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“Music is always my refuge and joy! It is a constant source of joy even in my hardest times.”
P. V. R. Raja (born 1985) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I am a huge, huge fan of Whoopi Goldberg. I watched everything she did when I was younger, and Sister Act (1992) just brings me joy. When it's on, I can't stop singing or dancing. I can't watch it sat down, really. My husband might even have a video from the other week of me singing a song from Sister Act at my mom's house. It just brings me such joy.”
Wunmi Mosaku (born 1986) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If I’m asked to describe my life, I’ll call it a miracle, small moments like the joy of being with all my loved ones in health peace and joy, and the big ones like the giant strides God has helped me take. They have all led me to this point and I can say that I am a product of God’s faithfulness and a part of His plan for humanity. For this and so much more, I am grateful for the privilege”
Rashida Bello (born 1985) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The narrow, thorny path he trod. "Enter into My joy," said God. The sad ascetic shook his head; "I've lost all taste for joy," he said.”
Victor Daley (1858–1905) first seen 1898 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Ascetic", in At Dawn and Dusk (1898)
“often feel like, because of the situation we are in, there is no point in doing this. But I think there is also just joy, in finding that things come together, the joy of writing, even though I really find writing gruesome.”
Nadia Makram Ebeid wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It’s your life! Don’t let the sense that somebody might think you’re absurd crush your joy. Who cares what they think! It's your joy. Embrace it. Embrace it.”
Mark Pellegrino (born 1965) first seen 2025 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 12. Embrace your joy, YouTube (January 18th, 2025)
“'This is love' — Melinda Bam welcomes her bundle of joy,Joy Mphande ,(04 April 2023 ), retrieved 2025-04-03”
Melinda Bam (born 1989) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I have this passion of following my joy and it is my absolute joy to make people look beautiful, and that has also contributed to my inspiration in starting this journey”
Emma Nxumalo (born 1988) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It’s more significant because of what has happened. Joy comes frequently in life, but grief of this level is something you encounter only rarely. I have grief in my heart and I have joy”
Kenenisa Bekele (born 1982) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Writing visits like grace. Its greatest gift is the comfort if not the joy of transformation. In an inspired moment, we almost believe that anguish can be made bearable and injustice can be overturned, because they can be named. And if we’re lucky, joy can even be multiplied a hundredfold, so we may have reserves in the cupboard for the lean times.”
Merlinda Bobis (born 1959) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I wanted to be as a child, delighting in life, at peace with God, living in the grace of the moment. I wanted to live above the pull of depression and cultivate a heart of joy from which others could draw. I wanted to learn what it really meant to be filled with the reality of God, the love of God, and the joy of God every day, no matter what else was going on in my life.”
Sally Clarkson (born 1953) first seen 2010 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Dancing With My Father: How God Leads Us into a Life of Grace and Joy (2010), WaterBrook Press. p. 7.
“I literally live up to my name. Not only have I brought joy into my family, but I think I also bring joy to the people I meet.”
Thabiso Molokomme (born 2001) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“You are as a dry valley and I as the rain, You are as a ruined city and I as the architect, Except my service which is joy’s sunrise Man has never felt and never will feel an impression of joy.”
Rumi (attributed) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service is joy.”
Rabindranath Tagore (disputed) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Somehow not only for Christmas But all the long year through, The joy that you give to others Is the joy that comes back to you. And the more you spend in blessing The poor and lonely and sad, The more of your heart's possessing Returns to make you glad.”
John Greenleaf Whittier (attributed) first seen 1901 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: First published in The Educational Monthly of Canada, Volume 24‎ (1901), p. 29
“Truth illuminates and gives joy; and it is by the band of joy, not of pleasure, that men’s spirits are indissolubly held.”
Matthew Arnold (attributed) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Dear Ellen, your tales are all plenteously stored, With the joy of some bride and the wealth of her lord, Of her chariots and dresses, And worldly caresses, And servants that fly when she’s waited upon: But what can she boast if she weds unbeloved? Can she e’er feel the joy that one morning I proved, When I put on my new gown and waited for John?”
