Jim James Quotes

I don't take vacations.

Work hard, play hard.

I don't take time off.

I get a lot done considering I spend half my day sleeping.

As you grow older, you learn a few things. One of them is to actually take the time you've allotted for vacation.

We are closer to the ants than to the butterflies. Very few people can endure much leisure.

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

My mom always tells me, 'You need to take a week for yourself and just chill,' but I don't, man. If you want to be successful, I don't think you should take a day off.

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.

Work. Don't Think. Relax.

Locke, whom there is no reason to suspect of being a favorer of idleness or libertinism, has advanced that whoever hopes to employ any part of his time with efficacy and vigor must allow some of it to pass with trifles.

I don't know that anyone in the United States is taught to rest.

I make no secret of the fact that I would rather lie on a sofa than sweep beneath it. But you have to be efficient if you're going to be lazy.

Personally I regard idling as a virtue, but civilized society holds otherwise.

Everyone is always telling me that I must be exhausted, but I've learned how to use my time well, and that includes holidays to recharge. I always try to give myself big chunks of time to think about what the next project is going to be.

The ant is knowing and wise, but he doesn't know enough to take a vacation.

I delight in my family obligations, but they leave little time for breaks let alone quick trips across the country.

As to that leisure evening of life, I must say that I do not want it. I can conceive of no contentment of which toil is not to be the immediate parent.

I have a hard time with free time.

My time is focused on family and work. I need to find a way to spend more time with my friends - and cycling.

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

I work hard but I play hard.

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.

I don't have any hobbies. You know, I'm very embarrassed when people ask me what are my hobbies; I don't have any hobbies. I mean, it's just enough to keep up with the things I'm trying to solve.

Isn't it amazing how much stuff we get done the day before vacation?