Stanley Kubrick Quotes

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. But all play and no work makes him something worse.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy - and Jill a wealthy widow.

All work and no play makes jack. With enough jack, Jack needn't be a dull boy.

I'm a firm believer in if you work hard you should play hard. So I try to keep my life as balanced as possible to keep my sanity.

Doing nothing makes us crazy. But freedom comes when you don't have to work.

To enjoy each breathing day, you have to set time aside to play.

I've never really been a workaholic. I work very hard, but I also enjoy playing. I think it's important to have a balanced and well-rounded life.

I hate vacations. If you can build buildings, why sit on the beach?

People who play are happier people. And people who don't have access to play tend to be depressed.

We seldom enjoy leisure we haven't earned.

Rest and play, are as vital to our health as nutrition and exercise

Leisure is one of the three greatest rewards of being a teacher. It is, unfortunately, the privilege which teachers most often misuse.

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.

To escape boredom, man works either beyond what his usual needs require, or else he invents play, that is, work that is designed to quiet no need other than that for working in general.

When you work too much, you are boring - that is possible. But to have a happy life, if you can do several things in the correct way, that is perfect.

I always thought that it's important to have other things, not just work, and I often even suggested my managers take some time off and come back fresh and ready to fight again.

Some people are ok with doing nothing all day after they retire, but then some people if they had nothing to do would go mad and start banging their heads against a wall.

Remember to do the things you enjoy away from swimming, regularly.

I don't sit down and relax very much. I don't desire to.

I'd distract myself until finally it was a combination of things. The show was over and I had time on my hands. I had taken time and played and just relaxed.

I think a lot of us feel the need to always be connected, and finding time to relax and sometimes play is something that I think we all need to make more time for, especially me.

We need leisure ... because with us every man is of the ruling class.

Work doesn't work without play.

It's fun to go out and play and not think about it.

People work hard all week at their jobs. I want people watching TV to have a good time.