Roxane Gay Quotes

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

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

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.

My husband is always telling me I need to do less, do less, do less. But I feel like if I'm not being productive, I have a hard time relaxing and enjoying myself.

Time off doesn't sit well with me.

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.

A few years back, I had this urge to be on the go all the time. It's important to find a balance, though. Now my motto is, do the work, but recharge, too!

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 don't ever rest. It's a problem and hopefully something I will get a better handle on in the coming years.

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

Pace yourself, pace yourself, pace yourself. And take time to rest. I guess if you don't rest and rejuvenate, then you harden, and I don't want to harden.

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.

I've learned to relax more. Everybody feels pressure in what they do, maybe mine is just a little different because there doesn't seem to be enough hours in the day to accomplish what I want to.

Keep going on hikes, keep having your friends in your life, keep that downtime sacred as well because as hard as you work in any job, it's really nice to have the relaxing de-stressors. Stress is the worst thing. That's the ultimate demise of any good thing.

Somebody said the key to life is to work hard, play hard, rest hard, and I've pretty much adopted that.

I think it's important to have as much as a normal life and take the time to get perspective because it only helps your work in the long run.

The less I work, the happier I am. I discovered that, as most people discover at some point.

It is so important to me to have my time away from hockey. Obviously, hockey is my passion; I love it. But definitely for me, time away from the rink and time when my mind isn't thinking about hockey is important.

The time to relax is when you don't have time for it.

In college, everything's structured. In the NBA, it's like, you have a lot of free time, and you have to use it wisely. A lot of the time, you're in a hotel room all day. And rest is really the most important thing. Then, just trying to enjoy yourself and have fun.

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

I don't think I am a workaholic. I prefer to keep busy. It is better than the alternative.

I'm certainly not a workaholic.

It's very challenging to get the right balance between relaxing and working.