Alex Haley Quotes

I need some downtime before I go to sleep.

I grind and I graft, but I will make sure that I get that time off here and there to unwind and relax and have a life.

It's nice to have a few moments at night to help me switch off.

It's nice to sit down when you're not working. I try to do it as often as possible.

True relaxation, which would do me the world of good, does not exist for me.

It is so important to me to have my time away from hockey. Obviously, hockey is my passion; I love it. But definitely for me, time away from the rink and time when my mind isn't thinking about hockey is important.

I need a form of escape even when I'm working really hard.

I want to take time for myself, because all my life is ta-ta-ta-ta. So I don't want nothing special, just to breathe. I'd like to work maybe a half day and then take my bicycle and go by the riverside.

I love to have a bath with beautiful, relaxing music on and have no rush to do anything. It's a wonderful indulgence, and it helps me to calm down and stop my mind running overtime.

I like to have quiet evenings and relax.

I'm very good at relaxing.

I'm really trying to be relaxed on my days off.

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

I like to relax and get my mind off of business for a few hours.

It's good to reflect on life and take a step back and sit and relax and do something else.

Everyone needs to take a vacation from the sort of automatic things you do.

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.

Sometimes it is extremely good for you to forget that there is anything in the world which needs to be done, and to do some particular thing that you want to do. Every human being needs a certain amount of time in which he can be peaceful.

People have to understand how important it is for the players to let off steam, switch off and relax.

The most luxurious thing to me is having an hour of my day, which rarely happens, to listen to my iPod and sit on my couch. That's how I unwind.

Give your subconscious a chance to work by turning your brain off from time to time. Don't focus on work or solving problems constantly.

Running is how I clear my head and find my center again.

Savasana is the easiest and most important yoga move because it's so simple. Lying there is meditative.

Sometimes that is why you might even stay in the bathroom for even half an hour, making that water running all over, just singing.

Faffing is good. It is an important part of life. Faffing is when we disconnect from the matrix and idle for a while, like a car. Our body and spirit know deep down that human beings were not made for constant toil so subconsciously creates space through the mechanism of faffing.