Relax Quotes - Page 28

• It wasn't for children, seventh grade. You could read the stress of even entering the building in the postures of the teachers, the security guards. Nobody could relax in such a racial and hormonal disaster area.

  Jonathan Lethem

  Teacher, Children, Stress

  Jonathan Lethem (2004). “The Fortress of Solitude”, p.116, Vintage

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• Yeah, I paint in my spare time, just to relax myself and wind down a bit.

  Tyson Chandler

  Wind, Paint, Yeah

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• There's one little room in my house which is filled with all my clutter and bits and pieces. My sewing machine is up there, and all my knitting stuff. Its a place where I can go to relax and unwind. I don't get to spend a lot of time up there, but at least I know its there.

  Julia Roberts

  Knitting, House, Machines

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• You're a dancer; don't strain, don't force it. Be one with the hurdle, let it happen, relax while running fast.

  Renaldo Nehemiah

  Motivational, Running, Track

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• There is no big mystery to Tantra. It is in the allowance and grace of the breath. Breathe easy and naturally and you will open the door to a sacred intent. With this sacred intent, love making becomes spiritual and holy. You open the gateway to total joy and you embrace the divine, erotic impulse. So breathe and relax. This is tantra.

  Janet Robertson

  Spiritual, Doors, Joy

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• Let go of hundreds of years and relax completely. Open your hands and walk, innocent. Thousands of words, myriad interpretations, are only to free you from obstructions. If you want to know the undying person in the hut, don't separate from this skin bag here and now.

  Shitou Xiqian

  Letting Go, Spiritual, Hands

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• In the most ordinary terms, egolessness is a flexible identity. It manifests as inquisitiveness , as adaptability, as humor, as playfulness. It is our capacity to relax with not knowing, not figuring everything out, with not being at all sure who we are, or who anyone else is, either.

  Pema Chodron

  Wisdom, Buddhist, Humor

  Pema Chodron (2002). “The Places That Scare You: A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times”, p.26, Shambhala Publications

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• Iago is the dominant trance state of our planet. It influences our relationships, our sexuality, our parenting, and our attempts to relax. It permeates corporate business, international politics, and our economic system.

  Arjuna Ardagh

  Influence, Economic, Sexuality

  Arjuna Ardagh (2010). “The Translucent Revolution: How People Just Like You Are Waking Up and Changing the World”, p.21, New World Library

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• Relax, don't worry, have a home brew.

  Charlie Papazian

  Home, Worry

  Charlie Papazian (2010). “The Homebrewer's Companion”, p.10, Harper Collins

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• I have a bath. It just relaxes me. Sitting there for a bit and just breathe and go ‘ffffuuuhhh….’, you know.

  Tom Meighan

  Sitting, Baths, Breathe

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• Beware as you get the octopus on board. Suddenly he relaxes his grasp, and shhots out a jet of ink, which smarts considerably.

  Wilfred Grenfell

  Smart, Octopus, Ink

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• Difficulties arise whenever a committed relationship is succeeding. Love makes you vulnerable. . . . Your defenses relax and the dark side of your personality arises. . .

  Thomas Keating

  Love, Dark, Personality

  Thomas Keating, O.C.S.O. (2012). “Invitation to Love 20th Anniversary Edition: The Way of Christian Contemplation”, p.103, Bloomsbury Publishing

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• I feel it's important to be active. People who retire, sit by their swimming pool and golf course and plan to relax have a very empty life.

  Betty Ford

  Golf, Swimming, Empty Life

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• You have to relax when you're shooting an arrow. You can't be tense. And that just helps, in your day-to-day life.

  Stephen Amell

  Hunting, Archery, Arrows

  "Stephen Amell Talks ARROW, How He Won the Role, the Evolution of the Queen Family Dynamic, Appearances by Other DC Characters, and More". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. October 8, 2012.

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• Never relax, for you will not attain to the possession of true spiritual delights if first you do not learn to deny your every desire.

  John of the Cross

  Spiritual, Attachment, Desire

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• Tennis can be a grind and there's always the danger of going stale if you think about it too much. You can get embittered if you train too hard and have nothing else on your mind. You have to be able to relax between matches and between tournaments.

  Maureen Connolly

  Thinking, Tennis, Mind

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• Anything that encourages pauperism, anything that relaxes the manly fiber and lowers self-respect, is an unmixed evil.

  Theodore Roosevelt

  Self, Evil, Fiber

  Theodore Roosevelt (1901). “The Strenuous Life: Essays and Addresses”

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• Stay out of the gentlemen's clubs. Get a lot of rest. Just have fun and relax and stay focused.

  Shaquille O'Neal

  Basketball, Fun, Winning

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• The most advanced medical brains in the universe have yet to discover a way for a man to relax himself, and looking at a golf ball is not the cure.

  Milt Gross

  Golf, Men, Brain

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• Relax. Just relax and have fun doing what you're doing. Don't worry so much about being results oriented. Just commit yourself to the moment.

  John Goodman

  Fun, Worry, Moments

  Source: collider.com

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• I prefer to do absolutely nothing. I love to relax. But, if there's a beach around that's where you'll find me.

  Trina

  Beach, Find Me, Ifs

  Source: www.browngirlgumbo.com

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• I gave myself over to music and art a long time ago, so I don't get to relax and I don't get to sit still. The best I can do is constantly create my own environment so it benefits what I need to accomplish in the next step.

  Jack White

  Art, Long, Benefits

  Source: www.usatoday.com

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• It should stimulate the mind as well as the appetite. The well made cocktail is one of the most gracious of drinks. It pleases the senses. The shared delight of those who partake in common of this refreshing nectar breaks the ice of formal reserve. Taut nerves relax, taut muscles relax, tired eyes brighten, tongues loosen, friendships deepen, the whole world becomes a better place in which to live.

  David A. Embury

  Eye, Tired, Ice

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• There are people who love on weekends to go out when the sun comes out. I just want to lie in bed and watch sports and relax.

  Juan Pablo Galavis

  Sports, Lying, Weekend

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• I have been at war from the beginning. I've never looked back before. I've never had the time and it has always seemed so dangerous. To look back is to relax one's vigil.

  Bette Davis

  War, Looks, Dangerous

  Bette Davis (1962). “The lonely life: an autobiography”, Putnam's

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