Michael Sheen Quotes

Put off thy cares with thy clothes; so shall thy rest strengthen thy labor, and so thy labor sweeten thy rest.

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

I've realized, you know, having turned 40, that rest is just as important as work. In fact, it's equally as important.

To me, it's very important to have time at the restaurant but also time with family and time for myself.

Life isn't a 24/7 merry go round. If it were, you wouldn't get the 7 hours of sleep necessary to keep you fit and sane.

I definitely like not working sometimes. It's so fun. I just love sleeping in. In America, everyone is driven to succeed and wake up and do something. But I don't care. I want to sleep in. I want to relax. I don't want to have to get up every day.

You gotta know when to be lazy. Done correctly, it's an art form that benefits everyone.

There are times when the most practical thing is to lie down.

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

Think not, is my eleventh commandment; and sleep when you can, is my twelfth.

Of course, we all inevitably work too hard, then we get burned out and have to spend the whole weekend in our pajamas, eating cereal straight out of the box and staring at the TV in a mild coma (which is the opposite of working, yes, but not exactly the same thing as pleasure).

People who work hard often work too hard. ... May we learn to honor the hammock, the siesta, the nap and the pause in all its forms.

Diligence is a good thing, but taking things easy is much more restful.

Rest is not a word of free people. Rest is a monarchical word.

I don't use many apps. I use naps.

Conservation of energy. Never stand up when you can sit down, and never sit down when you can lie down.

I believe in stopping work and eating lunch.

At least once a week, I try to have one day where I have nothing planned so I can get up and just go back to bed and lay around and recharge my batteries.

My girlfriend is much better than I am at working hard then resting, and she demands that from me, too. She insists on having time when we don't do anything. We leave the housework and watch a movie.

Forgive me if I sleep until I wake up.

Work doesn't seem to interfere with my life. I have time for everything, even time to be alone.

We've all been tired and thought we wanted a long vacation when all we needed was a few days off, but didn't know it.

Resting for me is fitness training.

I need some downtime before I go to sleep.

Perhaps one of the only positive pieces of advice that I was ever given was that supplied by an old courtier who observed: Only two rules really count. Never miss an opportunity to relieve yourself; never miss a chance to sit down and rest your feet.