Rest and Relaxation Quotes

My mind is a chest of drawers. When I wish to deal with a subject, I shut all the drawers but the one in which the subject is to be found. When I am wearied, I shut all the drawers and go to sleep.

I thought I'd finally get to relax with Dimitri.

Rest is the sweet sauce of labor.

Ninety nine percent of the time it's not urgent and to create a culture where you are constantly plugged in and expected to be always-on is to create a culture of burnout.

In 1840 I was called from my farm to undertake the administration of public affairs and I foresaw that I was called to a bed of thorns. I now leave that bed which has afforded me little rest, and eagerly seek repose in the quiet enjoyments of rural life.

After three straight years of writing, though, I definitely needed a break to just go live my life.

It's alright, you can afford to lose a day or two

I live a pretty balanced life. As hard as I do work & as many things that I do... I take a lot of time to stay physically strong. I really just try to get the proper rest. I don't run myself into the ground.

We need to build downtime into our lives, so that we can have solitude without feeling overcome with guilt.

What do dogs do on their day off?; Can't lie around – that's their job!

O what a blessing is Sunday, interposed between the waves of worldly business like the divine path of the Israelites through the sea! There is nothing in which I would advise you to be more strictly conscientious than in keeping the Sabbath day holy. I can truly declare that to me the Sabbath has been invaluable.

All work and no play makes jack. With enough jack, Jack needn't be a dull boy.

At home and abroad I have repeatedly been asked what are the main essentials of a successful prime minister. Over and above communication and vigilance, there are two factors I have always mentioned. They are sleep, and a sense of history.

I don't spend too much time just kicking back.

Blessed be his name, who hath appointed the quiet night to follow the busy day, and the calm sleep to refresh the wearied limbs and to compose the troubled spirit.

What happened was that the doctor told me that I'd ruptured my kidney from being too busy and being stressed out and not eating right.

The White House says that the vacation in Texas will give President Bush the chance to unwind. My question is, when does the guy wind?

The Sabbath provides a wonderful opportunity to strengthen family ties.

Labor Day is seen as a day of rest for many hardworking Americans.

I try to get away from the pits as quickly as I can. I speak to my engineer when I get out of the car, usually there's some press to do, then I will go off and have a shower and get my dry, clean overalls and clothing on. I'll have a massage, stretch and something to eat. I don't sleep, but I try to close my eyes for a while.

In the offseason I allow my body to recover, my mind to recover. I like to be with my family, to read books, and know what is going on in the world, to understand how people think.

Over the years, many executives have said to me with pride: 'Boy, I worked so hard last year that I didn't take any vacation.' I always feel like responding, "You dummy. You mean to tell me you can take responsibility for an eighty-million-dollar project and you can't plan two weeks out of the year to have some fun?

No: I am not tired. I have a curious constitution. I never remember feeling tired by work, though idleness exhausts me completely." ~ Sherlock Holmes

Let ease and rest at times be given to the weary.

Doing nothing makes us crazy. But freedom comes when you don't have to work.