There are those who believe Black people possess the secret of joy and that it is this that will sustain them through any spiritual or moral or physical devastation. ~Alice Walker

To want friendship is a great fault. Friendship ought to be a gratuitous joy, like the joys afforded by art or life. -- Simone Weil

We should all do what, in the long run, gives us joy, even if it is only picking grapes or sorting the laundry. ~ E. B. White

* We want for our children, as we want for ourselves, lives at home, at work and at play to be lives of joy and peace. -- Betty Williams

 

"When we are centered in joy, we attain our wisdom." -- Marianne Williamson "Joy is our goal, our destiny. We cannot know who we are except in Joy. Not knowing Joy, we do not know ourselves." -- Marianne Williamson "Joy is what happens when we allow ourselves to recognize how good things are. Joy is not necessarily what happens when things unfold according to our plans." -- Marianne Williamson

"What I know for sure is that you feel real JOY in direct proportion to how connected you are to living your truth." -- Oprah Winfrey "Joy is a sustained sense of well-being and internal peace - a connection to what matters." -- Oprah Winfrey

 

It appears to me impossible that I should cease to exist, or that this active, restless spirit, equally alive to joy and sorrow, should be only organized dust. -- Mary Wollstonecraft

 

“When I see brokenness, poverty and crime in inner cities, I also see the enormous potential and readiness for transformation and rebirth. We are creating an art form that comes from the heart and reflects the pain and sorrow of people's lives. It also expresses joy, beauty, and love. This process lays the foundation of building a genuine community in which people are reconnected with their families, sustained by meaningful work, nurtured by the care of each other and will together raise and educate their children. Then we witness social change in action.” -- Lily Yeh

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