Prioritizing Rest Quotes

Go to bed. Whatever you're staying up late for isn't worth it.

No man is greater than his respect for sleep.

I wish I'd known sooner that success isn't defined by who goes the longest without vacation.

I burned the candle at both ends and it often gave a lovely light.

It's the luxury of time that lets me in some ways now spoil myself. I get my workout in every day. I get a good, long sleep every day. I won't say they're guilty pleasures. When I first left Microsoft, I would say I spent the better part of a year saying, "OK, how do I get as busy and crazy and manic as I was at Microsoft?" Since then I said, "No, I'll make a bigger contribution in this phase of my life by being able to pick and choose, not being so manic, having time to step back, a little more time for what I'll call discernment rather than just activity."

I've always been very focused on my career. But, it's good to have people [say], "Okay, you need a vacation." "I do? Oh yeah, you're right. I think I do."

I'm actually really lazy. I tell myself, "Okay, you work six months out of the year and you have to get up at 4 a.m. ..." I'll relish the downtime by chilling on the couch and watching my favorite TV shows.

The older I get, the less busy I like to be.

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 usually at home and in bed by 10 o'clock. I do not want to be out at anybody's New Year's Eve party.

I think that this industry in particular is so fast-paced that you keep saying, 'I'll take vacation later.' Sometimes later never comes. I'm definitely leading a much slower life now that I'm not working every single day on a television series.

Tired minds don't plan well. Sleep first, plan later.

I'm going to do less performing because I'm tired. It's hard to convince anybody that you're just going to take it easy.

I think everyone should go to bed like they have a date at the door.

I'd rather go to sleep than find a girl.

The greats - they protect their sleep because it's where the best work comes from. They say no to things. They turn in when they hit their limits. They don't let the creep of sleep deprivation undermine their judgment.

I realized that improvisers should probably always have time off. But musicians are always gigging and never have a chance to stop for a minute - unless something drastic occurs.

I had promised myself that after 'Gajini,' I would go back and take a break. However, 'London Dreams' began almost immediately.

I always say I'll rest when I die - that's my motto. I just hope I don't die before the World Cup!

How narrow is the vision that exalts the busyness of the ant above the singing of the grasshopper.

I used to feel guilty about spending morning hours working on a book; about fleeing to the brook in the afternoon. It took several summers of being totally frazzled by September to make me realize that this was a false guilt. I'm much more use to family and friends when I'm not physically and spiritually depleted than when I spend my energies as though they were unlimited. They are not. The time at the typewriter and the time at the brook refresh me and put me into a more workable perspective.