Raymond Bonner Quotes

Golf courses are beautiful, it's good for the soul and it gets out the anger... well, if you don't care about the score then you won't have a heart attack.

I take golf trips with my brother or with friends. We usually go to Pebble or Bandon Dunes. One year we went to Hawaii.

Personally, when I'm not working, I like to do as many things outside of the industry as I can - other things that make me happy. You kind of need to be grounded in something else besides just being an actor.

For short term relaxation, I take a hot tub. It's my best way to unblock writers' block, too. For a bit longer relaxation, I enjoy camping. Just being in the wilderness, with no phones or computers or anything I have to do really refreshes my spirit.

I always said to my wife, 'That's for sissies. Girls get facials.' The first time I tried it I said, 'Oh man, what the hell have I been missing all these years.' Let me tell you, I go in there for about an hour and a half, and the girl does my facial and also massages my neck and my arms.

Once in a while, I get a massage done at home but I'm not a spa junkie.

I love a long, deep-tissue massage where they really get in there and remove the knots!

I enjoy traveling and playing some of the well-known courses sometimes, but basically, I have a good time at Barton Creek.

I've started taking long walks in the park, which is quite wonderful.

Being hummed at by someone with magic hands while they knead your neck is good for the soul, but it won't make you giggle for days afterwards. In fact, the second the smiley therapist stops and says, 'You can put your robe on now, the hour is up,' the joy and wonder sort of leaves the room.

Entertainment is there to improve people's quality of life. After your basic needs, there's entertainment.

I've never played Cypress. And everybody says it's amazing. That's one course I'd like to play.

To unwind, I like to have a relaxing bath.

It's good to reflect on life and take a step back and sit and relax and do something else.

I've heard that babies cry all the time early on, which I'm fine with. But in my free time, I'm pretty sure I'll want to listen to something else.

To stay balanced, I exercise by walking and taking private Pilates lessons and salsa dance lessons. I also meditate and spend quality time with my kids by baking or doing crafts, hiking, going to the theater and movies.

I've been working so hard that I'm exhausted... I feel I won't be able to do without a few weeks' rest, so I'm going off to see the sea.

I don't feel like I need to be on an island to be enjoying myself and relaxing.

Imagine a hot tub for the mind. That is what meditation is; it can bathe your mind in relaxing thoughts.

When I'm looking for Zen and I'm not saying this facetiously at all - I would really rather surf, scuba dive, or fly my plane. And, when I feel tension about the grind of work, it's not getting the money to make films versus making films that constitutes the grind, it's all this stuff.

Stretching [and] yoga [are] very helpful. All of these things - they really do help. Good food and a lot of sleep. And reading - reading good books. Sometimes movies - although a lot of the movies are difficult.

Assuming I'm home and don't have an event, I'll have a massage or I'll talk on the phone.

I smoke weed, of course. That's like meditation for me. Watching movies is a really good escape as well.

As the president, you're pretty much in a bubble. And golf is a good way to get out of the bubble.

Alcohol and marijuana, if used in moderation, plus loud, usually low-class music, make stress and boredom infinitely more bearable.