Rafael Benitez Quotes

One's mind has a way of making itself up in the background, and it suddenly becomes clear what one means to do.

Something happens when your subconscious goes to work... That's why 'Sleep on it' is an adage.

The best eraser in the world is a good night's sleep.

Genius is rarely able to give any account of its own processes.

Occasionally if I look back at something I've written I'll find one of those that I don't understand, but that's a bad thing - the unconscious has dealt me a bad hand.

When I feel lost and can't make a decision, I just stop and get quiet. I take a time-out.

Running gives you a great opportunity to work stuff out in your head.

When you feel the need to moan and groan, laugh with woeful recognition and eat flaky pastries. If you hear yourself taking the art of complaining a little too seriously, ask yourself what you're trying to accomplish, exactly.

Remember that we can only in our forebrains handle 5-7 items. Our backbrains can handle massive amounts. So when you're given a problem, think about it before you go sleep, and chances are you can solve it by the next morning.

When I get into a bad mood, I do sports and then everything's OK. And then I go and make decisions, however painful they may be.

Trust your gut feeling about things, listen to what others are saying, and look at the results of your actions. Once you know the truth, you can set about taking action to improve. Everyone will be better for it.

I learned that working out gives me a space to get clear. It's not just about the body. It gives me space to process things and get clear in my mind about decisions and things I want to do.

I love therapy! There's nothing like talking to someone who has no emotional tie to your life.

Complicated feelings are fertile soil for creative ideas.

There's a woman I see who's not my therapist, but she's like an old friend who's a therapist in profession. She lets me talk to her like a therapist once in a while, and she does a great thing. Whenever I have a big dilemma, like this is a big problem in my life, she always says, 'Wow, you're going to have to figure that out.'

I start with something that makes me angry or confused, and then I write about it. It's a form of self-help.

Art will not solve your problems. It will not enable you to live merrily.

Intuition will tell the thinking mind where to look next.

The thing that I was brought up to prize above everything else is the intellect. There is no problem that the intellect cannot solve, but it never had an original thought. Originality is the realm of the unconscious.

I'm a very lucky man. It's a beautiful thing for a writer, to see people allowing your words to enter their own unconscious and their souls.

It is a common experience that a problem difficult at night is resolved in the morning after the committee of sleep has worked on it.

My intuition comes up with better stuff than my head, I think.

Sometimes when people are under stress, they hate to think, and it's the time when they most need to think.

Sleep is a key part of the requirements for resilience and good decision-making.

My best songs come from a place outside myself.