Agnes Varda Quotes

Work. Don't Think. Relax.

A calm environment is for after I finish work.

I think I've learned not to take everything so seriously and just try to focus on the work the most.

Sting is much better at switching off than I am. He can concentrate and meditate whatever might be going on in the room and is far more disciplined.

I'm trying to stay focused on what I'm doing. I don't want a whole lot of things going on - people to call back, or text messages or whatever. I chill out, relax a little bit, and then I don't have those issues.

I try to do a lot of yoga and meditation. I think now it's creating things in times of waiting.

I don't have a routine, but I have used meditation to just decompress and focus.

Every now and then go away, have a little relaxation, for when you come back to your work your judgment will be surer.

One of the things that has changed my life - and this comes from someone who was highly self-critical and a type-A personality - is meditating. The simple act of making my brain shut off for 20 minutes in the morning and 20 minutes at night may not seem like much, but what ends up happening, besides creating space in your day, is your awake posture begins to replicate your meditative posture.

I'm reading and trying to find a television show that I really like, so I can start really working again and gain some momentum.

Insight comes at a moment of transition between work and relaxation.

Take a Deep Breath & Focus on What's Really Important.

Meditation creates more time than it takes.

If you love your work, I'm not sure you have hobbies. I try to say no to things that other people could do and only say yes to things that only I could do.

Psychologists call it "defocused attention," where you broaden your horizons, let your mind float and drift a bit. Coffee keeps us sharp and alert. It's great if you're driving at 3 o'clock in the morning. It's not so great if you're trying to come up with the next violin concerto.

While the work or play is on, it is a lot of fun if while you are doing one you don't constantly feel that you ought to be doing the other.

Nobody can think straight who does not work. Idleness warps the mind.

Every now and then go away, have a little relaxation, for when you come back to your work your judgment will be surer. Go some distance away because then the work appears smaller and more of it can be taken in at a glance and a lack of harmony and proportion is more readily seen.

I don't feel any pressure. I just try to stay calm, follow my game plan, and try not to get overthrown.

If you want to concentrate deeply on some problem, and especially some piece of writing or paper-work, you should acquire a cat . . .

It is hard to produce work in New York. You kind of have to center yourself - do some Zen meditation exercises and just focus. It is very distracting, and money, of course, is an issue.

I try not to have anything too much going on between waking up and getting to work. I like to just be really fresh when I sit down. I always have my best ideas, like, within five minutes of starting. And then the rest of the day is just kind of putting in time.

Police work wouldn't be possible without coffee," Wallander said. "No work would be possible without coffee." They pondered the importance of coffee in silence.

The more the capacity to concentrate is developed, the more often the profound tranquility in work is achieved, then the clearer will be the manifestation of discipline within the child.

It's really hard to get any work done in my apartment when my bed is also in my apartment.