Quotes by Joy My grandfather was a provider. Work, any kind of work, was the joy of his life. So I grew up having a certain relationship to work. It was something that I always wanted. Al Pacino kind grandfather joy Shakespeare is one of the reasons I've stayed an actor. Sometimes I spend full days doing Shakespeare by myself, just for the joy of reading it, saying those words... I do Shakespeare when I am feeling a certain way. Al Pacino reading feelings joy Why, then, if expensive things cannot bring us remarkable joy, are we so powerfully drawn to them? Alain de Botton remarkable ifs joy Simply be who you are, do what you do best, be where you are called by joy, and let life work its magic on your behalf. Alan Cohen be-who-you-are magic joy Joy is the wild card of life; it supersedes every other formula for success. If you can find a way to create joy, you can rise beyond all external factors. If you can play at whatever you are doing, you are the master of your life. Alan Cohen doing-you play joy You cannot judge what should bring others joy, and others cannot judge what should bring you joy. Alan Cohen judging joy happiness Don't postpone joy until you have learned all of your lessons. Joy is your lesson. Alan Cohen lessons joy morning Joy is not the result of getting what you want; it is the way to get what you want. In the deepest sense, joy is what you want. Alan Cohen getting-what-you-want joy way Work may be your dominant thought, and joy an afterthought. But joy is your true purpose, and work the afterthought. Alan Cohen purpose may joy Life does not require you to sacrifice or compromise your joy to get what you want. Joy is what you want, so when you choose in harmony with it, you are fulfilling your purpose in living. Alan Cohen sacrifice doe joy It is not selfish to be happy. It is your highest purpose. Your joy is the greatest contribution you can make to life on the planet. A heart at peace with its owner blesses everyone it touches. Alan Cohen selfish heart joy You cannot instill joy. You can only find where it lives and bring it forth. Alan Cohen instill joy Beer is a gift from the goddesses, a soothing balm given our species to bring joy and comfort in compensation for the curse of self-awareness, the awful realization of our mortality Alan D. Eames self beer joy Spontaneity is one of the joys of existence, especially if you prepare for it in advance. Alan Dean Foster planning spontaneity joy Pleasure without joy is as hollow as passion without tenderness. Alan Jay Lerner pleasure passion joy Family life is the normal context in which we can learn that a life filled with thinking about others instead of ourselves is the sure road to the most fulfilling joys and satisfactions. Alan Keyes satisfaction joy thinking I'm only... I'm only unhappy when the reviews are bad, but give me a good review and I'm a... I'm just screaming all over the place with joy. Alan King unhappy joy giving The tragedy of this world is that no one is happy, whether stuck in atime of pain or of joy. The tragedy of this world is that everyone is alone. For a life in the past cannot be shared with the present. Each person who gets stuck in time gets stuck alone. Alan Lightman pain joy past The tragedy of this world is that no one is happy, whether stuck in a time of pain or joy. Alan Lightman pain joy happiness God will never plant the seed of his life upon the soil of a hard, unbroken spirit. He will only plant that seed where the conviction of his spirit has brought brokenness, where the soil has been watered with the tears of repentance as well as the tears of joy. Alan Redpath unbroken tears joy «1234567891011»
