Quotes About Leisure

I enjoy touring and traveling because that's the time when I get to read, and listen to music. You have all that downtime, which is great for that.

Men spend their time in following a ball or a hare it is the pleasure even of kings.

There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want.

I am fascinated at how much time we spend doing things that we don't enjoy.

I am not particularly interested insaving time I prefer to enjoy it.

Today, make time to play.

Having a pleasant time can extend a long period of time to have a fun time.

Vacation time is something we all accrue, but only the wisest of us recognize its importance.

Time limps when you are not having fun.

We were enjoying one of those rare summers of utter freedom – no financial responsibility, no debts, no time owing to anybody.

The question isn't whether I have time to read or not (time that nobody will ever give me, by the way), but whether I'll allow myself the pleasure of being a reader.

Whatever free time I get, I love to catch news and sports shows.

Weekends are sacred for me. They're the perfect time to relax and spend time with family and friends.

Age focuses you. You are much better concentrated. There's more time when you travel less, don't do book tours, avoid interviews or public appearances. You walk the dogs, fish, hunt, cook and write.

Any time I have any time off, I try to travel.

The only thing I like about air travel is it gives me time to read.

Cooking, decorating, diet/self-help and gardening books are guilty pleasures and useful time fillers.

I enjoy painting, cutting the lawn and working in the garden when I have time. That's therapy for me. I enjoy working with my hands.

Video games are a waste of time for men with nothing else to do. Real brains don't do that.

I had 13 weeks off and I would pack up the family and drive to some mountain retreat where we could be together and fish all day. I loved it. I needed it.

Sometimes . . . life seems hardly worth living, does it, sir? If it were not for billiards, Sir Barry said, I might consider shooting myself, m'boy.

A pool game mixes ritual with geometry.

In my opinion, if 100% of the people were farming it would be ideal. If each person were given one quarter-acre, that is 1 1/4 acres to a family of five, that would be more than enough land to support the family for the whole year. If natural farming were practiced, a farmer would also have plenty of time for leisure and social activities within the village community. I think this is the most direct path toward making this country a happy, pleasant land.

But the funniest one they showed us was about the need for leisure time. I was sitting next to women who work until one in the morning every day. And here they were telling us that when a person does not get any rest, he becomes a destructive member of society because of the elevated risk of accidents. The women were laughing so hard they fell off their chairs.