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“There's going to be some joyful lifting for us if you will in terms of some of the tasks we have to do.”
Mike Tomlin (born 1972) first seen 2009 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in "Credo from Tomlin: Let's have fun" by Ed Bouchette, in The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (27 January 2009)
“[J]amming a coin into a monopoly newspaper box or liberating a billboard in the middle of the night can be a rather honest and joyful thing to do.”
Kalle Lasn (born 1942) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“A certain joyful, though humble, confidence becomes us when we pray in the Mediator's name. It is due to Him; when we pray in His name it should be without wavering. Remember His merits, and how prevalent they must be. " Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace.”
Nehemiah Adams (1806–1878) said by 1878 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I try and keep an ear out and keep an open mind and enjoy something where I don't know what the hell is going on inside of it. That's what I really get out of it. Because to me it's new. That's what I get out of it. That joyful feeling of you don't know what's going to happen next.”
Joe Strummer (1952–2002) said by 2002 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Macrobiotic living is the process of changing ourselves so that we can eat anything we like without fear of becoming ill; it enables us to live a joyful life during which we can achieve anything we choose.”
George Ohsawa (1893–1966) said by 1966 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“When a person is haughty, he distances himself from other people and thereby deprives himself of one of life's biggest pleasures—open, joyful communication with everyone.”
Leo Tolstoy (1828–1910) said by 1910 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Like the cellar-growing vine is the Christian who lives in the darkness and bondage of fear. But let him go forth, with the liberty of God, into the light of love, and he will be like the plant in the field, healthy, robust, and joyful.”
Henry Ward Beecher (1813–1887) said by 1887 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I have had playmates, I have had companions, In my days of childhood, in my joyful school days— All, all are gone, the old familiar faces.”
Charles Lamb (1775–1834) first seen 1798 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Old Familiar Faces (1798)
“May your hands always be busy. May your feet always be swift. May you have a strong foundation when the winds of changes shift. May your heart always be joyful. May your song always be sung. May you stay forever young.”
“[[Quantum mechanics|[Q]uantum theory]] has not reached its full maturity... [W]e still need... generalizations.., abstractions... This is... unsatisfactory, but... also... appropriate and joyful, because we will never reach the final conclusion about nature.”
Max Planck (1858–1947) said by 1947 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Laugh, and the world laughs with you; Weep, and you weep alone. For this brave old earth must borrow its mirth, But has trouble enough of its own. Sing, and the hills will answer; Sigh, it is lost on the air. The echoes bound to a joyful sound, But shrink from voicing care.”
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (1850–1919) said by 1919 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“As always, the blessed relief of starting, a feeling that was like falling into a hole filled with bright light. As always, the glum knowledge that he would not write as well as he wanted to write. As always the terror of not being able to finish, of accelerating into a brick wall. As always, the marvelous joyful nervy feeling of journey begun.”
Stephen King (born 1947) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“At night in his own bed, Alvin listened to the distant greensong, still warm and beautiful, still bright and hopeful even though the forest was getting so sparse, even though the future was so dim. Cause there's no fear of future in the song of life, just the ever-joyful present moment. That's all I want right now, thought Alvin. The present moment, which is good enough.”
Orson Scott Card (born 1951) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“One always treads with a joyful step when one has dropped the burden called the ego.”
Anthony de Mello (1931–1987) said by 1987 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The very thought of this Alaska garden is a joyful exhilaration. … Out of all the cold darkness and glacial crushing and grinding comes this warm, abounding beauty and life to teach us that what we in our faithless ignorance and fear call destruction is creation finer and finer.”
John Muir (1838–1914) said by 1914 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Travels in Alaska (1915), chapter 16: Glacier Bay
“It has become clear that the legacy of the past decades we have to cope with is even worse than we anticipated or could anticipate in the joyful atmosphere of those first weeks of freedom. New problems are emerging day by day, and we can see how interconnected they are, how long it takes to solve them, and how difficult it is to establish priorities.”
Václav Havel (1936–2011) said by 2011 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Indeed, gaiety is singularly lacking everywhere in Russia. What is intense and joyful goes into pioneer work and not into amusement. Only in the company of young communists and artists can one find stimulation.”
Dorothy Thompson (1893–1961) said by 1961 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Laugh. Laughter is immeasurable. Be joyful though you have considered all the facts.”
Wendell Berry (1934–2026) first seen 1970 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Manifesto: The Mad Farmer Liberation Front" in Farming: A Hand Book (1970)
“We must be bright and cheerful. Long faces do not make religion. Religion should be the most joyful thing in the world, because it is the best.”
Swami Vivekananda (1863–1902) said by 1902 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“What makes us Americans is something more than just the circumstances of birth, what we look like, what God we worship, but rather it is a joyful spirit of citizenship. Citizenship demands participation and responsibility, and service to our country and to one another. And few embody that more than our men and women in uniform.”
