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

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

Graf, Steffi

Joy is the feeling of grinning on the inside.

Colgrove, Dr. Melba

The first half of life consists of the capacity to enjoy without the chance; the last half consists of the chance without the capacity.

Twain, Mark

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

Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game.

Jordan, Michael

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.

When you look at me, when you think of me, I am in paradise.

Thackeray, William M.

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

Hill, Napoleon

You can't let one bad moment spoil a bunch of good ones.

Earnhardt, Dale

10.

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

Rosten, Leo

11.

Nothing is interesting if you are not interested.

Macinness, Helen

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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

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

Judd, H. Stanley

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

Reade, Charles

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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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Everyone enjoys doing the kind of work for which he is best suited.

Hill, Napoleon

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This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one; the being thoroughly worn out before you are thrown on the scrap heap; the being a force of Nature instead of a feverish selfish little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy.

George Bernard Shaw

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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

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'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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Joys divided are increased.

Holland, Josiah Gilbert

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

Homoka, Oscar

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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

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Winners take time to relish their work, knowing that scaling the mountain is what makes the view from the top so exhilarating.

Waitley, Denis

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Joy runs deeper than despair

Boom, Corrie Ten

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

Socrates

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Our works and our play. All our pleasures experienced as the pleasure of love. What could be better that? To feel in one's work the tender and flushed substance of one's dearest concern.

Richards, Mary Caroline

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

Caddy, Eileen

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The joy of a spirit is the measure of its power.

Ninon de Lenclos

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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 more you love what you are doing, the more successful it will be for you.

Gillies, Jerry

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

Depew, Chauncey

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

Humboldt, Karl Wilhelm Von

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

Bible

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

Platen

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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

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Joy is free, unrestrained passion

Stukane, Eileen

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Winning is important to me, but what brings me real joy is the experience of being fully engaged in whatever I'm doing.

Phil Jackson

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Grief can take care of itself, but to get the full value of a joy you must have somebody to divide it with.

Mark Twain

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

Hubbard, Elbert

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

Bible

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The best way to pay for a lovely moment is to enjoy it.

Bach, Richard

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The only joy in the world is to begin.

Cesare Pavese

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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

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

Graham, Katherine

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What joy can the years bring half so sweet as the unhappiness they've taken away?

Smith, Logan Pearsall

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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

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

Gibbs, Joe