Top 656 Joyful Quotes & Sayings

Spring work is going on with joyful enthusiasm.

I am a joyful person.

The certain pathway to all things that you want is through the corridor of joy. Most of you say, 'When I get that I will be joyful.' And we say, until you are joyful, you will not get that. You must start with the decision-with the determination-with the insistence that, 'I will not settle for less than feeling good.'

To have a human form is a joyful thing.

I'm joyful in my religious belief.

I believe a joyful life is made up of joyful moments, gracefully strung together by trust, gratitude, inspiration, and faith.

Sustain a bright and joyful spirit.

I have to do the work of self-love and affirmation, and say, "I am a woman, I am a person of color, I am the granddaughter of immigrants, I am also the descendant of slaves, I am a mother, I am an entrepreneur, I am an artist, and I'm joyful." And maybe in seeing my joy, you can finish your sentence with, "And I am joyful too."

I have everything I need. Our house is very joyful.

Be the holder of your own Nature. It is a joyful responsibility.

I have a joyful life, and I attribute that to both of my parents.

I think I am a very kind person. I think I'm joyful, but I could be kinder and I could be more joyful. I do believe peace is a state of grace, and not the absence of violence.

A joyful spirit is evidence of a grateful heart.

In coaching, you don't ever really have that joyful fun, but there's no question that it's enjoyable.

The essence of all health begins through joyful living.

I've stood in long lines, in the rain and under the sun, just to buy a pack of butter or a box of paper napkins. I've seen mothers running after the corpses of their martyred sons, oblivious to whether their headscarves or their chadors or their stockings and shoes were slipping off or not. I won't say any more. In the light of all this, how did you expect my poetry to be joyful or, as in my recent poem, to speak of love? Even so, more than half of my poetry is joyful and these are the products of the moments when I've felt happy.

Isn't joyful or painful this pain in which I rejoice

Get rid of anything that isn’t useful, beautiful or joyful.

God not only allowed for joyful worship but also commanded it.

You must be as joyful when you fail again and again as you are joyful when you succeed. It is often when you fail that you move toward the goal without being aware of it. You must feel joy even when you have not fully succeeded but only moved toward achievement of your goal.

Be joyful because it is humanly possible.

When you live with an open heart, unexpected, joyful things happen

Life teaches you the art of letting go in every event. When you have learnt to let go, you will be joyful and as you start being joyful, more will be given to you.

Joy is not a constant. It comes to us in moments - often ordinary moments. Sometimes we miss out on the bursts of joy because we're too busy chasing down the extraordinary moments. Other times we're so afraid of the dark we don't dare let ourselves enjoy the light. A joyful life is not a floodlight of joy. That would eventually become unbearable. I believe a joyful life is made up of joyful moments gracefully strung together by trust, gratitude and inspiration

Definitely trust yourself. Work hard. Be honest with yourself. And life can be joyful. It is joyful. Just give it your all, and it's all going to work out.

When you're feeling joyful, you are giving joy, and you'll receive back joyful experiences, joyful situations, and joyful people, wherever you go. From the smallest experience of your favorite song playing on the radio to bigger experiences of receiving a pay raise -- all of the circumstances you experiences are the law of attraction responding to your feeling of joy.

All this world is but a play... be thou the joyful player.

Just watch babies. They're in a constant state of love. How could they possibly be so joyful? Because they're in harmony with the source. Some call that source God or soul or spirit or consciousness. They have no resistance to being joyful - unlike adults. You didn't come forth into this world to suffer, to be anxious, fearful or depressed. Remember, your thoughts, not your world, cause you stress. And you can change your thoughts.

Yet, know this if you understand nothing else: You have a right to your joy; children or no children; spouse or no spouse. Seek it! Find it! And you will have a joyful family, no matter how much money you make or don't make. And if they aren't joyful, and they get up and leave you, then release them with love to seek their joy.

Laugh. Laughter is immeasurable. Be joyful though you have considered all the facts.

If your dominant intent is to feel joy while you are doing the work, your triad of intentions - freedom, growth and joy - will come quickly and easily into alignment. See your "career" as one of creating a joyful life experience. You are not a creator of things or a regurgitator of what someone else has created or a gatherer of stuff. You are a creator, and the subject of your creation is your joyful life experience. That is your mission. That is your quest. That is why you are here.

Being joyful is a choice.

My childhood was happy, joyful but very difficult.

Joyful is the accumulation of good work.

Mistakes are joyful, truth infernal.

It is not easy always to be joyful, to keep in mind the duty of delight.

Style is joyful if you allow yourself to have joy.

Only if you are joyful, you can be free from the fruit of action.

I find it hard to be joyful on screen because I'm so tense.

Autumn is as joyful and sweet as an untimely end.

ALWAYS PRACTICE the Art of Peace in a vibrant and joyful manner.

The world is terrified of joyful women. Make a stand. Be one anyway.

A joyful life is an individual creation that cannot be copied from a recipe.

The perfection of joyful determination is defined as taking delight or feeling joy in doing something positive or virtuous. If you are very joyful about doing negative things or about being busy with meaningless activities, this is not called joyful exertion from a Buddhist point of view. This kind of attitude is actually a form of laziness, an attachment to frivolous activities. Such a person would not be considered diligent at all. But if you are JOYFUL and DETERMINED TO PERFORM POSITIVE ACTIONS, then as a result, you discover and learn many new things that you didn't know about before.

I think it's really hard to be joyful. I work hard at it. I always feel like it's a choice. You can be joyful or you can be depressed, and there just doesn't seem to be any future in depression.

Definitely trust yourself. Work hard. Be honest with yourself. And life can be joyful. It is joyful. Just give it your all and it's all going to work out.

Being joyful isn't what makes you grateful. Being grateful is what makes you joyful.

My childhood in the Soviet Union was not terrible, it was very joyful.

I think it's scary to be alive, but also exhilarating and joyful.

You ask me whether I am in good spirits. How could I not be so? As long as Faith gives me strength I will always be joyful. Sadness ought to be banished from Catholic souls... the purpose for which we have been created shows us the path; even if strewn with many thorns, it is not a sad path. It is joyful even in the face of sorrow.

I've always believed you've got to steal the joyful moments when you can.

The world is extremely interesting to a joyful soul.

Be joyful and experience pleasurable lives.

Go forward with joyful confidence.

I think making a good film shot is joyful.

Joyful, joyful, joyful, as only dogs know how to be happy with only the autonomy of their shameless spirit.

I'm open to any project, but my joyful projects are those through which I can say something and through which I can speak to the an audience of people in the world, and I can be that vehicle through which something can be said, I find that entirely thrilling and joyful.

Each project is torturous and joyful, and it's always an inspiration.

Laughter is immeasurable. Be joyful

The very plants turn with a joyful transport to the light.