Ashley Roberts Quotes

If I cannot rest and relax, all the work I do is for naught.

People who work hard often work too hard. ... May we learn to honor the hammock, the siesta, the nap and the pause in all its forms.

I'm a big believer in doing what you've got to do, but taking a breather when you can.

Think not, is my eleventh commandment; and sleep when you can, is my twelfth.

I've realized, you know, having turned 40, that rest is just as important as work. In fact, it's equally as important.

I still find it almost impossible to relax for more than one day at a time.

Rest when you're weary. Refresh and renew yourself, your body, your mind, your spirit. Then get back to work.

Everything is about balance. You can't work, work, work, work without any play.

Like anyone else, I enjoy my days off.

I think sometimes the best training is to rest.

You need balance in your life all-around. When you find that balance and relax and get away from the game a little bit - and when you come back, you just go that much harder.

I grind and I graft, but I will make sure that I get that time off here and there to unwind and relax and have a life.

It is very important to take a break and feel fresh, which we Indian cricketers don't get much of, so we are not used to it.

You need a balance in life. You just cannot be all the time on an adrenalin peak. You need to recharge.

When it's time to recharge, I don't feel guilty about it.

You gotta know when to be lazy. Done correctly, it's an art form that benefits everyone.

I have a very full and busy life and occasionally I am asked, Scotty, how can you do all that you do? The most telling reply I can give is: Because I spend at least two hours a day doing nothing.

We need to build downtime into our lives, so that we can have solitude without feeling overcome with guilt.

I don't know that anyone in the United States is taught to rest.

Bowmen bend their bows when they wish to shoot: unbrace them when the shooting is over. Were they kept always strung they would break and fail the archer in time of need. So it is with men. If they give themselves constantly to serious work, and never indulge awhile in pastime or sport, they lose their senses and become mad.

Occasionally indulging in a do-nothing day is more than worth the price.

Put off thy cares with thy clothes; so shall thy rest strengthen thy labor, and so thy labor sweeten thy rest.

I tell my staff, 'Give me your best, and then go home and live your life.' I've never asked anyone to work harder, but I've told plenty that they needed rest.

A calm environment is for after I finish work.

People often get very entangled in their work and life, so de-stressing is very important to keep generating fresh ideas and provide satisfaction with one's activities.