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Quotes About Leisure

when they summered in Newport, they embraced the simple life.
~ Deborah Davis
The disgruntled are abundant among those who are idle, and to be idle is a matter of choice.
~ Dee Hock
A picnic is more than eating a meal, it is a pleasurable sate of mind.
~ DeeDee Stovel
Set aside one hour each day to do something that you enjoy a great deal. Don't skip this hour. Don't fill it in with eating, cooking, or television. What you want is an inner sense of creative satisfaction.
~ Deepak Chopra
It's ironic that many Americans feel they have to go abroad to enjoy eating. They bask in the slow lunches that take hours on a terrace in Tuscany.
~ Deepak Chopra
Now on Friday nights, if I want to go hang out with friends, I go hang out with friends. If I want to stay in and be in the hot tub and have people over to watch movies, I do that.
~ Demi Lovato
tree with a tall thin glass of minted ice tea and a
~ Denise Nicholas
My doctor asked me if I smoked, and I said only when I'm working, golfing, or drinking. Then I realized the only time I don't smoke is when I'm home. I didn't even realize I'd become a smoker.
~ Dennis Franz
Idleness is the enemy of the soul.
~ Dennis Patrick Slattery
I'm not a film buff. I don't watch a lot of movies.
~ Denzel Washington
But I'm really enjoying my retirement. I get to sleep in every day. I do crossword puzzles and eat cake.
~ Derek Landy
We watch television and we play music, but mostly we've found ways to amuse ourselves." "Really?" Valkyrie asked. "Like what?" Plight's smile faded. "Like human sacrifice." He grabbed one arm and Lenka grabbed the other and Valkyrie cried out. They both let go, laughing. "Naw," Plight said," we just play board games.
~ Derek Landy
The English novels are the only relaxation of the intellectually unemployed. But one should not be too severe on them. They show a want of knowledge that must be the result of years of study.
~ Oscar Wilde
The slaves in Rome were incapable of leisure and so their masters gave them entertainment to keep them pacified.
~ Oliver DeMille
Even though he lived on the beach in college, he didn't have a tan. Now that's a serious player!
~ Bill Fitch
The average are addicted to leisure. The exceptional are obsessed with learning.
~ Robin Sharma
I did not read from a sense of superiority, or advancement, or even learning. I read because I loved it more than any other activity on earth.
~ Anna Quindlen
I'll tell you what's helped me my entire life. I look at baseball as a game. It's something where people can go out, enjoy and have fun. Nothing more.
~ Harry Caray
If I don't have anything to do all day, I might not even put my pants on.
~ Jennifer Lawrence
Pop music, disco music, and heavy metal music is about shutting out the tensions of life, putting it away.
~ Peter Tork
The more we do, the more we can do; the more busy we are, the more leisure we have.
~ William Hazlitt
I view game shows as welfare for the hyperactive.
~ Jennifer Ball
To know Paris, Bruno began, pulling on his cigarette, you need to relax, have a glass of wine, and enjoy life.
~ Jennifer Coburn
body odours are certainly affected by high levels of stress. Working too much; too many problems; no time for leisure, etcetera, can - on a subconscious level - be recognised in the way you smell. Love Professor - to Jennifer
~ Jennifer Cox