Motivational Quotes

Joy

The enjoyment of life would be instantly gone if you removed the possibility of doing something.

- Depew, Chauncey

Best Quotes about Joy

I have no greater joy then to hear that my children walk in truth. [John 4]

Bible

Enjoy the journey, enjoy ever moment, and quit worrying about winning and losing.

Biondi, Matt

You've got to love what you're doing. If you love it, you can overcome any handicap or the soreness or all the aches and pains, and continue to play for a long, long time.

Howe, Gordie

Those who bring sunshine into the lives of others, cannot keep it from themselves.

Barrie, Sir James M.

... focus on the journey, not the destination. Joy is found not in finishing an activity but in doing it.

Anderson, Greg

Joy is the feeling of grinning on the inside.

Colgrove, Dr. Melba

He enjoys much who is thankful for little.

Secker, Thomas

I feel sorry for the person who can't get genuinely excited about his work. Not only will he never be satisfied, but he will never achieve anything worthwhile.

Chrysler, Walter

Live and work but do not forget to play, to have fun in life and really enjoy it.

Caddy, Eileen

10.

Oh the wild joys of living! The leaping from rock to rock ... the cool silver shock of the plunge in a pool's living waters.

Browning, Robert

11.

If your capacity to acquire has outstripped your capacity to enjoy, you are on the way to the scrap-heap.

Buck, Glen

12.

There is no greater joy nor greater reward than to make a fundamental difference in someone's life.

Sister Mary Rose McGeady

13.

Don't complain because you don't have. Enjoy what you've got.

Judd, H. Stanley

14.

Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice! [Philippians 4:4]

Bible

15.

Be absolutely determined to enjoy what you do.

Sikorski, Gerry

16.

To love what you do and feel that it matters -- how could anything be more fun?

Graham, Katherine

17.

Learn to enjoy every minute of your life. Be happy now. Don't wait for something outside of yourself to make you happy in the future. Think how really precious is the time you have to spend, whether it's at work or with your family. Every minute should be enjoyed and savored.

Nightingale, Earl

18.

Joy is a subtle elf; I think one's happiest when he forgets himself.

Tourneur, Cyril

19.

'Tis so much joy! 'Tis so much joy! If I should fail, what poverty! And yet, as poor as I Have ventured all upon a throw; Have gained! Yes! Hesitated so this side the victory!

Dickinson, Emily

20.

Doing is the great thing, for if people resolutely do what is right, they come in time to like doing it.

Ruskin, John

21.

The joys we expect are not so bright, nor the troubles so dark as we fancy they will be.

Reade, Charles

22.

If you don't get a kick out of the job you're doing you'd better hunt for another one.

Vauclain, Samuel

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People who enjoy what they are doing invariably do it well.

Gibbs, Joe

24.

I know the joy of fishes in the river through my own joy, as I go walking along the same river.

Chuang Tzu

25.

If you are going to do something wrong, at least enjoy it.

Rosten, Leo

26.

If a man who enjoys a lesser happiness beholds a greater one, let him leave aside the lesser to gain the greater.

Buddha

27.

The primary joy of life is acceptance, approval, the sense of appreciation and companionship of our human comrades. Many men do not understand that the need for fellowship is really as deep as the need for food, and so they go through life accepting many substitutes for genuine, warm, simple.

Liebman, Joshua Loth

28.

Joy is prayer - Joy is strength - Joy is love - Joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls.

Mother Teresa

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Live your life each day as you would climb a mountain. An occasional glance toward the summit keeps the goal in mind, but many beautiful scenes are to be observed from each new vantage point. Climb slowly, steadily, enjoying each passing moment; and the view from the summit will serve as a fitting climax for the journey.

Melchert, Harold V

30.

Joy has this in common with pain, that it robs people of reason.

Platen

31.

Joys divided are increased.

Holland, Josiah Gilbert

32.

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

Marden, Orison Swett

33.

Fill your life with as many moments and experiences of joy and passion as you humanly can. Start with one experience and build on it.

Marcia, Wieder

34.

Things won are done; joy's soul lies in the doing.

William Shakespeare

35.

What we call creative work, ought not to be called work at all, because it isn't. I imagine that Thomas Edison never did a day's work in his last fifty years.

Leacock, Stephen B.

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People are going to be most creative and productive when they're doing something they're really interested in. So having fun isn't an outrageous idea at all. It's a very sensible one.

Sculley, John

37.

Joy, has no cost.

Williamson, Marianne

38.

The enjoyment of life would be instantly gone if you removed the possibility of doing something.

Depew, Chauncey

39.

As long as I can focus on enjoying what I'm doing, having fun, I know I'll play well.

Graf, Steffi

40.

The joy in life is to be used for a purpose. I want to be used up when I die.

Shaw, George Bernard

41.

As you walk down the fairway of life you must smell the roses, for you only get to play one round.

Hogan, Ben

42.

The end of life is life. Life is action, the use of one's powers. And to use them to their height is our joy of duty.

43.

To really enjoy the better things in life, one must first have experienced the things they are better than.

Homoka, Oscar

44.

If you always do what interests you, at least one person is pleased.

Hepburn, Katharine

45.

For one mother, joy is the quiet pleasure found in gently rubbing shampoo into her young child's hair. For another woman it's taking a long walk alone, while for yet another it's reviling in a much -- anticipated vacation.

Stukane, Eileen

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I'm a firm believer that in the theory that people only do their best at things they truly enjoy. It is difficult to excel at something you don't enjoy.

Nicklaus, Jack

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My advice to you is not to inquire why or whither, but just enjoy your ice cream while it's on your plate -- that's my philosophy.

Wilder, Thornton

48.

What you do is more important than how much you make, and how you feel about it is more important than what you do.

Gillies, Jerry

49.

Learning to live in the present moment is part of the path of joy.

Sarah Ban Breathnach

50.

If you don't like what you're doing, then don't do it.