TobyMac Quotes

I like to spend Christmas with family and friends, pigging out, exchanging gifts and basically doing nothing.

Dickens was a part of how the whole celebration of Christmas as we know it today emerged during the 19th century.

Some advice: keep the flame of curiosity and wonderment alive, even when studying for boring exams. That is the well from which we scientists draw our nourishment and energy. And also, learn the math. Math is the language of nature, so we have to learn this language.

About two months ago I finished a gospel tour.

Christmas is a huge thing in my family. We usually start decorating the day after Thanksgiving. We spend Christmas Eve with one set of grandparents, and Christmas Day with the other grandparents and our family.

I enjoyed school, I was a bit of a square. I did very well in exams. I was quite lucky I was academic.

I'm going to take the kids away over Christmas but I don't, I've written 14 musicals now, I don't want to rush into doing something just for the sake of doing it. I want to do it when I find a story.

A lot of times when I'm at home kickin' it, I don't even listen to hip hop. I listen to all types of music.

Christmas and Thanksgiving are the two days of the year where we know the spurs are going to stay off the boots because the family doesn't have to work. It's such a nice - and rare - treat!

So I think it's like the night before the exam. Obviously, you stress. But when you have done your job well, then you need to go down, relax and enjoy.

The heaviest I've ever been is 65 kilos. That was during my Leaving Cert when I was just studying and eating chocolate.

Festival line-ups should have all types of music. It's part of cultural growth.

Holidays are our one big family indulgence.

We used to rehearse in unused lecture halls at Imperial and recorded our first album, 'Queen,' in 1971 while I was studying for my biology finals - it is amazing I passed.

I love to take some holidays. In fact, I am a guy who wants to take a break for at least 10 days after each movie.

We usually play games at the end of the night on Christmas, so it's just a good time. It's one of my favorite times of the year.

I forget what the official name of it was, but they did an all-day of roots music - every kind of music you can imagine from around the country - New Orleans Jazz to Indian flute players, R&B, you name it. I met and became good friends with (blues guitar player) Joe Louis Walker. He was on the show.

At the end of the season, I normally get some time off training and can go on vacation and enjoy myself.

One study found that people who just thought about watching their favorite movie actually raised their endorphin levels by 27 percent.

You don't need a vacation when there's nothing to escape from.

If you feel tempted to use a picture of two hands shaking in front of a globe, put the pencil down, step away from the desk, and think about taking a vacation or investigating aromatherapy.

The thing about Nashville is, it's not just country music...There's rock & roll, there's every kind of music. It's just a music town...There's so much fun stuff to get in to.

I want people to think of Hawaii and think of palm trees and magical islands and Bruno Mars.

Sometimes you’re just the sweetest thing. Like Christmas, summer vacation, and a brand-new puppy rolled into one.

If I were a medical man, I should prescribe a holiday to any patient who considered his work important.