William Faulkner Quotes

Play until it's time to rest, then rest until it's time to play.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. But all play and no work makes him something worse.

I've never really been a workaholic. I work very hard, but I also enjoy playing. I think it's important to have a balanced and well-rounded life.

One of the saddest things is that the only thing that a man can do for eight hours a day, day after day, is work. You can't eat...nor make love for eight hours...

I only have two things in my life, my family and work. If there's any time left over, then I play sports.

I don't usually have time for TV. When I get home at night, I just want to fall asleep.

Men tire themselves in pursuit of rest.

It's tough to find time to get rest.

My body works best when I'm playing all the time, so when I work more and I play more, I feel better.

Workin' so hard every night and day and now we get to lay back.

Any extra free time you have, you are sleeping, or you're trying to sleep

When I'm working, it's great. When I'm not working, it's great.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy - and Jill a wealthy widow.

All I do is work, that's all my life is work.

I'm a workaholic because I love to play, if that makes sense.

Nature herself, as has been often said, requires that we should be able, not only to work well, but to use leisure well; for, as I must repeat once again, the first principle of all action is leisure. Both are required, but leisure is better than occupation and is its end.

Busy work brings after ease; Ease brings sport and sport brings rest; For young and old, of all degrees, The mingled lot is best.

As a professional journalist, I have always been fascinated by people who appear to have even more spare time than I do.

To work is simple enough; but to rest, there is the difficulty.

Idleness, we are accustomed to say, is the root of all evil. To prevent this evil, work is recommended.... Idleness as such is by no means a root of evil; on the contrary, it is truly a divine life, if one is not bored.

free time is an illusion. It's what you get when you die and the gods reward you for a life spent working from dawn until midnight.

Working cuts down on both folly and wisdom.

I'm actually really lazy. I tell myself, "Okay, you work six months out of the year and you have to get up at 4 a.m. ..." I'll relish the downtime by chilling on the couch and watching my favorite TV shows.

Idleness makes hours pass slowly and years swiftly. Activity makes the hours short and the years long.

Take a rest and the world catches up with you. Lesson in life--keep moving.