Barack Obama (born 1961) first seen 2014 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Remarks by President Obama at Naturalization Ceremony for Servicemembers at The War Memorial of Korea in Seoul, Republic of Korea at April 25, 2014
“I hope the exit is joyful and I hope never to return.”
Frida Kahlo (1907–1954) first seen 1954 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Last words in her diary (July 1954)
“My mom was always interested in [social and environmental justice movements]. Life on this planet becomes more joyful when you become less afraid of people who look or speak different than you.”
Chris Martin (born 1977) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“A man shall not be full of laughter and mockery, nor sad and mournful, but joyful. ... His desire shall not be so great that he rushes for wealth, nor shall he be lazy and refrain from working. But he shall live in contentment, have a modest occupation, and be occupied mainly with the Torah.”
Maimonides (1135–1204) said by 1204 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“That which her slender waist confined Shall now my joyful temples bind; No monarch but would give his crown His arms might do what this has done.”
Edmund Waller (1606–1687) first seen 1664 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On a Girdle (1664), st. 1.
“At this good news, so great The Devil's pleasure grew, That, with a joyful swish, he rent The hole where his tail came through.”
Robert Southey (1774–1843) said by 1843 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“2742. Shew not thyself joyful and pleased at the Misfortunes of any Man, tho' thou hatest him ; It argues a mischevious Mind, and that thou hadst a Desire to have done it thyself, if thou hadst had Power or Opportunity to thy Will.”
Thomas Fuller (writer) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“One minute, he's just a teenage lad in Alaska having joyful unprotected sex, the next minute: 'Get to the Republican Convention!' I think that is the best safe sex message of all time: 'Use a condom, or become Republican!'”
Russell Brand (born 1975) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“My heart was light and joyful in my work, because the decisions were not mine.”
Adolf Eichmann (1906–1962) said by 1962 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: At his trial, as quoted by Alan Rosenthal, "Eichmann, Revisited" in The Jerusalem Post (20 April 2011).
“I was maddened when I heard the bells of St. Patrick's ringing out a joyful peal for Ireland's degradation, as if it was a glorious national festival. My blood boiled, and I vowed, on that morning, that the foul dishonour should not last, if I could ever put an end to it.”
Daniel O'Connell (1775–1847) first seen 1801 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Remarks to William Joseph O'Neill Daunt recalling the enactment of the union with Great Britain on 1 January 1801, quoted in William Joseph O'Neill Daunt, Personal Recollections of the Late Daniel O'Connell, M.P., Vol. …
“We want Futurist clothes to be comfortable and practical Dynamic Aggressive Shocking Energetic Violent Flying (i.e. giving the idea of flying, rising and running) Peppy Joyful Illuminating (in order to have light even in the rain) Phosphorescent Lit by electric lamps.”
Giacomo Balla (1871–1958) first seen 1913 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: (Manuscript, 1913); as quoted at dekorera.tumblr: Futurist manifesto of men's clothing
“After realising the depth of tragedy, we can and need to be joyful in hope.”
Kuruvilla Pandikattu (born 1957) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I was so enchanted with the open possibilities and the power of being able to choose my part. Who was the child now? I decided I’d be a Japanese businessman because it would be less predictable. Even when I was alone, I was so filled with excitement and laughter at the thought of my task. This was joyful children’s play!”
Piper Laurie (1932–2023) first seen 2011 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: About her role in Twin Peaks. Learning to Live Out Loud: A Memoir (2011), quoted in Word and Film, Piper Laurie: On Twin Peaks and a New Identity, October 31, 2011
“I have found philanthropy deeply satisfying work. I encourage all people to engage in giving to others, be it through time or money. The point is to be involved. Helping is a joyful experience and enriches the giver as much as those who receive. By enabling people to do good work, I participate in a brighter future for the Jewish people and, I hope, all of humanity.”
Edgar Bronfman Sr. (1929–2013) said by 2013 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Love, where did You enter the heart unseen? Lovable Love, joyful Love, unthinkable Love, In Your plenitude You lie far beyond the reach of reason. Love, jocund and joyous, Divine fire, You do not stint Of your endlessly beautiful riches”
Jacopone da Todi (1230–1307) said by 1307 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“From the great moments of their lives, many remember that the experiences of sharing love are much more honest and convincing than anything one could do for oneself. The joyful rush of living the highest principle of oneness and being there for everyone brings pervasive meaning and a sense of liberation, as if one has just broken out of prison.”
Lama Ole Nydahl (1941–2026) said by 2026 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I shall return the same, once again joyful, risen, fearless ... I will be proud as you once knew me on glory-gilded fields.”
