Motivational Quotes

Joy

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

Best Quotes about Joy

No man can succeed in a line of endeavor which he does not like.

Hill, Napoleon

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

Sarah Ban Breathnach

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

Reade, Charles

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

One can endure sorrow alone, but it takes two to be glad.

Hubbard, Elbert

The surest mark of a Christian is not faith, or even love, but joy.

Shoemaker, Samuel M.

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

Bible

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

Bible

When you were born, you cried and everybody else was happy. The only question that matters is this: When you die, will YOU be happy when everybody else is crying?

Campolo, Tony

10.

Like what you do, if you don't like it, do something else.

Harvey, Paul

11.

The love for work needs to be re-enthroned in our lives. Every family should have a plan for work that touches the life of each family member so that this eternal principle will be ingrained in their lives.

Ballard, M. Russell

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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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Temper your enjoyments with prudence, lest there be written on your heart that fearful word satiety.

Quarles, Francis

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Joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls. A joyful heart is the inevitable result of a heart burning with love

Mother Teresa

15.

Where a man can live, he can also live well.

Aurelius, Marcus

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The biggest mistake people make in life is not trying to make a living at doing what they most enjoy.

Forbes, Malcolm S.

17.

Do not judge men by mere appearances; for the light laughter that bubbles on the lip often mantles over the depths of sadness, and the serious look may be the sober veil that covers a divine peace and joy.

Edward Chapin

18.

The walls we build around us to keep sadness out also keeps out the joy.

Rohn, Jim

19.

True enjoyment comes from activity of the mind and exercise of the body; the two are ever united.

Humboldt, Karl Wilhelm Von

20.

One joy scatters a hundred grieves.

Proverb, Chinese

21.

Joy, has no cost.

Williamson, Marianne

22.

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

William Shakespeare

23.

With coarse rice to eat, with water to drink, and my bent arm for a pillow -- I have still joy in the midst of all these things.

Confucius

24.

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

Caddy, Eileen

25.

We are at our very best, and we are happiest, when we are fully engaged in work we enjoy on the journey toward the goal we've established for ourselves. It gives meaning to our time off and comfort to our sleep. It makes everything else in life so wonderful, so worthwhile.

Nightingale, Earl

26.

There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labor. [Ecclesiastes 2:24]

Bible

27.

Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game.

Jordan, Michael

28.

Enjoy yourself -- it's later than you think.

Socrates

29.

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

Hogan, Ben

30.

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

Graf, Steffi

31.

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

32.

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

Rosten, Leo

33.

I always loved running -- it was something you could do by yourself, and under your own power. You could go in any direction, fast or slow as you wanted, fighting the wind if you felt like it, seeking out new sights just on the strength of your feet and the courage of your lungs.

Owens, Jesse

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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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He who enjoys doing and enjoys what he has done is happy.

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von

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

Buck, Glen

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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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Joy runs deeper than despair

Boom, Corrie Ten

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There is an alchemy in sorrow. It can be transmuted into wisdom, which, if it does not bring joy, can yet bring happiness.

Pearl Buck

40.

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

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

Judd, H. Stanley

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My mind to me a kingdom is, Such present joys therein I find, That it excels all other bliss.

Sir Edward Dyer

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

Anderson, Greg

44.

The only joy in the world is to begin.

Cesare Pavese

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Real joy comes not from ease or riches or from the praise of men, but from doing something worthwhile.

Sir Wilfred Grenfell

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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

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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

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

Barrie, Sir James M.

49.

'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

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

Graham, Katherine