Joy

Famous quotes containing the word joy:

“One of the main things that interfere with our joy is the belief that if we try hard enough, read the right books, follow the right advice, and buy the right things, we could be perfect parents. If we are good enough as parents, our children will be perfect too.... Unfortunately, what comes from trying to live out this philosophy is not perfect children but worried parents.”
—Lawrence Kutner (20th century)

“Loving, not the beloved, is the joy of love. The beloved, knowing this, most resolutely declines to be grateful.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)