Quotes About Leisure

Con ese libro hacía lleva­deras sus horas de ocio y se sentía consolado en las de abatimiento.

No me supone ningún sacrificio aceptar ocasionalmente compromisos para la noche. Todos nos debemos a la sociedad, y confieso que soy de los que consideran que los intervalos de recreo y esparcimiento son recomendables para todo el mundo - Mary

I was built for comfort, not for speed

She always said, 'When I'm home, I've got to get things done, even if there are visitors. Elizabeth knows how to relax in her own house.' And then she would shake her head, as if Elizabeth had remarkable powers.

I kicked my shoes off, shuffled out of the black jeans and carted an armload of food into my bedroom. I switched the television on and crawled into bed with the channel changer. Do I know how to have a good time, or what?

Finally, a sport I could enjoy.

Life should always be like this. ... Like lingering over a good meal.

Unlike the time sink of binge-watching a TV series, podcasts actually made me more efficient. Practically every dull activity - folding laundry, applying makeup - became tolerable when I did it while listening to a country singer describing his hardscrabble childhood, or a novelist defending her open marriage.

I sort of leave the character at the end of the day. I don't carry anything around with me - no excess baggage or unnecessary thoughts. I think it's too exhausting to do that. To put things into perspective - your work is your work, and your leisure time is something else.

Both business and leisure travellers are enjoying unprecedented levels of choice.

When I was young, all I wanted to do was go to nightclubs, drink, have fun and be unproductive.

Finding extracurricular activities with your husband that are unrelated to children, family and work is a priority.

Rest until you feel like playing, then play until you feel like resting, period. Never do anything else.

I keep telling people I'll make movies until I'm fifty and then I'll go and do something else. I'm going to be a professional gentleman of leisure.

I get offered loads of unusual stuff. I just don't do loads because I like staying at home a lot, and I'm a little bit lazy. I don't get that thing of going from film to film that people do. It would drive me nuts, and that level of fame is quite scary.

For me, shopping is a way to unwind.

People come home from work, and they just want to unwind.

My favorite way to unwind is to go for a walk with my husband and the dog at the end of the working day, then we go to our local health club for a swim and to sit by the pool and read for a while.

The most luxurious thing to me is having an hour of my day, which rarely happens, to listen to my iPod and sit on my couch. That's how I unwind.

I love to cook and really enjoy cleaning my house. People always tease me about getting a maid. My girlfriend tells me that they are only $40 and will do everything. But that is my time to unwind, put my hair in a ponytail, throw on sweats, and be myself.

I like to unwind by doing nothing. If I do get a day, I just like to vegetate and laze around.

This is going to sound so boring, but I play golf in Hertfordshire at a club called Sandy Lodge just by Moor Park Tube station. It's where I unwind and don't think about anything else.

I am an emotional person, and soccer is sheer emotion. For me, it is the best way to unwind.

For years now, I've used gaming to unwind and relax during the season. It's also how I manage to keep up with my friends when I'm on the road.