gift of joy. For me now, joy – our capacity to delight in one another and in the world – is the reason why we are here. It is as simple as that. And I feel compelled to spread the word. – Giles Andreae
I believe that contentment or any sustained period of joy that doesn’t inspire thought that leads to action almost immediately is useless. – Henry Rollins
Focus on the journey, not the destination. Joy is found not in finishing an activity but in doing it. – Greg Anderson
With eye upraised his master’s looks to scan, The joy, the solace, and the aid of man; The rich man’s guardian, and the poor man’s friend, The only creature faithful to the end. – George Crabbe
But by reading them again and again finally I was able to grasp the essential part. What emotion, enthusiasm, enlightenment and confidence they communicated to me! I wept for joy. – Ho Chi Minh
The conscience of an artist worthy of the name is like an incurable disease which causes him endless torment but occasionally fills him with silent joy. – Georges Rouault
The joy of hate reflects people who get off pretending to hate something, or hate you, in order to score political points. I call them the ‘tolerati’ – you know, a group of people who claim to be tolerant, except when they run into someone who disagrees with them. – Greg Gutfeld
I’m somebody who gets up every day and says, ‘What am I going to do today, and how am I going to do it?’ I think it moves me toward some outcome I’m hoping for and also has some, you know, some joy attached to it. – Hillary Clinton
The poor evangelize you about what’s important and what is the Gospel, and that that’s where the joy is. – Greg Boyle
I write songs very quickly, so the 20 minutes of joy I get out of writing a song doesn’t compare to the two months of joy I get engaging with the people who like my music. – Halsey
I’ve worked with very few that I considered unpleasant. Dennis the Menace was a joy to work on. – Gale Gordon
Instead of asking ‘How much damage will the work in question bring about?’ why not ask ‘How much good? How much joy?’ – Henry Miller
Whenever any great song or album gets lost in the ether, someone is deprived of the joy of hearing it, and the great effort of those who created and recorded the work is damaged. – Henry Rollins
The striking thing about the Precious Blood is the bond it establishes between love and suffering in our experience, a bond that has become so close that we have come to think of suffering accepted with joy as the most authentic sign of love with any depth at all. – Gabriel Marcel
I have two extraordinary daughters, who, I can say proudly, are doing very well in school and in piano. Daughters are a father’s joy. – James McGreevey
The core spirit of Pleats Please is joy, and what better emotion to wear on your skin every day? – Issey Miyake
My joy as a writer is circling around and around and down and down to find out who the real person is. – Jill McCorkle
I do what I do because of Walt Disney – his films and his theme park and his characters and his joy in entertaining. – John Lasseter
At the center of the religious life is a peculiar kind of joy, the prospect of a happy ending that blossoms from necessarily painful ordeals, the promise of human difficulties embraced and overcome. – Huston Smith