Positive Emotions: Joy Quotes

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"I have always felt that laughter in the face of reality is probably the finest sound there is and will last until the day when the game is called on account of darkness. In this world, a good time to laugh is any time you can"

Linda Ellerbee, Journalist

"Everybody laughs the same in every language because laughter is a universal connection"

Yakov Smirnoff, Comedian

"The very best thing about doing it is seeing the reaction on kid's faces when you tell them you've done it"

David Thewlis, Actor

"I cannot sleep - great joy is as restless as great sorrow"

Fanny Burney, Novelist

"Once you have heard a strange audience burst into laughter at a film you directed, you realize what the word joy is all about"

Chuck Jones, Director

"It's a joy to be recognized and to have people that are interested in what you do. That can pick up your whole day"

Don Johnson, Actor

"The thing I do best is laugh"

Cathy Freeman, Athlete

"A merry heart doeth good like medicine"

King Solomon, Royalty

"Rekindle the joy, yachtsman, that lies deep inside of you; share magic crystals and watch it grow!"

Isabel Yosito, Artist

"Oh who can tell the range of joy or set the bounds of beauty?"

Sara Teasdale, Author

"I only wish Chet Atkins could be here for this joyous occasion"

Brenda Lee, Musician

"We wouldn't have done it if we didn't think we could have fun with it"

Ethan Coen, Director

"Dance is so joyous"

Graeme Murphy, Dancer

"I love pink, it's so girly!"

Ashley Tisdale, Actress

"There was never anything like it before in history. It was a different kind of joyous, happy screaming"

Jo Stafford, Musician

"I love to find a great vintage secondhand shop"

Bridget Hall, Model

"Our goal should be to achieve joy"

Ana Castillo, Novelist

"It's good to laugh!"

Ashley Tisdale, Actress

"The idea is that we're doing it just for the joy of the actual physical experience. We may record something just for the fun of it, but the idea is just to be truly joyful and truly fun, especially for me, because I take myself too seriously all the time"

Lauren Ambrose, Actress

"I woke up find a rather noisy multi-lingual meeting going on. This was great, as everyone could participate and even though everything had to be translated into about four different languages, it never became boring. After a while, the meeting broke up and everyone went for food"

John Blair, Politician

"The average person is gregarious; there is something in the spirit of the crowd that adds to the enjoyment of entertainment"

Ivor Novello, Musician

"Every blessed one of you feels better for that burst of laughter"

Ivor Novello, Musician

"I enjoy talking to fans"

Douglas Wilson, Entertainer

"I'm having the time of my life, and I'm glad people are enjoy it"

Douglas Wilson, Entertainer

"I love Tinkle, it's really the most fun I've had in years"

David Cross, Comedian

"She is up there with the best of them. I can only talk about my experience, but it was genuinely special"

Albert Finney, Actor

"I don't know if I'm very complicated at all. I wish I was. I wish I was one of these deep, intricate people. But I just love having fun really!"

Channing Tatum, Actor

"If competing wasn’t bringing me joy, then what’s the point?"

Chloe Kim, Athlete

"There's that special magical place that exists when you forget everything else because you are laughing hysterically. It's the only truly safe place and it can happen with a stranger or a best friend"

Natasha Lyonne, Actress

"The secret to productivity isn't discipline. It's joy"

Ali Abdaal, Entrepreneur

"A sense of humor... is needed armor. Joy in one's heart and some laughter on one's lips is a sign that the person down deep has a pretty good grasp of life"

Hugh Sidey, Journalist

"I love talk and I love fishing. I'm having a ball"

Martin Milner, Actor

"There is no such thing as the pursuit of happiness, but there is the discovery of joy"

Joyce Grenfell, Actress

"There's no fear when you're having fun"

Will Thomas, Novelist

"One of the greatest joys in my life was giving a lecture in French at the College de France"

James Cronin, Physicist

"Even when they have nothing, the Irish emit a kind of happiness, a joy"

Fiona Shaw, Actress

"If I can bring joy into the world, if I can get people to stop thinking about their pain for a moment, or the fact the tomorrow morning they're going to get up and tell their boss off... then I'll be successful"

Bobby McFerrin, Musician

"And now, this is the sweetest and most glorious day that ever my eyes did see"

Donald Cargill, Clergyman

"Laughter is ever young, whereas tragedy, except the very highest of all, quickly becomes haggard"

Margaret Sackville, Poet

"I call for a collective adventure in generalized joy and freely interdependent exuberance"

Bob Black, Activist

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