Turn resolutely to work, to recreation, or in any case to physical exercise till you are so tired you can’t help going to sleep, and when you wake up you won’t want to worry.

Why does the eye see a thing more clearly in dreams than the imagination when awake?

We had to go on and do the work of the court and we did.

I do some kind of work, whether writing or painting or recording, on a daily basis. And it’s so essential that when I’m involved in the actual process, my so-called ‚real life‘ becomes almost incidental, which becomes worrying.

I’ve had quite a lot of luck with dreams. I’ve often awoken in the night with a phrase or even a whole song in my head.

Every device there is in language is there to be used, if you will. Poets have got to enjoy themselves sometimes, and the twistings and convolutions of words, the inventions and contrivances, are all part of the joy that is part of the painful, voluntary work.

Our life of poverty is as necessary as the work itself. Only in heaven will we see how much we owe to the poor for helping us to love God better because of them.

Work is making a living out of being bored.

Work is that which you dislike doing but perform for the sake of external rewards. At school, this takes the form of grades. In society, it means money, status, privilege.

The best cure for the body is a quiet mind.

The world is full of willing people; some willing to work, the rest willing to let them.

Meditation is not following any system; it is not constant repetition and imitation. Meditation is not concentration.

Knowing that the time to sleep has come, the Lord sleeps, and does well in sleeping. Often, when we have been fretting and worrying, we should have glorified God far more had we literally gone to sleep.

I have been practicing archery for a long time; a bow and arrow helps me to unwind.

I love making music. That’s what I love to do. So I don’t feel like there’s any need to take a break unless I want to.

Fatigue is the best pillow.

The pleasure of work is open to anyone who can develop some specialised skill, provided that he can get satisfaction from the exercise of his skill without demanding universal applause.

I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion.

My head’s never really quiet. The only time I can get it to turn off is if I watch ‚CSI‘ or ‚Law & Order,‘ where I have to follow the crime. If I can’t turn my head off during that, I know I’ve really got a problem.

The only thing that relaxes me is archery. That’s why I have to have apartments with gardens.

A man who has no office to go, to I don’t care who he is, is a trial of which you can have no conception.

I first found delight in the Sabbath many years ago when, as a busy surgeon, I knew that the Sabbath became a day for personal healing. By the end of each week, my hands were sore from repeatedly scrubbing them with soap, water, and a bristle brush. I also needed a breather from the burden of a demanding profession.

If I went to work in a factory the first thing I’d do is join a union.

It’s an offseason. These days are valuable for everybody.

I have never cared especially for outdoor sports and have no desire to excel at tennis, swimming, or golf. I’ll leave those things to the men.

Whether for life or death, do your own work well.

The purpose of a vacation is to have the time to rest. But many of us, even when we go on vacation, don’t know how to rest. We may even come back more tired than before we left.

All who think cannot but see there is a sanction like that of religion which binds us in partnership in the serious work of the world.

I am particularly drawn to the form of meditation called Japa. I know it works.

I firmly believe that sleep and recovery are critical aspects of an effective and holistic training program.

Outsourcing is inevitable, and I don’t think it’s necessarily treating people like things.

Work is the meat of life, pleasure the dessert.

Never get out of bed before noon.

There’s nothing more comfortable or leisurely than having a pair of Ugg slippers on in the house.

That we are not much sicker and much madder than we are is due exclusively to that most blessed and blessing of all natural graces, sleep.

Big pay and little responsibility are circumstances seldom found together.

Yes, we’ve still got more work to do. More work to do for every American still in need of a good job or a raise, paid leave or a decent retirement; for every child who needs a sturdier ladder out of poverty or a world-class education; for everyone who has not yet felt the progress of these past seven and a half years.

I like to take it easy.

To describe my scarce leisure time in today’s terms, I always default to reading.

What makes me happy is just curling up in with my mom in her bed and watching a marathon of ‚CSI‘ and ‚Grey’s Anatomy‘ episodes with pints of ice cream.

I read a lot of obscure books and it is nice to open a book.

Sleep, that deplorable curtailment of the joy of life.

Let there be work, bread, water and salt for all.

Every man has a right to a Saturday night bath.

Work is love made visible. And if you cannot work with love but only with distaste, it is better that you should leave your work and sit at the gate of the temple and take alms of those who work with joy.

I’m definitely looking forward to the day when I stop working – if I ever stop working. I like the idea of keeling over in my tomato vines in Sardinia or northern Italy.

We’re introducing separate rooms with double beds in all of our planes so people can actually go with their partner and have a proper night’s sleep.

Europe is so well gardened that it resembles a work of art, a scientific theory, a neat metaphysical system. Man has re-created Europe in his own image.

What a great day for football, all we need is some green grass and a ball.

Meditation helps me to calm down.

Blessed is he who has found his work; let him ask no other blessedness.

I wanted to be a doctor that I might be able to work without having to talk because for years I had been giving myself out in words.

He does not seem to me to be a free man who does not sometimes do nothing.

I love almost everything about my work except conferences. I am too shy in front of an audience. But I love signings and having eye contact with a reader who already knows my soul.

The nicest thing for me is sleep, then at least I can dream.

I guess there is nothing that will get your mind off everything like golf. I have never been depressed enough to take up the game, but they say you get so sore at yourself you forget to hate your enemies.

It’s very important that we re-learn the art of resting and relaxing. Not only does it help prevent the onset of many illnesses that develop through chronic tension and worrying; it allows us to clear our minds, focus, and find creative solutions to problems.

Early on, when I was quite young and going from job to job, I was foolish enough to sometimes speak to my fellow workers: ‚Hey, the boss can come in here at any moment and lay all of us off, just like that, don’t you realize that?‘ They would just look at me. I was posing something that they didn’t want to enter their minds.

Acting is just a process of relaxation, actually. Knowing the text so well and trusting that the instinct and the subconscious mind, whatever you want to call it, is going to take over.

Great American sport. Horseshoes is a very great game. I love it.

To have faith is to trust yourself to the water. When you swim you don’t grab hold of the water, because if you do you will sink and drown. Instead you relax, and float.