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Quotes About Self-care

You simply collapsed, sir. In layman's terms, your body revoked its permission for you to continue heaping abuse upon it.
~ Scott Lynch
He had people to love, who, best of all, loved him, too. He didn't feel it made sense to waste the energy on relationships that would only pull him under some emotional waterfall in which he'd never catch his breath.
~ Scott Turow
It's important to know when we need to stop, reflect, and receive. In our competitive world, that might be called a waste of time.
~ Fred Rogers
From the time I was 16 and I had my own checking account, you'd think most young women would run out and buy clothes. No, I ran out and got myself a psychiatrist!
~ Genie Francis
Every time I wake up, I see myself like somebody beat me up.
~ Javier Bardem
You know what else I've learnt? That it's all right not to ride the crest of the wave. Every time a wave comes along I retreat, and I haven't come to any harm yet.
~ Jennifer Ehle
You can allow yourself 72 hours of wallowing time. Then you've got to get into the gym, stop eating the ice cream and move on.
~ Jennifer Love Hewitt
Leave the dishes unwashed and the demands on your time unanswered. Be ruthless and refuse to do what people ask of you.
~ Lynne Sharon Schwartz
You can't just take care of everybody else all the time.
~ Maura Tierney
Ladies with curly hair / Have time to spare.
~ Phyllis McGinley
Do not waste your time with people who have shown you they really mean no good for you.
~ Oprah Winfrey
If your oxygen mask drops down, it's time to take a breather!
~ Richard Simmons
It's very important to enjoy time alone with yourself and just existing, because existence is kind of cool.
~ Angel Olsen
When you ask women what's the one thing they wish they had more of, they always say time.
~ Aerin Lauder
I have too many friends who tell me that they spend the first hour of every morning going through their e-mail messages. I'd like to use my time more carefully.
~ Alan Lightman
I had to be alone for a little while, but I'm okay now." "All right. But next time, don't go where I can't find you.
~ Alexandra Bracken
I think I grew up really fast; I grew up in this really fast-paced business, and I never understood what it meant to take a break or take time off or recover, and I paid for it.
~ Alicia Keys
I think any time anybody says something nasty about you, it's hard to deal with it.
~ Alicia Silverstone
I don't have the time to curl up on my couch with a good book.
~ Angie Harmon
Use your time to bathe yourself in the gift. Move your hand across the canvas. Go to museums. Make this into an obsession.
~ Anna Deavere Smith
It's time to sleep your way to the top.
~ Arianna Huffington
It's very hard to play a hyperactive character all the time, I try my best, but I end up collapsing at the end of the day.
~ Ben Nicholas
I take conscious breaks for myself 'cause I like to rejuvenate and get my creative juices flowing. I also like to take my time with my creativity; I think it's important.
~ Brandy Norwood
We cannot ignore our pain and feel compassion for it at the same time.
~ Brene Brown