Christian Marclay Quotes

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

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.

Keep going on hikes, keep having your friends in your life, keep that downtime sacred as well because as hard as you work in any job, it's really nice to have the relaxing de-stressors. Stress is the worst thing. That's the ultimate demise of any good thing.

We've all been tired and thought we wanted a long vacation when all we needed was a few days off, but didn't know it.

'Transformers' gives people the ability to relax and rest for three hours. That's a substantial amount of time, given how plugged in to our devices we are. People don't give themselves enough time to sit down. They're no longer comfortable with themselves.

Believe it or not, I'm pretty good at just doing nothing.

I do think coaches need to get away from the game more, though. It's good for them.

Now I know that I should take better care of myself when I'm under an intense deadline, or else my body is gonna act in certain ways that are not good.

I don't read much when I'm working. When I'm finished work, I don't want a thing to do with words.

I'm at the point in my life where I don't want to work as hard. Actually, I've had to take a good hard look at workaholism and it's effect on one's mental health.

I take a hiatus every now and again, but I'm not good at that.

Year by year we are learning that in this restless, strenuous American life of ours vacations are essential.

I definitely like not working sometimes. It's so fun. I just love sleeping in. In America, everyone is driven to succeed and wake up and do something. But I don't care. I want to sleep in. I want to relax. I don't want to have to get up every day.

I am very busy. I work hard all the time. But I also need to relax; I need to disconnect. That's why I like horse-racing, spending time with my friends. It helps me to recover energy.

You do burn out, going from job to job. You have to be careful of your mental health and your body.

I'm a workaholic, but I also like to vacation.

You play one game after another, meet new people every day, and travel a lot. That is why I try to disconnect and relax as soon as I get some time off.

Once I am out of the ground, I forget cricket or keep it away as far as possible, to lighten up.

Off the pitch I've always believed it is healthy to switch off from football and have completely different interests too.

Yeah, don't you take a break?" "I don't have time for breaks." "That's the whole point of a break. When you've got no time, you need a break.

When I start getting embroiled in heated debates and feeling stressed, I just turn everything off and disconnect from the world. I simply tell my colleagues and friends that I am not well and need to cancel all meetings for a day or more. I take it easy - go for a long hike, take a vacation somewhere, or just stay at home and read.

In my situation there are often things I need to do for the team, so when I get the chance to relax it's all I want to do.

I walk a lot. It keeps me in shape and clears my head.

I was one of those people who put too much emphasis on work and career and material possessions, and it took its toll on all my relationships, on my physical health, my emotional and mental health.

I always thought that it's important to have other things, not just work, and I often even suggested my managers take some time off and come back fresh and ready to fight again.