Christophe de Margerie Quotes

Travelling helps me rejuvenate and de-stress.

My holidays are very important. Mind you, I take a very long one every year.

Michigan is my antidote to Manhattan. This is where I come to relax.

A vacation is what you take when you can no longer take what you've been taking.

It feels good when you come to a place like Oklahoma to charge up the batteries. I need that.

Whenever I feel like the hustle of Mumbai is suffocating me, I just hop on a plane and jet off to Goa for three to four nights.

I think holidays come in all sizes - sometimes you just need to relax.

Fire Island Pines is my perfect escape from N.Y.C. on weekends. Beautiful beaches, great restaurants, and fun people - exactly what I need after a crazy New York week.

I always try to have a vacation.

The purpose of a vacation is to have the time to rest. But many of us, even when we go on vacation, don't know how to rest. We may even come back more tired than before we left.

Sunday clears away the rust of the whole week.

I like to go to places where you can relax a little after you're done working.

All my ego wants is to be sitting by a lake in Italy. It doesn't want to be backstage, warming up.

In my spare time I like to sleep.

I'd love a day devoid of responsibilities. I've often thought about going to a hotel just to have a day away from everything.

I could easily escape to a hotel for a weekend and do absolutely nothing.

Sleep - the most beautiful experience in life - except drink.

There's a lot more responsibility at home, so a tour is like the opposite for me. It's like a breath of fresh air.

I understand what's it like to work all week and on Friday night just want to go and leave your brain at the door, buy some popcorn and be thrilled by something.

The thing I love most about going on vacation is that I get to leave behind any kind of schedule. My entire life is scheduled from morning to night, and when I'm on vacation, there is no schedule.

If some people didn't tell you, you'd never know they'd been away on a vacation.

Go to a place where you're not going to be stressed, because a honeymoon itself can be a stressful thing.

You never get tired unless you stop and take time for it.

I think you have to go and fill your cup and do so diversely; otherwise, then you burn out.

My favorite thing about summer is just the idea of having a little time off to do things for you, whether that be going on a vacation, spending more time with your friends, or going to places you've never been before.