Quotes about Life Balance

The phrase 'work/life balance' encapsulates a depressing outlook. Votes: 4

There's no work-life balance without making decisions and without courage. Votes: 4

There is no such thing as work-life balance. Everything worth fighting for unbalances your life. Votes: 4

So there's no such thing as work-life balance. There's work, and there's life, and there's no balance. Votes: 4

Work-life balance was a mistake from the start. Because we don't really want balance. We want satisfaction. Votes: 4

There is no such thing as work-life balance. There is work, there is life, and there is no balance. Votes: 4

There's no such thing as work-life balance. There are work-life choices, and you make them, and they have consequences. Votes: 4

Most people struggle with life balance simply because they haven't paid the price to decide what is really important to them. Votes: 4

The phrase "work-life balance" tells us that people think that work is the opposite of life. We should be talking about life-life balance. Votes: 4

Invest in your work life balance. Time with friends and family is as important as times at work. Getting that out of balance is a path toward unhappiness. Votes: 4

Framing the issue of work-life balance - as if the two were dramatically opposed - practically ensures work will lose out. Who would ever choose work over life? Votes: 4

I think it will help people have a better work-life balance, that's really important - that's the centre ground for me, it's the issues people care about in their lives. Votes: 4

So every time you think about your work-life balance issue, remember what your boss is thinking about - and that's winning. Your needs may get heard - and even successfully resolved - but not if the boss's needs aren't met as well. Votes: 4

Tennis is all about mental toughness, and you have to keep your head in the game. I make time to relax away from competition pressures, travel and intense training schedules to make sure I'm looking after myself. Taking time out with family and friends helps to maintain the work-life balance everyone needs. Votes: 4

I think taking vacations and turning off the phone and only doing emails or social media for a specific short amount of time helps with work/life balance. If I'm checking it all day I start to feel cuckoo-bird. So I just do it once or twice a day instead of a thousand. And then remembering that it doesn't matter. It just doesn't matter. Votes: 4

Work-life balance is one of the biggest misconceptions people have, Votes: 3

Startups are not the best choice for work-life balance, and that's sort of just the sad reality. Votes: 3

Allowing my people to have a good work-life balance by working flexibly is very important to me. Votes: 3

If you're searching for "work/life balance" you'll always be disappointed because "balance" connotes a zero-sum equation. Votes: 3

The challenge of work-life balance is without question one of the most significant struggles faced by modern man. Votes: 3

There is no work-life balance. We have one life. What's most important is that you be awake for it. Votes: 3

Most weeks, I work 100-plus hours on TheMuse.com. There are definitions of 'work-life balance' that would say I have none. Votes: 3

In therapy I have learned the importance of keeping spiritual life and professional life balanced. I need to regain my balance. Votes: 3

You may not believe in anything called a work-life balance, but your body certainly does. You need to monitor and nurture your body. Votes: 3

I'm not really managing the work-life balance, I'm just accepting that the work increases and the ordinary life has to decrease when you're the prime minister. Votes: 3

Work-life balance for founders doesn't look like work-life balance for everyone else. Starting a company isn't a nine-to-six job - or a nine-to-nine job, or a nine-to-midnight job. Votes: 3

Imagine working 20% smarter instead of 20% longer...Work-life balance and startup success at any stage aren't mutually exclusive. There are enough hours in the day to be effective and present. Votes: 3

To have someone who never makes a mistake, never finds her personal life in disarray, never worries about work-life balance? I think that would be unreal. What Im writing is real. Votes: 3

To have someone who never makes a mistake, never finds her personal life in disarray, never worries about work-life balance? I think that would be unreal. What I'm writing is real. Votes: 3

In a broken marriage, it can be challenging and tough to get that work/life balance. I love performing but I also love being a mum, and I hate having to choose between them. Votes: 3

One of the stated values at IronPort was 'work/life balance,' but I wasn't living it. I was rarely home. And when I was home, well, let's just say I wasn't particularly helpful or cheery. Votes: 3

Nobody ever asks men about the work-life balance, and I just find that interesting, because clearly, I would imagine most men also want to be good fathers, and I'm sure they want to be good partners. Votes: 3

