Mr Hudson Quotes

The speed of modern life is an oppressive thing, and the corporate world is quick to punish those with an honest heart.

Isolation serves as the ideal antidote to the bone-aching stresses of work.

Identity and self-belief: a courage that swells from within, borne of waters drunk deeply.

Cherish the moment and the time in which you live.

I dropped my gardening tools, threw my bicycle over a hedge and went in search of fortunes laid beneath the hangman’s noose.

Being here is such a contrast to where I’d otherwise be.

A traditional Englishman drinks tea to the point where his blood has long-since been replaced with an infusion of Ceylon, Assam, and Darjeeling.

We have a calling: a need to be close to Nature, where she may cleanse our souls and wash away the stresses of yesterday. It is emotional recompense for the cost of living.

Savour a slow-paced contented life.

I wish for a simple life.

Leaving the rat race is easy. All you have to do is quit your job, sell your house, and go and live in a tent in the middle of nowhere. It’s staying out of the rat race that’s tricky.

I like to start slowly, and then ease up as the day progresses.

Status: the perpetual carrot that entices us from the front and prods us in the back.

There’s no such thing as ‘not enough time’ out here in the woods. I don’t even have a watch. Time is my own, categorised as nothing more than ‘morning, afternoon, evening and night’.

It is this brighter side, the romantic side, the emotional side, that appeals to me.

Angling is just a way of relaxing and escaping in the countryside.

It was a country life, a precious existence.

You cannot fly like an eagle with the wings of a wren.

Do not work so hard for Christ that you have no strength to pray for prayer requires strength.

Do not have your concert first and tune your instruments afterwards. Begin the day with God.

We get so used to the gregarious nature of our towns and villages that we forget how crowded our existence has become.

The only person to blame for your situation is you.

My feathered friends were so much to me that I am constantly tempted to make this sketch of my first years a book about birds and little else.

Happiness is not something that just comes to you. It's an active process.

The Atlanta Braves are really all that our children know about this crazy baseball life, and we are so thankful for this upbringing for them.

I hate when people don't keep their word or they are late. Tardiness is a big pet peeve of mine.

It's much more straightforward to get finance when you have an Oscar.

Forgiveness in any aspect of something that is complex is the greatest tool.

I auditioned on my own. I tried to make a mark for myself without anybody's help, not even Mom's.

I'm not a big fan of romantic comedies, believe it or not.

The goal when you get into a relationship is not to be out of the relationship. It's to try to stay in the relationship. But if it doesn't work, you can't force those things.

I think, often, when you are in just a lot of pain, it comes out as anger.

While I try to keep my fitness regimen consistent, during awards season, I'm especially conscious of what I'll be wearing and plan my workouts accordingly.