Nicholas Sparks Quotes

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

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 have a very full and busy life and occasionally I am asked, Scotty, how can you do all that you do? The most telling reply I can give is: Because I spend at least two hours a day doing nothing.

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

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

I make no secret of the fact that I would rather lie on a sofa than sweep beneath it. But you have to be efficient if you're going to be lazy.

My girlfriend is much better than I am at working hard then resting, and she demands that from me, too. She insists on having time when we don't do anything. We leave the housework and watch a movie.

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

Work doesn't seem to interfere with my life. I have time for everything, even time to be alone.

I get a lot done considering I spend half my day sleeping.

The time to relax is when you don't have time for it.

I don't think it's shameful to admit that some days your time can be better spent reading than writing.

That's the thing I'm worst at: resting. I have to be forced to do it. Sometimes I think of loopholes. 'Oh, I'm just going for a walk, up a dune that's 45 degrees, but I'm walking, so it's not a workout.'

I will sleep all day; I love staying in bed with my dog and reading and not getting up and checking my phone. And that gets me into trouble because I have things to do, and that's not very productive.

Moderation is the key so I work certain amount of time and then I take a certain amount of time off.

Stop running around, stop trying to return every email in your inbox immediately, stop cramming too much stuff into too few hours in the day. Sit down, shut up, and most importantly, be glad.

The busier we are the more leisure we have.

I'm certainly not a workaholic.

Rest is key. I need to get the right rest time and family time to stay refreshed. My downtime is for family activity. That's all about there is. I never switch off. Running my day-to-day golf business is a fairly busy one. There's a lot of moving parts and I'm trying to simplify it and make it easier.

When I do have spare time to write, I'm tempted to spend it napping.

I suppose that there is no point wasting time being lazy, though of course indolence in a divine way, actually has its advantages.

It's important to know when we need to stop, reflect, and receive. In our competitive world, that might be called a waste of time.

Work. Don't Think. Relax.

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

The whole thing is, do as much as you can, when you possibly can, and don't stress.