Quotes About Rest

All he wanted was to get home quickly, and then sit down and be quiet.

Because of your wise advice I have enjoyed a day of rest.

I'm looking forward to a good night's sleep on the soil of a friend. [on an upcoming trip to Denmark]

It seems we only sleep well in our own bed.

As soon as you close your eyes, the adventure of sleep begins. -from A Man Asleep

Sunday lay so heavily in the air as to become almost nauseating. Maigret used to claim openly, half seriously, half in fun, that he had always had the knack of sensing a Sunday from his bed, without even having to open his eyes.

It was a great gift of his, being able to sleep anywhere, at any time, and forget his worries from one second to the next.

Bouncer suddenly achieved popularity with Mrs Barrow by catching a large rat in the larder, whither he had repaired in search of something to maintain his strength during the night watches. Mrs Barrow was moved to bestow on him a large ham-bone. He subsequently hid this under Elinor's bed, and his recollection of its whereabouts in the middle of the night, and insistent demands to be admitted into her room, were all that occurred to spoil her rest that night.

Einem erschlossenen Acker gleichen die Seelen der Menschen an Feiertagen. (Aus: der Apostel 1890)

I have to take care of myself in order to live life the way I want to. It's important to have rest days. But in the long run, if I don't work out for, like, three days, I feel worse, not better.

Look after yourself, get rest, get a facial, get a hair treatment, eat really well, work out, get a personal trainer. And that's really the key: to take care of yourself and not burn out.

I slip from workaholic to bum real easy.

If there is such a thing as a workaholic, I'm it, and that's what passes for leisure.

I'm certainly not a workaholic.

Vince McMahon is a workaholic; he sleeps 4 hours a night. The last thing that you want to tell the old man is that you are burned out - you need a break.

I'm a workaholic, but I also like to vacation.

I like time off. I'm not a workaholic.

You're trying to sleep off a debt that you've lumbered your brain and body with during the week, and wouldn't it be lovely if sleep worked like that? Sadly, it doesn't. Sleep is not like the bank, so you can't accumulate a debt and then try and pay it off at a later point in time.

I would work until I got stuck, and I would put it down and pick up something else. I might be able to take a 20-minute nap and get to work again. That way, I was able to work about 10 hours a day... It was important to me to work every day. I managed to work on Christmas day, just to be able to say I worked 365 days a year.

I'm not a compulsive worker, and I've never been a workaholic, so if I have a three-week vacation, I don't want to do a movie-of-the-week.

Bosses should sanction the nap rather than expect workers to power on all day without repose. They might even find that workers' happiness - or what management types refer to as 'employee satisfaction results' - might improve.

Finding ways to unwind and switch off is just as important as working very hard.

It's about working hard, resting when you need to, leading a healthy life, and having a support structure around you. These factors help you improve.

I love holidaying with the kids after working hard, it is amazing.