Rio Ferdinand Quotes

To acquire the habit of reading is to construct for yourself a refuge from almost all the miseries of life.

She unbent her mind afterwards - over a book.

When I'm sitting in my hotel room, I'm reading. If I've got some time after class, I'm reading. If I can get away with it while I'm doing treatment, I'm reading.

Reading will give you lasting pleasure.

She liked to sit on the front porch in the afternoons and read books she'd checked out from the library. Aside from coffee, reading was her only indulgence.

One of the things I enjoy most is to be left alone with a book.

What can be better than to get out a book on Saturday afternoon and thrust all mundane considerations away till next week.

I finished a big book the other day. 421 pages. That's a lot of coloring when you think about it.

In this job, there are some simple pleasures that really help you cope. One is books, I mean, books are a great escape. Books are a way to get your mind on something else.

I'd much prefer my books to shoes...In the summer I sometimes take walks without shoes but never without a novel.

The intellect must not be kept at consistent tension, but diverted by pastimes.... The mind must have relaxation, and will rise stronger and keener after recreation.

This is the great luxury of not working: the moment you read a book that has nothing to do with work, you know you're really relaxed. And I have a sh*t attention span. I can't concentrate for more than five minutes.

It's important to read because it's really good for your vocabulary. It's really good for your imagination. I enjoy reading because I find it relaxing.

I do not feel obliged in my reading. I read to be entertained and to relax, and to go into another world, not because it's good for me.

Reading is my favourite occupation, when I have leisure for it and books to read.

I don't know if [Samuel] Beckett is something you ever bring to the beach - get out of the water, towel off, and start reading some of "The Unnamable." Although, because it's the kind of book you can open to any page and start reading, it is beach reading in that way.

I lived in books more than I lived anywhere else.

This book is to be read in bed.

I find reading to be a delight, a source of comfort, a way to explore.

Meditation is the most effective form of relaxation. It not only relaxes the body and mind but also feeds them with vital energy, peace and happiness.

I could go on for days about why I love yoga. One of my favorite parts is I can't think about anything else other than doing what the teacher tells me to do. For me, someone who has a million things going on at any given moment, that kind of surrender is liberating. I also learn so much about myself - my limitations, my potential, how to be mindful of an injury.

I'll tell you what I think. I think you need to stay indoors reading more books!

Stop thinking, and end your problems.

I feel like someone who's meditating could possibly benefit their meditation practice and their well-being just by sitting down and thinking about things that they love for ten minutes.

I try to schedule at least one day a week to catch up, to feel like I'm breathing again. I take vitamins. I have a treadmill and weights at home, but I prefer walking outside, just kind of breathing and letting it all go. 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.