The key is love, the action is service, and the joy is knowing the grandeur that is God in us and in everything.
The joy of working at something to find out what it means to me is what I grew up with.
The theologian who labours without joy is not a theologian at all.
But there is no joy in Mudville-mighty Casey has struck out.
Cherish every season of life; for without coldness, there is no comfort in warmth, and without darker days, there is no joy in light.
Burnout is grist to the mill. I write every day, for most of the day, so it's just about turning into metaphor whatever's going on in my life, in the world, and in my head. Every nightmare, every moment of grief or joy or failure, is a moment I can convert into cash via words.
Joy is more infectious than leprosy
How come pleasure never makes it on to. . . a dutiful list of do's and don'ts? Doesn't joy also get soft and flabby if you neglect to exercise it?
All I will say is we get wiser as we get older. And that what I am looking for in life is the same as I always have; happiness, peacefulness and joy. And that's all I'm going to say about that because otherwise I'd get into trouble
There are in every generation those who shrink from the ultimate sacrifice, but there are in every generation those who make it with joy and laughter and these are the salt of the generations.
Joy is the best of wine.
The hands of those I meet are dumbly eloquent to me. The touch of some hands is an impertinence. I have met people so empty of joy, that when I clasped their frosty finger-tips, it seemed as if I were shaking hands with a northeast storm.
Even our most difficult moments bring us gifts. The trick, of course, is gratitude. Therein will you find both your peace and your joy.
When you're a kid and you're a superhero lover, the holy trinity is Batman, Superman and Spider-Man, so to be able to take any of those and play with it is a huge joy.
If I fret over tomorrow, I'll have little joy today.
Establish a place of work where engineers can feel the joy of technological innovation, be aware of their mission to society and work to their heart's content.
These people are like. . . a frog living in a well, who has never seen the outside world. He knows only his well, so he will not believe that there is such a thing as the world. Likewise, people talk so much about the world because they have not known the joy of God.
The Sessions becomes a dance of joy in the midst of severe challenge, and a movie with a light spirit that lifts a tale of heavy fate.
I now deserve love. romance, and joy - and all the good that Life has to offer me.
Heaven is going to be like this life, only better. It will be like this life with all its joys and beauties and pleasures, but without the drawbacks - with all the assets but none of the liabilities.