Quotes About Leisure

Years ago we discovered the exact point, the dead center of middle age. It occurs when you are too young to take up golf and too old to rush up to the net.

Yes, I don't read books for entertainment.

I'm a sucker for turquoise sea, white beaches and palm trees. I've been to the tropics every year since I could afford it. It's the perfect place to unwind. I can chill out, read, do a bit of yoga.

Many models do yoga, but I find it boring. I'd rather be outdoors having fun.

Once a week, I spend a day luxuriating in bed. I like staying in my house, pottering around, and maybe cooking or just laying around reading. I love doing yoga and transcendental meditation.

I'm incredibly lazy. On a day off, I'm more likely to be sitting on our sofa reading a book than out and about being active. I sometimes do a bit of yoga but I find it hard to get motivated for any kind of physical exercise.

Fire Island Pines is my perfect escape from N.Y.C. on weekends. Beautiful beaches, great restaurants, and fun people - exactly what I need after a crazy New York week.

There is nothing better than getting to just dig in and seriously play a video game for a six-hour flight from New York to L.A.

The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.

I got into the guitar at a young age, and it's a big part of what I like to do during my down time.

Every other day I read a book. It takes me two days to finish a book. I like reading because if I'm not doing anything, then I read. If my mom tells me to go take out the trash, I'll go take out the trash, and come back and start reading again.

Travel is the frivolous part of serious lives, and the serious part of frivolous ones.

The travel and tourism industry, it's just a huge part of our economy.

For players you don't hear about in the news, they enjoy the hell out of the offseason. They can travel and see things they never thought they'd see, or go back home to relax and see their kids and family that they haven't had a chance to hang out with in a few months.

The Travel Channel named me the professional fun seeker, and that's exactly what I am.

Beauty, pleasure, freedom and plenty of sleep: these are the hallmarks of a successful idler's break. Travel should not be hard work.

People say, what is she thinking? I'm thinking: fun; cash; travel.

I'm not a proper traveler. I don't like to be challenged or have too much of a change and prefer a week away just to relax.

The biggest thing I want to do is not travel as much as possible. I enjoy not traveling very much.

I like traveling, eating, and relaxing at home.

Before we had the kids, my husband and I were traveling a lot and working and really enjoying our lives and each other. We both love the theater and books and travel and so we were really having a lot of fun.

Whether it's fly-fishing, taking your camper to the Everglades, or just traveling, everyone has got a little retirement dream.

I spend many evenings reading or continuing the day's work, but I also enjoy playing the piano, jogging, and traveling with the family.

I wish I had more time to read. I'm always traveling.