Ralph Marston Quotes

Put off thy cares with thy clothes; so shall thy rest strengthen thy labor, and so thy labor sweeten thy rest.

I've realized, you know, having turned 40, that rest is just as important as work. In fact, it's equally as important.

When it's time to recharge, I don't feel guilty about it.

A few years back, I had this urge to be on the go all the time. It's important to find a balance, though. Now my motto is, do the work, but recharge, too!

I'm a big believer in doing what you've got to do, but taking a breather when you can.

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.

But by taking the time away, getting myself off the treadmill, and just slowing down and learning, I felt I had so much more to give back. And maybe that was something that needed to happen for all of us.

Somebody said the key to life is to work hard, play hard, rest hard, and I've pretty much adopted that.

During the week, I'm really focused on writing and output. Sunday is a day when I really try not to write at all.

I need some me-time. I have to remember to rest, because I have a natural energy and I don't want to burn out.

My purpose is to refuel, refresh and rejuvenate moms.

I've taken Saturdays to be the day I pull back completely. I do things that are more creative, and I've actually found that helps me when I get back into work to be more thoughtful, and I truly believe that feeding your creative soul is really important to being more analytical.

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

It feels like we have two threads running through our lives: one pulling us into the world to achieve, the other pulling us back to replenish us. These threads can seem at odds, but really, they enforce each other. It's not a trade-off between success and sleep.

I think sometimes the best training is to rest.

Doing regular things and not just working all the time, as much as I love the work I do, it's nice to take a break and really have perspective on things and go on road trips or go hiking or travel. It keeps me alive and curious.

I can very much enjoy taking a year off. Whereas some people would feel crippled by that, I can feel enlarged by it. And then I also like to work nonstop, maybe for a year-and-a-half, and then take a year off.

If I'm going to play without any rest I might as well not play at all. I rest a lot but I work a lot too.

Sometimes it helps to take a couple days off, as weird as that sounds. Every once in a while, I could just shoot so many shots. You can get so, like, intense with it all. It's like in life, right? We're all created for a sabbath day or for a day of rest. You sometimes need that in shooting, too.

You need a balance in life. You just cannot be all the time on an adrenalin peak. You need to recharge.

The times you have off are equally as important as the times you're working. You need to rebuild, fill up again.

If I cannot rest and relax, all the work I do is for naught.

Think not, is my eleventh commandment; and sleep when you can, is my twelfth.

It is wisdom to take occasional furlough. In the long run, we shall do more by sometimes doing less. On, on, on for ever, without recreation may suit spirits emancipated from this 'heavy clay', but while we are in this tabernacle, we must every now and then cry halt, and serve the Lord by holy inaction and consecrated leisure. Let no tender conscience doubt the lawfulness of going out of harness for a while

Anyone's life truly lived consists of work, sunshine, exercise, soap, plenty of fresh air, and a happy contented spirit.