Quotes About Rest

If we have not quiet in our minds, outward comfort will do no more for us than a golden slipper on a gouty foot.

I want a bit of peace and quiet in my life after burning the candle at both ends.

When I give lectures, people will wait behind until there is no one around and then tell me quietly, 'I seem to be one of those people who need eight or nine hours' sleep.' It's embarrassing to say it in public.

I can nap with hustle and bustle around me; I can nap quietly all by myself. It's something I've always been good at.

I would prefer to get more sleep, quite frankly, because I think I would be more productive at everything.

Something can be said for quitting for a little while. You can get completely drained as a performer and creator. You have to fill back up.

California is like an artificial limb the rest of the country doesn't really need. You can quote me on that.

I always sleep really well, particularly before a race, when the adrenaline's pumping.

Being a good race car driver is one thing, but to take all the time commitments and all the pushing and pulling and learning when to say no - because you need to rest or focus on the things you need to do to make the car go fast - those are the hardest things to learn and the most distracting things to learn.

I stopped because I was tired of always racing.

Once I decided to retire from bikes, there was no thought to go racing again. I wanted to have a full year off and maybe even see the world a bit.

I learned that I was just getting too consumed by racing. That's all I used to do was think about it. You have to be able to turn it off. You have to make yourself stop, or you'll get burned out.

I'm better off when I take a little break from racing now and then.

I don't worry about running myself ragged. I worry about being bored.

I got kind of burned out, so I moved to Florida. I was down there for 10 or 12 years, raising children.

I'm not disciplined at all. I barely function. But I get a lot done. I take days off all the time, but when I work, I work very fast and very efficiently. But I'm always having days when I'm feeling a little anxious, and I take a day off. I work in a funny way.

We have this consolation, that it was the evident dispensation of God which brought us to this country; and still further, that if the world was all before us, where to choose our place of rest, we should not desire to leave Burmah.

Sleep is my best friend when we're shooting 'Game of Thrones' because there are very long days and intense scenes.

Just like the rest of the world, I became a product of my environment, and this environment was gang culture.

Often times, I just do a job and tell my agents, 'I'm in lockdown now.' I won't talk to anybody about anything else in the meantime, and I think that's generally the way to go because I also like to have a gap in between jobs.

I think taking a gap after a long-running show is a must.

For me, it is important to take gaps after finishing a project.

Sleep is the gasoline that keeps me going.

I generally am an early riser but it all depends on what time I sleep.