Relaxation Quotes

Relaxation refers to the act of relaxing or the state of being relaxed; the opposite of stress or tension; the aim of recreation and leisure activities. It commonly describes a diminution of tone, tension, or firmness; specifically in pathology: a looseness; a diminution of the natural and healthy tone of parts, remission or abatement of rigor, and remission of attention or application, which gives the term a broader and more practical sense than a single short definition would suggest. Depending on context, it can also point to unbending; recreation; a state or occupation intended to give mental or bodily relief after effort, the transition of an atom or molecule from a higher energy level to a lower one, and the release following musical tension, so the category can cover literal uses, related ideas, and more figurative extensions of the same core meaning. Taken together, these meanings present Relaxation as a flexible theme rather than a narrowly technical label, covering the central idea people usually mean when they use the word while still leaving room for closely related senses that appear in real language. Relaxation therefore works well as a quotation category because it can hold direct statements about the subject, figurative uses that borrow its meaning, and broader reflections that stay anchored to the same central idea.

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Dr. Joyce Brothers

(1927-2013)

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Captain J. A. Hadfield

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Francois de La Rochefoucauld

(1613-1680)