Nancy Gibbs Quotes

Leisure of itself gives pleasure and happiness and enjoyment of life, which are experienced, not by the busy man, but by those who have leisure.

I hate vacations. There's nothing to do.

If I have free time, I want to go to the beach, walk around a shopping mall, go grocery shopping. Live a little bit of life.

Don't do anything that isn't play

I do lots of activities. I hang out with friends.

I don't mind playing or watching a movie or sitting down.

I haven't been approached to do anything, but I would certainly make room for it. It was a really fun time.

The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.

I'm perfectly happy doing nothing. I'll hang around the house and take the dog to the park.

When a man wants to relax, he will slob out and really relax. Or he will pursue a hobby - anything from building models to watching sport.

True luxury is being able to own your time - to be able to take a walk, sit on your porch, read the paper, not take the call, not be compelled by obligation.

I've never been one of those who wanted to fill my calendar up 90 percent of the time.

My favorite thing to do is not act - it's that simple.

If you can spend a perfectly useless afternoon in a perfectly useless manner, you have learned how to live.

I just play for fun.

I'm interested in playing, not working.

When I have time off, my friends and I will go to Universal Studios, the movies, out to eat, and shopping. I'm happiest when I'm just hanging out with my friends... it really doesn't matter what we do.

When I just sit around my house and work, I can work two, three hours, and then I go off and ride a horse or do something that I perceive to be a lot more fun.

I look forward to a lot more free time, at least initially, with my wife, Lisa, and our three children.

On a perfect weekend, I'll stay in bed until I am rested, though I am not someone who sleeps late. Then I'll go for a run through the parks nearby, even if it is frosty and cold, and I love meeting friends for brunch. You know you are truly on a day off if you have time to do brunch.

People retire to do what I do every day.

I don't have to be working every moment. Why turn something good into a hard job? It's more special when it's not a daily occurrence. It doesn't cheapen it so much.

I respect the fact that people have worked hard all week and want to go to the movies on the weekend and be entertained.

I want to play music when I want, write a song if I want or watch a baseball game if I want.

I'd distract myself until finally it was a combination of things. The show was over and I had time on my hands. I had taken time and played and just relaxed.