Don't have work-life balance - at least in the sense of trying to escape from work so you can have a life. Work should be fun - so make work enjoyable and satisfying for everyone - among other reasons because it pays off. Votes: 3

The number of stressors has multiplied exponentially: traffic, money, success, work/life balance, the economy, the environment, parenting, family conflict, relationships, disease. As the nature of human life has become far more complicated, our ancient stress response hasn't been able to keep up. Votes: 3

The number of stressors has multiplied exponentially: traffic, money, success, work/life balance, the economy, the environment, parenting, family conflict, relationships, disease. As the nature of human life has become far more complicated, our ancient stress response hasn't been able to keep up. Votes: 3

I've had jobs that allow me the flexibility to achieve work-life balance, to be there when one of the kids sinks a jump shot or for the parent-teacher meetings. I can move tasks around. If I don't get something done at the office at 4:30 in the afternoon, I can go back to it at 10:00 in the evening. Votes: 3

I like work/life separation, not work/life balance. What I mean by that is, if I'm on, I want to be on and maximally productive. If I'm off, I don't want to think about work. When people strive for work/life balance, they end up blending them. That's how you end up checking email all day Saturday. Votes: 3

Wrestling with work-life balance is a luxury when working to support a family is a necessity rather than a choice. I think that focus is only partially a result of these tough economic times. I think it also reflects a bit of "having it all fatigue": women are worn out from feeling the pressure to excel at work, and be the perfect mom at home. Votes: 3

I want balance in my life. Votes: 2

Everything in life... has to have balance. Votes: 2

Music is my balance... center of my life. Votes: 2

I believe you have to have balance in your life. Votes: 2

Balancing school, acting, and a social life can be difficult. Votes: 2

I want my life to effect the balance to the positive. Votes: 2

Balance, peace, and joy are the fruit of a successful life. Votes: 2

I know that balance that I need to have in my life. Votes: 2

It's important to have balance in your life between work and play. Votes: 2

West Indian cultural mentality and a North American life equals the perfect balance. Votes: 2

Step with care and great tact, and remember that Life's a Great Balancing Act. Votes: 2

Faith gives you an inner strength and a sense of balance and perspective in life. Votes: 2

Both music and acting are huge parts of my life - it's all about balance. Votes: 2

Go work at the post office or Starbucks if you want balance in your life. Votes: 2

If I don't write, I hate myself. Simple as that. My life is out of balance. Votes: 2

Everything in moderation, and there's a perfect balance in this life if we can find it. Votes: 2

Taking a digital holiday is a great way to start bringing balance back into your life. Votes: 2

Having the balance of a work life and a family life has been so good for me. Votes: 2

You have to learn to balance work, family, a personal life; it is a part of life. Votes: 2

Life balances itself on a precarious ledge, we can stay safe up high or propel off the edge. Votes: 2

There has to be a balance in life. A balance of business, family, and the opportunity to learn and teach. Votes: 2

When you're gone would you rather have your gravestone say, 'He never missed a meeting.' Or one that said, 'He was a great father.' Votes: 2

The students realize that it's their life I'm talking about: it's out of balance, they're struggling to put it into balance. How are they going to do it? Votes: 2

Life is best enjoyed when time periods are evenly divided between labor, sleep, and recreation...all people should spend one-third of their time in recreation which is rebuilding, voluntary activity, never idleness. Votes: 2

I understand basketball is not my entire life. It's only a part of my life. And there are a lot of other things that interest me a great deal ... other goals to seek, and this is how I have balance in life. Votes: 2

Work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back. The other four balls - family, health, friends, integrity - are made of glass. If you drop one of these, it will be irrevocably scuffed, nicked, perhaps even shattered. Votes: 2

I can't tell you how many life lessons I've learned through bowling. Time management, finding balance in life, how to lose, how to win, how to bowl as a team and deal with people. How to do something I love to do and inspire other people. Votes: 2

