Spencer Kayden Quotes

If your job all day is disallowing insurance claims, you can still spend an evening playing games with your friends, and you can be faced with threats and puzzles that are far more exciting than anything you've ever imagined facing at work.

I de-stress with my family, just at home pruning roses, cutting, working in the garden.

Whenever I get fed up with life I love to go wandering in nature.

When I need to get away from my desk, I tend to take walks or go places. I also like to bead - working with beads to make jewellery.

Mom would say, 'Get out of the house,' and we would just go. We had all sorts of large swings and flying foxes and various death traps throughout the forest that we'd try and do our best to hurt ourselves on. It was a great childhood in terms of being creative, I think.

When I used to watch TV when I was young, it was a fun space which helped us relax and de-stress.

I grew up with a big backyard that led to the sand dunes of Lake Michigan.

I like to be with my friends and my family, listen to music and read books. Things like that relax me.

It's a crazy world, so sports and athletics and music can be a form of escapism.

When I am down, there is nothing like a bowl of hot popcorn; popcorn means great movies and reading fantasy books wrapped up in a soft blanket to me.

I try to read for pleasure whenever I can - it's a great way just to shut it off for a while so your brain doesn't get fried.

It's sad that children don't spend enough time looking around and being amazed by what's in the real world.

I don't have a high-powered life out of work. I like to go to the country for the weekend with the kids and the dog and play tennis. I am very good at turning off.

I hike quite a bit when I'm in L.A., so that helps me clear my head. But usually I recharge by going to church, having family dinners, girls' night out, or just simply relaxing at home watching one of my favorite movies.

I grew up hunting and fishing in Land Between the Lakes. I have so many great memories of camping with my mom over at Redd Hollow.

There are times when you sit down, and you're just like, 'Man, I don't know if I can do it right now.' Take a second - go to the woods and just hang out, or go to Yosemite and check it out. Be in nature for a little while; clock out - which is super healthy, especially for creative types. Honestly, for everyone. Everyone needs that at times.

Being a superstar... can make life very difficult, difficult to grow. So I like to visit with my friends, listen to some fine music, drink some good wine, perhaps take a ride in the country in a fine car, or... just walk along the beach.

My day typically starts with an early-morning walk through Central Park. It's a nice moment of calm before my routine starts.

What joy and adventure the youngsters of today are missing as they sit indoors mucking about with computer games and videos!

I like to walk around Central Park and take in the vibe, have a picnic if the weather is good, and people-watch.

When all the routines and details and the human bores get on our nerves, we just yearn to go away from here to somewhere else. To go fishing is a sound, a valid, and an accepted reason for an escape. It requires no explanation.

Sundays tend to be a day where just I do nothing but visit people. It's kind of like trick-or-treating.

As a reader, sometimes, I just want to not think. You know, I want to read something that is purely enjoyable: that is, like, escapist.

People ask what message I have for kids, and it's simple: Just go outside.

I love paddle boarding. It gives me that feeling of peace as well as an opportunity to enjoy nature's true beauty.