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“The study of books is a drowsy and feeble exercise which does not warm you up.”

Doe Book Study Exercise Warm Drowsy

Book:The Autobiography of Michel de Montaigne: Comprising the Life of the Wisest Man of His Times : His Childhood, Youth, and Prime : His Adventures in Love and Marriage, at Court, and in Office, War, Revolution, and Plague : His Travels at Home and Abroad : His Habits, Tastes, Whims, and Opinions

Source: The Autobiography of Michel de Montaigne: Comprising the Life of the Wisest Man of His Times : His Childhood, Youth, and Prime : His Adventures in Love and Marriage, at Court, and in Office, War, Revolution, and Plague : His Travels at Home and Abroad : His Habits, Tastes, Whims, and Opinions

“I have wished you dead and myself dead. How could it be otherwise. I have broken into you like a burglar. And you've set your dogs on me. And a pile of broken sticks. A child could kick. I have climbed you like a monument, gasoing, For the exercise and the view, And leaned over the railing at the top... Strong and warm, the summer wind.”

Children Strong Views Dog Wind Broken Exercise Summer Anger Sticks Warm Kicks Monument Burglars Summer Wind

Author:Alicia Ostriker

“Allow some warm-up time each day to stimulate your creative flow. A pianist does keyboard exercises. A gymnast stretches. An artist needs to loosen up, too. It takes a few minutes to shift from the real world into a creative mode.”

World Needs Doe Real Artist Creative Minutes Exercise Flow Warm Preparation Each Day Real World Keyboards Pianist Gymnast

Book:The New Creative Artist

Source: The New Creative Artist

“In the morning, I work on my core stability and do some work with the exercise bands. Sometimes I do some upper body and a little bit of leg weights to get warm and ready for training. And then I'm out on the pitch.”

Littles Sometimes Body Bits Morning Ready Exercise Band Little Bit Training Weight Legs Warm Core Stability

Author:Jozy Altidore

“Even a simple imaginary exercise can change your mood: Close your eyes, and take yourself back to your last holiday where there was a lovely warm sun, beautiful sea, relaxed beach and fun meals in the evenings. Open your eyes and consider how you feel now.”

Feels Eye Lasts Beautiful Fun Simple Sun Sea Exercise Warm Mood Lovely Evening Beach Meals Holiday Imaginary Relaxed How You Feel

Book:Mood Mapping: Plot your way to emotional health and happiness

Source: Mood Mapping: Plot your way to emotional health and happiness

“I have a half an hour warm-up I do that my voice teacher gave me. I exercise at least for an hour during the day. I don't have any superstitious rituals or anything like that.”

Voice Hours Half Teacher Exercise Warm Ritual Superstitious

Author:Josh Young

“Routines may include taking a warm bath or a relaxing walk in the evening, or practicing meditation/relaxation exercises. Psychologically, the completion of such a practice tells your mind and body that the day's work is over and you are free to relax and sleep.”

Mind May Body Sleep Walks Practice Meditation Exercise Warm Evening Relax Relaxation Baths Mind And Body Completion

Author:Andrew Weil

“It began as most thing begin. Not on a dark and stormy night. Not foreshadowed by ominous here comes the villain music, dire warning at the bottom of a teacup, or dread portents in the sky. It began small and innocuously, as most catastrophes do. A butterfly flaps its wings somewhere and the wind changes, and a warm front hits a cold front off the coast of western Africa and before you know it you’ve got an hurricane closing in. By the time anyone figured out the storm was coming, it was too late to do anything but batten down the hatches and exercise damage control.”