Vacation quotes
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"Americans have an inability to relax into sheer pleasure.Ours is an entertainment seeking-nation, but not necessarily a pleasure-seeking one....This is the cause of that great sad American stereotype- the overstressed executive who goes on vacation, but who cannot relax."
"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."
"There's a weird kind of paradox that the more expensive the vacation is, the more potentially anxiety-producing it is."
"I am spending much more than I'm making on these cars and these vacations, is that too much information?"
"Life is a vacation God gives to you!"
"People are saying that Rick Perry is really tough because he has executed over 200 people. And that was just while he was on vacation in Florida."
"I love Donnie Darko movie so much. Just before I got that script, I had been to see some European art film. I walked out of that movie and said to my husband, "That's what I want to do! I want to do an art film and take it to the edge." Within two weeks, we were getting ready to go on vacation, and my agent called."
"I lost my phone and I just really didn't look for it. It was the nicest feeling, like six weeks. ... A couple of times I needed to use a telephone, and I was always able to touch someone that had a telephone and say, "Hey, can I use your phone? May I please?" And they'd say, "Sure." And that was it! So it was OK, it was a real vacation. I took a real vacation from myself."
"I took a month long vacation in the stratosphere, and you know it's very hard to hold your breath."
"I spot a little stranger standing across the room, my brain takes a vacation just to give my heart more room."
"I am always working out, whether I am on vacation or at home. When in La Jolla, I like to surf, play tennis, and golf - but surfing is definitely my favorite."
"Trying to micromanage the perfect vacation is always a disaster. That leads to terrible times. If you get lost and you just end up eating just anywhere, you know, you see a bunch of Venetians sitting around smoking cigarettes, eating something unrecognizable in a dark alley somewhere, chances are it's interesting."
"I learned a long time ago that trying to micromanage the perfect vacation is always a disaster. That leads to terrible times."
"Sometimes the greatest meals on vacations are the ones you find when Plan A falls through."
"I'm a guy who should not have a lot of free time. But when it comes to vacation, I like to pull the plug completely. It's all about my daughter - I'm no longer the star of my own movie."
"Sometimes I suspected Ryan was merely visiting the real world, on vacation from his permanent residence in la-la land."
"While other rich people might be like, "Once I'm rich I'm going to go on a vacation to wherever," but instead they just keep wanting to be more rich. It just seems like it would be fun to do whatever you wanted. If I were really rich I would be flying places, I think."
"I came back from vacation and I ate everything. I mean I'm sipping cocktails by the pool, thinking I'm a size 2. And now, you know, my dress is tight. So, I need it, too. I always need to remind myself: It's okay."
"I'm not happy on vacation. In those rare times when I have three hours with no work I have to do, I'm terribly uncomfortable."
"I've talked to a number of actors who have gained weight for roles, and just the sheer physical toll it puts on one's knees and shoulders - no one wants to do it again. I'm 57 and I don't think I'm going to take on any job or go on vacation again and see to it that I can gain 30 pounds."
