Quotes About Relaxation

My favorite country is America. I love going there! I go in the local lake near where I work on Sundays. It's called Berry Hill.

Any man today who returns from work, sinks into a chair, and calls for his pipe is a man with an appetite for danger.

We like to have work to do, so as to have the right to rest.

The main thing to do is relax and let your talent do the work.

Nights without work I spend with whisky and books.

The best test of the quality of a civilization is the quality of its leisure.

I find the Alexander Technique very helpful in my work. Things happen without you trying. They get to be light and relaxed. You must get an Alexander teacher to show it to you.

I try to do nothing. I drink rosemary when I have a lot of work to do. People take coffee, they take speed, whatever. I take rosemary.

To play so as to be relaxed and refreshed for work is not to play, and no work is well and finely done unless it, too, is a form of play.

Your unconscious can't work when you are breathing down its neck.

I'd sleep in a little, work out, do laundry, run errands, buy presents for people with birthdays coming up. I like it when I don't have to be anywhere, and anything I do is my choice.

Never get out of bed before noon.

My summer time tip is to wear shorts and light shirts; everything in summery fabrics such as linen and cotton. And don't think about work.

On a Friday night, I like to go out because my friends, who have been working normal hours, just want to let go after a stressful week at work.

Schedule? I have no schedule. There is no hurry. I work when I want to.

We seldom enjoy leisure we haven't earned.

The only liberty an inferior man really cherishes is the liberty to quit work, stretch out in the sun, and scratch himself.

Those were the days, you know. It's an English thing; as soon as it's gets to 6 pm, you have to go and have a drink. We used to stick to that religiously.

I think you need to have a day or two when you treat yourself, because it brings happiness, it stimulates your mind.

There is more refreshment and stimulation in a nap, even of the briefest, than in all the alcohol ever distilled.

If adults are not enjoying something they're doing in their leisure time, they should stop doing it.

When I cook, my brain stops completely.

Going to grocery stores is almost my favorite thing to do to calm myself down. There's something about just walking aisle after aisle making mundane choices. 'Do I want that? No, I want the one that has the low sodium.' And that feels like a good exercise to be doing when there isn't anything to be doing. It's like a kick-starter in some way.

I was working straight for nine months and I'm exhausted. I'm ready to relax for a little while and read. I don't want to work for work sake; I have to be excited about it.