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Quotes About Relaxation

A sandwich and a cup of coffee, and then off to violin-land, where all is sweetness and delicacy and harmony.
~ Arthur Conan Doyle
A sandwich and a cup of coffee, and then off to violin-land, where all is sweetness and delicacy and harmony, and there are no red-headed clients to vex us with their conundrums.
~ Arthur Conan Doyle
To let the brain work without sufficient material is like racing an engine. It racks itself to pieces. The sea air, sunshine, and patience, Watson—all else will come.
~ Arthur Conan Doyle
Look here, Watson; you look regularly done. Lie down there on the sofa, and see if I can put you to sleep." He took up his violin from the corner, and as I stretched myself out he began to play some low, dreamy, melodious air,—his own, no doubt, for he had a remarkable gift for improvisation. I have a vague remembrance of his gaunt limbs, his earnest face, and the rise and fall of his bow.
~ Arthur Conan Doyle
I like a good beer buzz early in the morning.
~ Sheryl Crow
The sun is over the yardarm
~ Shirley Jackson
I never yet knew anyone who could not fall asleep with Richardson being read aloud to him.
~ Shirley Jackson
at my age an hour's reading before bedtime is essential
~ Shirley Jackson
All right, doctor, you just try and have three grown daughters—God bless them—and marry them off all in one day and then we'll see if you'll be able to sit home and relax for even a day.
~ Sholem Aleichem
Time spent with cats is never wasted.
~ Sigmund Freud
It was found that men become neurotic because they cannot tolerate the degree of privation that society imposes on them in virtue of its cultural ideals, and it was supposed that a return to greater possibilities of happiness would ensue if these standards were abolished or greatly relaxed.
~ Sigmund Freud
EN las vacaciones de 189… emprendí una excursión por la montaña, con el propósito de olvidar durante algún tiempo la Medicina, y especialmente las neurosis
~ Sigmund Freud
Simon and Garfunkel
~ Feelin' groovy!
Nothing is more comfortable than not having to think.
~ Simone Weil
Get your appointment book out and schedule do-nothing-but-relax periods during the week, and then keep those appointments.
~ Sonia Choquette
My teacher Dr. Tully said the most powerful thing you can do is nothing. When you relax and step back, you make room for your spirit to step up, step in, and work its magic on your behalf. He taught me that when guidance isn't forthcoming, if you sit still and do nothing but relax for a while, it will show up.
~ Sonia Choquette
Good things happen when you also give yourself some room to breathe. Your nerves relax, your ego quiets down, and your spirit begins to shine a light on your path.
~ Sonia Choquette
My favorite breathing technique is to inhale and then slowly open your jaw wide, and exhale while saying, out loud, "Ahhhh . . ." This practice immediately centers and calms me.
~ Sonia Choquette
If your barking dog is trying to control things, recognize it as a failed attempt to make your life better, then take a deep breath or two, squeeze your buttocks really hard for five seconds, and relax your entire body with a loud, audible, "Ahhhh.
~ Sonia Choquette
possible, get a relaxing massage. If you can't, take a bubble bath every night and stay in the tub long enough to unwind.
~ Sonia Choquette
High View Resort.
~ Sophie Kinsella
Make Some Time For Yourself, Samantha!!!
~ Sophie Kinsella
You're here to relax. To take a moment for yourself. Not to send e-mails. E-mail's an obsession! An addiction! As evil as alcohol. Or caffeine.
~ Sophie Kinsella
We spend all weekend cooking.
~ Sophie Kinsella