Robert Bloomfield (attributed) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The pure memories given To help our joy on earth, when earth is past, Shall help our joy in heaven.”
Margaret Junkin Preston (attributed) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“How much better is it to weep at joy than to joy at weeping!”
Jane Porter (attributed) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The one for whom the day of ‘Āshūrā is a day of tragedy, grief and weeping, Allah The Mighty, The Glorious, shall make the Day of Judgment, a day of joy and happiness for him.”
Ali al-Rida (770–818) said by 818 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Nowhere on earth does the rose of happiness blossom without thorns; but what bursts forth out of these thorns is everywhere and in various guises the transient, yet beautiful rose of man's joy in living.”
Johann Gottfried Herder (1744–1803) said by 1803 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Ideas on the Philosophy of the History of Mankind, Bk. 8, Ch. 5; as quoted in Johann Gottfried Herder: Another Philosophy of History and Selected Political Writings (2004), edited and translated by Ioannis D. Evrigenis …
“The joy, the tension, the exhilaration and the happiness those Sundays brought into our lives served as a cushion, I am sure, for the sterner life which was ahead for all of us.”
Learie Constantine (1901–1971) first seen 1969 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Changing Face of Cricket (1969)
“When we have chosen the vocation in which we can contribute most to humanity, burdens cannot bend us because they are only sacrifices for all. Then we experience no meager, limited, egotistic joy, but our happiness belongs to millions, our deeds live on quietly but eternally effective, and glowing tears of noble men will fall on our ashes.”
Karl Marx (1818–1883) said by 1883 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Writings of the Young Marx on Philosophy and Society, L. Easton, trans. (1967), p. 39
“Outside of that single fatality of death, everything, joy or happiness, is liberty.”
Albert Camus (1913–1960) said by 1960 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“From the greatest to the smallest, happiness and usefulness are largely found in the same soul, and the joy of life is won in its deepest and truest sense only by those who have not shirked life's burdens.”
Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919) said by 1919 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“As you begin to identify the seeds of knowing along your own path, the first question to ask yourself is, What do I believe? Do you believe that you are worthy of happiness, success, abundance, fulfillment, peace, joy, and love? What I know for sure is you become what you believe.”
Oprah Winfrey (born 1954) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.”
Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882–1945) said by 1945 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“You get more joy out of the giving to others, and should put a good deal of thought into the happiness you are able to give.”
Eleanor Roosevelt (1884–1962) said by 1962 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in Sheroes: Bold, Brash, and Absolutely Unabashed Superwomen from Susan B. Anthony to Xena (1998) by Varla Ventura, p. 150
“I hope life treats you kind And I hope you have all you've dreamed of. And I wish to you, joy and happiness. But above all this, I wish you love.”
Dolly Parton (1946–2026) said by 2026 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“As long as I breathe I hope. As long as I breathe I shall fight for the future, that radiant future, in which man, strong and beautiful, will become master of the drifting stream of his history and will direct it towards the boundless horizons of beauty, joy and happiness!”
Leon Trotsky (1879–1940) first seen 1879 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On Optimism and Pessimism, on the Twentieth Century, and on Many Other Things" (1901), as quoted in The Prophet Armed : Trotsky, 1879-1921 (2003) by Isaac Deutscher , p. 45
“A child of God should be a visible Beatitude, for joy and happiness, and a living Doxology, for gratitude and adoration.”
Charles Spurgeon (1834–1892) said by 1892 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We have been given a gift that is really, really precious. It’s simple. It isn’t going to get us anything. It isn’t there to augment anything. It’s there for us to be able to experience something that is within ourselves. It is not there to change our religions, our practices, our daily lives. But it is only there for one reason, for one reason alone. Simple happiness. Simple joy.”
Prem Rawat (born 1957) first seen 1987 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia April 2, 1987
“Happiness has to be felt like water. Joy has to be felt like food. What good is it to have a picture of the sun at night? What will it light up? Can you imagine somebody carrying a picture of the sun and holding it out in the dark? In the same way, you have to experience this experience within for yourself. Nothing else will do. This is a living experience for living people.”
