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

I like to let things breathe.

Man, alone, has the power to transform his thoughts into physical reality; man, alone, can dream and make his dreams come true.

To do nothing is also a good remedy.

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.

I love sleep. My life has the tendency to fall apart when I’m awake, you know?

I make it a rule never to smoke while I’m sleeping.

The serpent, the king, the tiger, the stinging wasp, the small child, the dog owned by other people, and the fool: these seven ought not to be awakened from sleep.

When I retire I’m going to spend my evenings by the fireplace going through those boxes. There are things in there that ought to be burned.

There are moments when all anxiety and stated toil are becalmed in the infinite leisure and repose of nature.

What do I wear in bed? Why, Chanel No. 5, of course.

It is a common experience that a problem difficult at night is resolved in the morning after the committee of sleep has worked on it.

Music keeps the heart porous in many ways.

You don’t even really need a place. But you feel like you’re doing something. That is what coffee is. And that is one of the geniuses of the new coffee culture.

I found music to be the therapy of choice. I guess it is for a lot of people.

I really wanted to retire and rest and spend more time with my children, my grandchildren and of course with my wife.

I dream of an Africa which is in peace with itself.

Stuff your eyes with wonder, live as if you’d drop dead in ten seconds. See the world. It’s more fantastic than any dream made or paid for in factories.

God Almighty first planted a garden. And indeed, it is the purest of human pleasures.

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.

It is by no means an irrational fancy that, in a future existence, we shall look upon what we think our present existence, as a dream.

The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.

Never get out of bed before noon.

For other nations, utopia is a blessed past never to be recovered; for Americans it is just beyond the horizon.

A #2 pencil and a dream can take you anywhere.

Never, and I mean never, allow anyone else’s ideas of who you can or can’t become sully your dream or pollute your imagination. This is your territory, and a ‚Keep Out‘ sign is a great thing to erect at all entrances to your imagination.

There was never a child so lovely but his mother was glad to get him to sleep.

An economically peaceful and prosperous Sri Lanka is the dream of youth of the nation. My message for the youth is to collectively work for an inclusively developed Sri Lanka.

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.

Democracy is only a dream: it should be put in the same category as Arcadia, Santa Claus, and Heaven.

Musicians are there in front of you, and the spectators sense their tension, which is not the case when you’re listening to a record. Your attention is more relaxed. The emotional aspect is more important in live music.

The gigantic tension before the shooting of an arrow, and the total relaxation seconds later, is my way of connecting to the universe.

If I had any talent that God could give me, I would be a great diva.

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.

Art raises its head where creeds relax.

In my afternoon walk I would fain forget all my morning occupations and my obligations to society.

I get up early in the morning, 4 o’clock, and I sit at my desk and what I do is just dream. After three or four hours, that’s enough. In the afternoon, I run.

Men who are unhappy, like men who sleep badly, are always proud of the fact.

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

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

With all the travel we’re doing to cold-weather cities, your mind definitely starts to wander. It gets you away from the game. Even when you arrive in a city, you’re tempted to just sit in your hotel and rest. Sometimes it’s nice to just get out and walk around, to see what’s there.

Sometimes I do need to go to karaoke, sometimes I need to relax.

I sleep people. I put people unconscious. I’m stating facts.

At the heart of every being lies creation’s dream of a principle that will one day give organic form to its fragmented treasures. God is unity.

We humans have lost the wisdom of genuinely resting and relaxing. We worry too much. We don’t allow our bodies to heal, and we don’t allow our minds and hearts to heal.

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.

The problem with meditating is I generally go to sleep, and that’s because I’m doing it wrong.

‚O sleep, O gentle sleep,‘ I thought gratefully, ‚Nature’s soft nurse!‘

Games lubricate the body and the mind.

Give yourself more opportunities for privacy, when you are not bombarded with duties and obligations. Privacy is not a rejection of those you love; it is your deserved respite for recharging your batteries.

For me, writing a novel is like having a dream. Writing a novel lets me intentionally dream while I’m still awake. I can continue yesterday’s dream today, something you can’t normally do in everyday life.

When you get into your car, shut the door and be there for just half a minute. Breathe, feel the energy inside your body, look around at the sky, the trees. The mind might tell you, ‚I don’t have time.‘ But that’s the mind talking to you. Even the busiest person has time for 30 seconds of space.

I’d like to dial it back 5% or 10% and try to have a vacation that’s not just e-mail with a view.

Yesterday is but today’s memory, and tomorrow is today’s dream.

Oh my God – this is scary and sad all at the same time. I literally dream about buying my own groceries. Swear to God. Because it is something that is real and normal.

Meditation is a great way to keep my body well-centered while juggling shooting schedules and recording sessions.

My dream is of a place and a time where America will once again be seen as the last best hope of earth.

Cycling can be lonely, but in a good way. It gives you a moment to breathe and think, and get away from what you’re working on.

Fatigue is the best pillow.

Don’t run if you can walk. Don’t walk if you can stand. Don’t stand if you can sit. Don’t sit if you can lie down.

Sleep is the best meditation.