Charles Baudelaire Quotes

When I'm working I don't have room to think about myself and my own issues. It's really freeing. There is no room for me, which is really nice.

When I carve out time to game, it's because I rationalize that I 'deserve it,' so I relish every minute of that 2-3 hour session.

I try to do my best to have fun off the court.

Free time keeps me going.

Work is so much fun that it doesn't really seem like downtime when I'm not. But cooking, spending time with my family, friends and dog are what I'm usually doing when I'm not working on something.

I shaved my head about 15 years ago and the first time I shaved it, I started running my hand through my hair and it was very therapeutic.

People talk about escapism as though it's something nasty but escapism is wonderful!

If I was performing, I had no pain. But you can't stay on stage 24 hours a day.

Just getting away from the game, getting away from basketball was a good thing for me.

Hats off to musicians who just want a pure escape. I have a lot of fondness for pure escapism. I don't feel like it's irresponsible, I think sometimes you really need to take a breather.

Each gig is brilliant and fun. When it becomes a routine, we'll take a break. There's no point in doing it if you don't enjoy it.

Sport is escapism. Sport is a release.

We don't get concerned with stuff like pressure. We just do what makes us feel good.

It isn't that I don't tackle issues; it's just that they're secondary to giving somebody an escape route from the banal routine of everyday life.

It just seems to me that the world's kind of a mess, and the more messy it gets, the more interested I am in escapist fare. Having a good time is something that isn't about the war in Iraq or the Asian flu or the Kyoto protocol - things that are horribly depressing to consider in our real lives. I'm eager to get away from them.

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

Nothing gets you to mend your heart quicker than throwing yourself into work.

Running started as a way of relaxing. It's the only time I have to myself. No phones or e-mails or faxes.

I'm a walker. I enjoy walking, which I think psychologically expresses my feelings of wanting liberation without exerting myself too much.

The gym was my only refuge. I could put music on and dance around with my girlfriends and be silly.

When I walk through that gate to the court, that's my escape. I block out everything, good and bad.

My time is focused on family and work. I need to find a way to spend more time with my friends - and cycling.

Music and art and culture is escapism, and escapism sometimes is healthy for people to get away from reality. The problem is when they stay there.

I try to only read light things when I'm working on my books, and in the evenings I watch a lot of mindless TV. I have to break up the 'dark,' or I wouldn't be a very happy person.

I figure this is my time - to relax, be with my family and have a normal life.