Prem Rawat (born 1957) first seen 1990 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Africa, August 9, 1990
“Leaves glowing in the sun, zealous hum of bumblebees, From afar, from somewhere beyond the river, echoes of lingering voices And the unhurried sounds of a hammer gave joy not only to me. Before the five senses were opened, and earlier than any beginning They waited, ready, for all those who would call themselves mortals, So that they might praise, as I do, life, that is, happiness.”
Czesław Miłosz (1911–2004) first seen 1972 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: An Hour" (1972), trans. Czesŀaw Miłosz and Lillian Vallee
“With this recognition of the finality of death, no one should willingly withhold acts that would bring benefits, joy or happiness to others.”
Joseph Lewis (1889–1968) said by 1968 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Now the longed-for signal has appeared. Yet when happiness comes it brings less joy than one expected. But at least we've gained this much: we've rid ourselves of hope and expectation.”
Constantine P. Cavafy (1863–1933) said by 1933 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The Bodhimind is a great radiant sun To disperse the darkness of unknowing, And it is the very essence of butters Gained from churning the milks of Dharma. For all guests on the roads of life Who would take the very substance of joy, Here is the actual seat of true happiness, A veritable feast to satiate the world.”
Shantideva (685–763) said by 763 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“How great a joy I feel in my heart. That a day so pleasant, so dear and glorious begins, a day that I greet with the wish. That long years may pass in happiness. In health and vigour, peacefully, successfully. May the gift of heaven fall richly upon you”
Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849) first seen 1817 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in his letter to his father, dated December 6th 1817
“The piano is always true to me. In times of despair, happiness, and joy, its mood is always my own.”
Bradley Joseph (born 1965) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Do not grieve for her! Who knows, but she may have found the joy she sought? Love and patience are all that make for happiness in this world; or in the world of the past or of the future; of the living or the dead. She dreamed her dream; and that is all that any of us can ask.”
Bram Stoker (1847–1912) first seen 1903 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Jewel of Seven Stars, Chapter XIX: The Great Experiment (1903)
“The wretched and the miserable would rise to plenty of joy and happiness.”
Sai Baba of Shirdi (died 1918) said by 1918 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Love is happiness, but only when you believe it will last forever. Even though every time it turns out to be a lie, it’s only faith that gives love its strength and its joy.”
Sergei Lukyanenko (born 1968) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“A boy's hunched body loved out of a stalk The first song of his happiness, and the song woke His heart to the darkness and into the sadness of joy.”
Galway Kinnell (1927–2014) first seen 1983 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: First Song (1983).
“Joy, happiness, good, bad, all those terms are meaningless to me. If you think of yourself as a separate soul, you're fucked.”
Harry Dean Stanton (1926–2017) said by 2017 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The deepest and most enduring thirst common to us all is the desire for love and happiness. You and I spend a great part of our lives struggling towards self-fulfilment and joy, while at the same time we are very occupied in the daily responsibilities to our families, our work, the countless little things that absorb our time.”
Michael Elmore-Meegan (born 1959) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Learn to find happiness even in sadness. If you seek it only in joy, you may lose it one day and be left empty-handed.”
Siddharth Katragadda (born 1972) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It wouldn’t be so bad. There was, after all, a certain joy in hard, dedicated work, a sort of pleasure in denying oneself pleasures, and a sour happiness to be found in steadiness, circumspection, dependability… To hell with that!”
Robert Sheckley (1928–2005) said by 2005 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Beauty is but the cloak of happiness. Where joy tarries, there also is beauty.”
Ludwig Klages (1872–1956) said by 1956 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“As time progresses, human minds and civilization also continue to advance, it has become a trend for members of society to volunteer themselves. The work of a volunteer is different from that of general paid job which expects money and reward. Volunteer work on the other hand, focuses on happiness, joy and establishment of good connections, which is rather different from the former.”
Hsing Yun (1927–2023) first seen 2008 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 2008 Keynote Speech: Bodhisattva and Volunteer
“A honeymoon is such a special time in life when you just want to be alone. It is in this little bubble of emotion and joy and happiness over the wedding. To then be chased [actually, let’s be honest here, they were stalked] by someone who breaks the bubble made us very sad.”
Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland (born 1982) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source