Milutin Bojić (1892–1917) first seen 1914 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Attributed to Milutin Bojić in: Andrej Mitrović (2007) Serbia's Great War, 1914-1918. p. 149
“There is a question that a warrior has to ask, mandatorily: Does this path have a heart?... All paths are the same: they lead nowhere. However, a path without a heart is never enjoyable. On the other hand, a path with heart is easy - it does not make a warrior work at liking it; it makes for a joyful journey; as long as a man follows it, he is one with it.”
Carlos Castaneda (1925–1998) first seen 1968 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Carlos Castaneda, The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge (1968)
“...brahmana, following Krishna's order, came to see the divine Princess Rukmini within the inner chambers of the palace. Noting the brahmana's joyful face and serene movements, saintly Rukmini, who could expertly interpret such symptoms, inquired from him with a pure smile. The brahmana announced to her the arrival of Lord Yadunandana and relayed the Lord's promise to marry her.”
“As for kisses, he kissed you well. I have his new memories to add to the old. But that life is only a mirage. It has been joyful enough to be a youth, and spry and agile in the horizontal art, but age and immobility have their compensations. The adventurous existence will inevitably pall, for the man who thinks.”
Tanith Lee (1947–2015) said by 2015 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Laura was born an authentic artist, and, coming together, my job was to help her bring all of it forward and out. [...] The artist is a shaman; a wounded healer. We have wounds that we want to bring forth through the material. It's joyful, it's painful, but not painful in a bad way. And when you do that, you also heal people in the audience.”
Sandra Seacat (1936–2023) first seen 2015 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As heard in "Laura Dern and Sandra Seacat: Hollywood Mentors," The Hollywood Reporter (February 18, 2015)
“Indeed, Henson understood that to truly reach another person, you must aim beyond the intellect, at the heart—at the unguarded, joyful corner of the soul known as the inner child, which, incidentally, is where Jesus was especially focused. Puppetry and humor were Henson's tools for penetrating adult defenses.”
Jim Henson (1936–1990) said by 1990 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“How much freer and happier we would feel, and how much more powerful we would be, if only we stopped struggling against the grain of our natural gifts and inclinations, stopped trying to be what we are not, and instead used willpower to stay true to an exciting and joyful life purpose.”
Charles Eisenstein (born 1967) first seen 2003 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Yoga of Eating: Transcending Diets and Dogma to Nourish the Natural Self (2003)
“Sometimes it takes a decision, an act of the will, a step of faith, to be joyful—and then God can plant something real and abiding in our hearts.”
Don Soderquist (1934–2016) first seen 2006 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Don Soderquist “Live Learn Lead to Make a Difference, Thomas Nelson, April 2006 p. 63.
“Never before had I known the sudden quiver of understanding that travels from word to brain to heart, the way a new language can move, coil, swim into life under the eyes, the almost savage leap of comprehension, the instantaneous, joyful release of meaning, the way the words shed their printed bodies in a flash of heat and light.”
Elizabeth Kostova (born 1964) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Let the schoolboy fresh from his prison, skeptical and world-weary, learn to follow the edges of brooks; let him contemplate the eddies, part the leaves, or lift the stones to see the water spring forth from small sources, and soon he will have become once again simple of heart, joyful, and open.”
Élisée Reclus (1830–1905) said by 1905 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“With each new child, your ability to love grows. It’s not a matter of dividing your love among more children, so that each one gets less of it, but you actually have more to give with each new delivery. Children help you to stop thinking of yourself and expand your horizons. This is a joyful challenge. It’s more difficult than football or any other job, but also more rewarding.”
Matt Birk (born 1976) first seen 2013 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Baltimore Ravens’ Matt Birk Stays Centered on Christ (February 3, 2013)
“Greek writers of the fifth century B.C. have a way of speaking of, an attitude towards, religion, as though it were wholly a thing of joyful confidence, a friendly fellowship with the gods, whose service is but a high festival for man. In Homer sacrifice is but, as it were, the signal for a banquet of abundant roast flesh and sweet wine; we hear nothing of fasting, of cleansing, and atonement.”
Jane Ellen Harrison (1850–1928) said by 1928 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The deeper we grow in the Spirit of Jesus Christ, the poorer we become – the more we realize that everything in life is a gift. The tenor of our lives becomes one of humble and joyful thanksgiving. Awareness of our poverty and ineptitude causes us to rejoice in the gift of being called out of darkness into wondrous light and translated into the kingdom of God’s beloved Son.”
Brennan Manning (1934–2013) said by 2013 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The reunion was one of the deepest, most joyful moments.”
Clemantine Wamariya (born 1988) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Clemantine Wamariya. washingtonpost.com (April 19, 2018)
“I was a super shy, awkward kid, and performing was a comfortable and joyful way of expressing myself that allowed me the freedom to do so. The passion for acting grew from there. From the time I was little, being on the stage or inhabiting a character was always where I was happiest.”
Melissa Rauch (born 1980) first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Melissa Rauch Interview: "Big Bang Theory" Star Talks Upcoming Season and "The Bronze" (August 18, 2016)