Quotes About Relaxation

My husband gets up at around 5.30 A.M., so I'll tuck him in around 9.30 P.M. or 10 P.M., and then I'll go and lie down on the couch with a book and my two dachshunds.

I love to read. I love to stretch. In the morning, I get up, and if I'm not in a hurry, I will lie on the floor on a rug, look through some books and magazines, and maybe listen to music and try to do stretching exercises to tune up.

If you're unwell you can simply cuddle up in bed and tune into a thriller. It's the best remedy.

I love tuning into Radio 1 on a Friday night after training and hearing the new stuff.

I'm one of these people that if I have a nice holiday - like I have had in Turkey repeatedly - I go back a lot.

On Saturday afternoons when all the things are done in the house and there's no real work to be done, I play Bach and Chopin and turn it up real loudly and get a good bottle of chardonnay and sit out on my deck and look out at the garden.

I don't have to be working every moment. Why turn something good into a hard job? It's more special when it's not a daily occurrence. It doesn't cheapen it so much.

Before bed, I read a book or flip on the radio - I'm not picky, I'll just turn it on and see what comes up. I burn a yummy lavender- scented candle.

If I feel in need of sleep, I just open a book or turn on the television. Both are better than any sleeping pill.

Idling is important. Most people don't know how. They're afraid of it. This explains why they turn on the television set or pick up the newspaper. They think they have to be doing something.

It's only because I feel like such a philistine spending all that time in hair and makeup that I started to knit. I used to spend that time studying Italian and French. Then after I had two kids, my brain turned to mush and I took up knitting.

I'm done with books for a while. They take a lot of time, and they take a lot out of you. Maybe I'll write another in the future when my hair starts turning white and I'm, like, that Gandalf-looking dude with white dreads and a white beard.

I have a tough time turning my brain off, to be honest.

Meditation was a turning point for me. It helped me deal with a lot of stress and has given me a lot of relaxation.

That daydreaming mode turns out to be restorative. It's like hitting the reset button in your brain. And you don't get in that daydreaming mode typically by texting and Facebooking. You get in it by disengaging.

I put on the tuxedo, and it's like putting on overalls - they're my work clothes. Then I go to work. I'm relaxed. I do my job.

I like riding for five or six hours, then sitting on the sofa staring at the TV. It's my normal.

The problem with the treadmill is I just don't know what to do in my head. You either stare at the mirror or concentrate on the TV. It makes me ill because I can't relax on a treadmill.

Taking in a baseball game on TV is also a big treat.

TV is my sleeping pill.

I don't throw lavish parties or nothing like that - I just want a bed and a TV.

One of the nice things about not working on a TV show anymore is that I'm not on any particular kind of clock.

There are days I like going out, and days I like to sit naked with the remote control on my thigh, watching 'Breaking Bad.' I'm in love with that TV show. And 'Louie' on FX. And 'The Newsroom' - well, I don't know if I like it, but I'm obsessed with it. It's so Sorkin-y. But I've got some friends on there, so it's good to support them.

I bought a book of Mark Twain quotes. That's about my speed. I'll read a couple quotes and put it down.