Quotes About Leisure

I never understood retirement. What is the attraction of retirement? I go down there to Florida and look around and I said, my God, who wants this? Not me.

Chair lifts need to be in some places so that we can get to wonderful views without having to hike to them.

Isn't it god's own image? tramping his thirty miles a day after partridges, or a little rubber ball? wouldn't you like to be like that, well off, and quite the thing?

Dionysius the Elder, being asked whether he was at leisure, he replied, "God forbid that it should ever befall me!"

I don't always want to read serious fiction. But when I read fiction that's not serious, I don't want to read brain candy. Entertain me, for God's sake.

I read one chapter of a book and put it down. Thank God for Kindle.

When I get a chance to play golf or go on a boat with good people, take the boat out and put some lobsters on the grill, get the ice-cold beer and the cigars - that's heaven here on earth.

I think it's a pretty good day if I can get through it without lifting a finger.

Enjoy the game. Happy golf is good golf.

Why is partying and having a good time bad?

I am having a good time doing nothing.

I like to eat good food. I cook and collect wine. I like going for long walks when I can.

Often I think the novels I read won't make very good movies - I better not say which I'm looking at for potential films! - but it's nice to have an excuse to just sit and read for a whole day.

I tried to be a ski bum when I stepped away from Twitter, and I wasn't a very good skier.

The novel can't compete with cars, the movies, television, and liquor. A guy who's had a good feed and tanked up on good wine gives his old lady a kiss after supper and his day is over. Finished.

I go on vacation strictly to relax - to kick back with a good book and do nothing else but read, sleep and eat.

I'm good at working, but I'm very good at playing.

I'm a musician. I play harmonica for relaxation. A good way to relax and entertain people. An excellent way to have fun.

The good thing about coming over to the UK is that I can get some rest.

A great day for me is not getting out of bed. I like to see how many snacks I can eat..and how many really bad TV shows I can watch

Leisure and curiosity might soon make great advances in useful knowledge, were they not diverted by minute emulation and laborious trifles.

Acting can be a great job, but you do have to make up things to do when you're not working.

To be really happy and really safe, one ought to have at least two or three hobbies, and they must all be real.

Fun is about as good a habit as there is.