Music furnishes a delightful recreation for the hours of respite from the cares of the day, and lasts us through life. — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
I’ve always hated Mondays, the whole lot of them. Too much whiplash, snapping the tired masses to attention. God’s way, perhaps, of… — Jonathan Hull Copy Share Image
I do not wish to grow old, to outlive my illusions. Only a short respite from cares and sorrow, a brief time… — Anne Reeve Aldrich Copy Share Image
Tide flowing is feared, for many a thing, Great danger to such as be sick, it doth bring; Sea ebb, by long… — Thomas Tusser Copy Share Image
Life seems to be a process of replacing one anxiety with another and substituting one desire for another--which is not to say… — Alain de Botton Copy Share Image
Play matters because it gives us a brief respite from the tyranny of apparent purpose. — Jill Vialet Copy Share Image
Art is a spiritual, immaterial respite from the hardships of life. — Fernando Botero Copy Share Image
The whole earth, perpetually steeped in blood, is nothing but an immense altar on which every living thing must be sacrificed without… — Joseph de Maistre Copy Share Image
Synchronize watches at oh six hundred' says the infantry captain, and each of his huddled lieutenants finds respite from fear in the… — Richard Yates Copy Share Image
The TV set, or Satanic family altar, has grown more elaborate since the early 50s, from the tiny, fuzzy screen to huge… — Anton Szandor LaVey Copy Share Image
“Forgive and forget is the divine ideal. Grappling with the hurt while biting your tongue and struggling to refuse justifiable vengeance―that's closer… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
I liked books - the respite and privacy of them - books about plants and the formation of ice and the business… — Tim Winton Copy Share Image
What if culture itself is nothing but a halt, a break, a respite, in the pursuit of barbarity? — Slavoj Žižek Copy Share Image
The candle flame is too hot. It flickers and dances in the over-warm breeze, a breeze that brings no respite from the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
For me, the idea of being a successful actor is hanging out with my dogs and my boy, down in Venice beach,… — Robert Knepper Copy Share Image
Isn't that the great thing about Christmas? You get a lot of respite, time to recharge your batteries, time with family without… — Wayne Swan Copy Share Image
“The first week at August's was a consolation, a pure relief. The world will give you that once in a while, a… — Sue Monk Kidd Copy Share Image
The only good thing about religion is the music. Because nature is filled with balances and opposites, there are always exceptions to… — George Carlin Copy Share Image
I had a sister who died and my mother passed away. I know that grief comes in waves. When deep grief hits,… — Emily Saliers Copy Share Image
Any outside use of military power would at best furnish a temporary respite from the processes that we see playing out. We… — Paul R. Pillar Copy Share Image
In [man's] mouth is ever the bittersweet taste of life and death, unknown to the trees. Without respite he is dragged by… — Hope Mirrlees Copy Share Image
I like music because... its expressive, you can convey whatever you're thinking through a song. And it's the best respite for me… — Paolo Nutini Copy Share Image
If love doesn’t triumph, it ought to. For love is the one thing we have that feels more powerful than even death;… — Jonathan Hull Copy Share Image
At my worst, I even resented Nic because an addict, at least when high, has a momentary respite from his suffering. There… — David Sheff Copy Share Image
I am proud to have been in a business that gives pleasure, creates beauty, and awakens our conscience, arouses compassion, and perhaps… — Audrey Hepburn Copy Share Image
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