“I had no friends. Was I happy? I was wildly happy. Sitting on my bed, which took up most of the space… — Siri Hustvedt Copy Share Image
Everybody prays whether [you think] of it as praying or not. The odd silence you fall into when something very beautiful is… — Frederick Buechner Copy Share Image
“1 John 1:4 "These things [are written] that your joy may be full." I can always measure the amount of time I'm… — Evelyn Christenson Copy Share Image
“Now all of a sudden there was joy, there was struggle, there was pain, there was happiness, there were pleasures, there were… — Arnold Schwarzenegger Copy Share Image
Our willingness to repent shows our gratitude for God's gift and for the Savior's love and sacrifice on our behalf. Commandments and… — Dieter F. Uchtdorf Copy Share Image
neither poems nor prose just a length of rope just the wet earth -- that's the way home. neither vodka nor bread… — Tadeusz Borowski Copy Share Image
Behind every door on every ordinary street, in every hut in every ordinary village in this middling planet of a trivial star,… — Vikram Seth Copy Share Image
The belief that we can rely on shortcuts to happiness, joy, rapture, comfort, and ecstasy, rather than be entitled to these feelings… — Martin Seligman Copy Share Image
These are very unskillful comparisons to represent so precious a thing, but I am not clever enough to think out any more:… — Mother Teresa Copy Share Image
Then there is a still higher type of courage - the courage to brave pain, to live with it, to never let… — Howard Cosell Copy Share Image
My mom was the center of my support system, that place I always went to talk things through, whether I was feeling… — Corbin Bernsen Copy Share Image
“All around Molly there flowed and flowered a light as impossible as snow set afire, while thousands of cloven hooves sang by… — Peter S. Beagle Copy Share Image
Days come and ages pass, and it is ever he who moves my heart in many a name, in many a guise,… — Rabindranath Tagore Copy Share Image
“There was a roar of delight from the forward bench, and then the bearlike figure of Nils Ropehander came lumbering down the… — John Flanagan Copy Share Image
Taking delight in my family, my time in nature, and in the chance to do work that I find endlessly fascinating and… — Barbara Fredrickson Copy Share Image
“God created me---and you---to live with a single, all-embracing, all-transforming passion----namely, a passion to glorify God by enjoying and displaying his supreme… — John Piper Copy Share Image
No matter how tired you are, no matter how physically exhausting this work may be, it's beautiful to bring a smile into… — Mother Teresa Copy Share Image
“Get Deliberate: When I’m flooded with fear and scarcity, I try to call forward joy and sufficiency by acknowledging the fear, then… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
God has put joy in our spirit. Joy is a characteristic fruit of our recreated human spirit (Galatians 5:22), but it's up… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
So maybe that's what the difference is, is that when you intend to be happy, then you figure out ways to sustain… — Goldie Hawn Copy Share Image
Writing a book is like torture that you don't know, but after it's done and there it is. It's a joy like… — Harry Crews Copy Share Image
The purpose of life is joy! When you're in joy, you attract the highest and best in every area of your life.… — Rhonda Byrne Copy Share Image
“There was power all around, that power and that goodness, which make us come, as it were, outside our bodily selves, to… — R.D. Blackmore Copy Share Image
In my real life, I see people who are really enjoying their lives - I mean, really enjoying their lives - and… — Holly Hunter Copy Share Image
Understanding, and action proceeding from understanding and guided by it, is one weapon against the world's bombardment, the one medicine, the one… — James Agee Copy Share Image
Our self (Soul), as a form of God's joy, is deathless. For his joy is amritham, eternal bliss. We know that the… — Rabindranath Tagore Copy Share Image
In a world where people die every day, I think the important thing to remember is that for each moment of sorrow… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
One of the joys of being an actor is that you're always learning new things. And I've been doing this since I… — Richard Gere Copy Share Image
Those are the ladies sitting in church. And in the same way that they might feel a joy and release on Sunday,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I want to share my journey because I think God wants us to share our stories with one another - to show… — Jeremy Camp Copy Share Image
“She belongs to the winter that is past, to the darkness that is over, and has no part or lot in the… — Elizabeth von Arnim Copy Share Image
I seem to be thinking rationally again in the style that is characteristic of scientists. However, this is not entirely a matter… — John Forbes Nash, Jr Copy Share Image
“You must take the time to do something that brings you joy. If you are saying to yourself, “I can’t do that… — Beth Ramsay Copy Share Image
When we live apart from God, our lives get out of tune - out of harmony with others and with God. But… — Billy Graham Copy Share Image
“Don’t ever lose your smile. Don’t ever let anything take away the joy from your laugh. You never know when the taste… — Emory R. Frie Copy Share Image
Come, thou long expected Jesus, born to set thy people free; from our fears and sins release us; let us find our… — Charles Wesley Copy Share Image
That's the thing about being a Labrador retriever - you were born for fun. Seldom was your loopy, freewheeling mind cluttered by… — Carl Hiaasen Copy Share Image
One aspect of our site that I really appreciate is how I put up as much information as I've been able to… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share Image
If you know something bad is coming, can't you plan to avoid it or try to do something differently?" said Charles. Probably",… — James A. Owen Copy Share Image
“Is there plenty of celebration in your life? How about your spiritual life? Is it an exercise in following rules and practices?… — Steve Goodier Copy Share Image
![“Everybody prays whether [you think] of it as praying or not. The odd silence you fall into when something very beautiful is happening or something very good or very bad. The ah-h-h-h! that sometimes floats up out of you as out of a Fourth of July crowd when the sky-rocket bursts over the water…” quote by Frederick Buechner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a28/frederick-buechner-883_beautiful_everybody-prays-whether-you-think-of-it_2419045.jpg)
![“1 John 1:4 "These things [are written] that your joy may be full." I can always measure the amount of time I'm spending in the Scriptures by how much joy (not superficial happiness, but deep down abiding joy) I have. When I find a lack of joy in my life, the first thing I check is how much time…” quote by Evelyn Christenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d1b/evelyn-christenson-66184_bible_1-john-1-4-these-things-are-written-that_745120.jpg)
