B. C. Forbes on vacation
B. C. Forbes106 quotes“Temporary release from work, through vacations, becomes more welcome, more pleasurable, even more necessary, as we grow older.”
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An author never has a vacation. He’s a walking sponge, sopping up impressions till he’s saturated, then going to his desk and squeezing them out on paper.
Ben Ames WilliamsBen Ames Williams We were playing Chinese restaurants and basements and record stores and houses. We were crashing on floors and it was all new and exciting. It was like a vacation. It didn’t feel like work.
Ben GibbardBen Gibbard Anything was better than going to work. All those early tours before we made any money were more like vacations. I don’t think it was until 2001 that we pulled our heads out of the sand and were like, “What are we doing?”
Ben GibbardBen Gibbard It’s absolutely imperative for the parents and the typical kids to have time by themselves, to go out to dinner or even go on vacation while someone else cares for the autistic child.
Jenny McCarthyJenny McCarthy The average food item on a U.S. grocery shelf has traveled farther than most families go on their annual vacations.
Barbara KingsolverBarbara Kingsolver I’m not an employee who goes to the office every morning at the same time. Then, vacations are needed.
Karl LagerfeldKarl Lagerfeld The majority of the time, you go out to eat with your teammates, then rest for the next day’s game. It’s not a vacation – most guys view the road as a business trip.
Kevin DurantKevin Durant It was pure bliss and absolute torture at the same time. I was in daze, as if my brain had suddenly packed up and gone on vacation. I could barely string words together in a sentence.
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