It is in the compelling zest of high adventure and of victory, and in creative action, that man finds his supreme joys.
We choose our joys and sorrows long before we experience them.
Tranquil pleasures last the longest; we are not fitted to bear the burden of great joys.
It is good to realize that if love and peace can prevail on earth, and if we can teach our children to honor nature's gifts, the joys and beauties of the outdoors will be here forever.
The biggest lesson from Africa was that life's joys come mostly from relationships and friendships, not from material things. I saw time and again how much fun Africans had with their families and friends and on the sports fields; they laughed all the time.
There are many things in your heart you can never tell to another person. They are you, your private joys and sorrows, and you can never tell them. You cheapen yourself, the inside of yourself, when you tell them.
Man cannot live without joy; therefore when he is deprived of true spiritual joys it is necessary that he become addicted to carnal pleasures.
I wanted to deliver babies and become a midwife. I think childbirth is one of the most amazing things you could ever experience, and I loved working with people and seeing the joys in family when they welcome a new member to it. It really brought me joy to be around that.
Uncertainty and expectation are the joys of life. Security is an insipid thing.
One of the joys of being a grandparent is getting to see the world again through the eyes of a child.