To acquire balance means to achieve that happy medium between the minimum and the maximum that represents your optimum. The minimum is the least you can get by with. The maximum is the most you're capable of. The optimum is the amount or degree of anything that is most favorable toward the ends you desire. Votes: 2

... consciousness is an ever-unfolding, deepening, and expanding process with no end point. We are infinite and complex beings, and our human journey involves not just a spiritual awakening, but the development of all levels of our being - spiritual, mental, emotional, and physical - and the integration of all these aspects into a healthy and balanced daily life. Votes: 2

Für Unternehmer gibt es keine Work-Life-Balance. Votes: 0

There is balance in life, but not fairness. Votes: 0

Whole life have balance. Everything be better. Understand? Votes: 0

Life is a balance between rest and movement. Votes: 0

Balance in life is the key to everything. Votes: 0

I's all about finding balance in your life. Votes: 0

I think everything in life is a balance. Votes: 0

Everything in life has a space of balance. Votes: 0

Life is balance of holding on and letting go. Votes: 0

The balance to life is kale cakes and cupcakes Votes: 0

Life is about balance too much excess is chaos. Votes: 0

I have no balance. My life is a hot mess. Votes: 0

Without balance, a life is no longer worth the effort. Votes: 0

Life, love, boys—it was all about balance. ~Anna Percy Votes: 0

Life isn't a balance between throwing out and inviting in. Votes: 0

Balance in the body is the foundation for balance in life. Votes: 0

Life is like a bicycle; keep moving on to maintain balance. Votes: 0

You have to have a balance between your normal life and movies. Votes: 0

The key to finding a happy balance in modern life is simplicity. Votes: 0

Balance the bad news of life with the good news of Christ. Votes: 0

Life blossoms when it is in a state of harmony and balance. Votes: 0

Mental health and mental balance is critical to leading a healthy life. Votes: 0

The key to life is balance, especially if you are on a ledge. Votes: 0

-There must be balance. Action and reaction. Chaos and order. Death and life. Votes: 0

To lose balance sometimes for love is part of living a balanced life. Votes: 0

It seems like a necessary balance to life, being part of the community. Votes: 0

When women are economically empowered, the power balance changes in all areas of life. Votes: 0

The secret of life is balance, and the absence of balance is life's destruction. Votes: 0

Your life is a reflection of how effectively you balance potential and kinetic energy. Votes: 0

I don't know what my life needs but I know I need some balance. Votes: 0

Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving. Votes: 0

The goal is to balance a life that works with a life that counts. Votes: 0

The balance in your life is more important than the balance in your checking account. Votes: 0

For every bad thing in life, there are more good things to tip the balance. Votes: 0

Life is all about balance. Since I have only one leg, I understand that well. Votes: 0

I know what it takes to balance budgets. I have done it my entire life. Votes: 0

Death, one way or another, would breathe life into a new order of balance today. Votes: 0

There is a law of opposition apparent in all life which guarantees balance and fullness. Votes: 0

Be careful. Journalism is more addictive than crack cocaine. Your life can get out of balance. Votes: 0

Accept the fullness in life's balance, which demands that there are positive gifts along with adversity. Votes: 0

That balance of love for your work and love in your life is an interesting thing. Votes: 0

I am not a yogi yet, but I aspire to have more balance in my life. Votes: 0

I always feel more grounded and stable when I have balance in my life; I'm a Libra! Votes: 0

Not only in running but in much of life is a sense of balance and proportion necessary. Votes: 0

It's all about quality of life and finding a happy balance between work and friends and family. Votes: 0

Having the balance of a work life and a family life has been so good for me. Votes: 0

Heaven has given human beings three things to balance the odds of life: hope, sleep, and laughter. Votes: 0

Life works upon a compensating balance, and the happiness we gain in one direction we lose in another. Votes: 0

For spiritual vision of our soul, we need to balance between quantitative illusions & qualitative reality of our life. Votes: 0

I approach most things in life with a dangerous level of confidence to balance my generally low self-esteem. Votes: 0

Life's unfairness is not irrevocable; we can help balance the scales for others, if not always for ourselves. Votes: 0

Meditation has been an anchor throughout my life - it helps me feel balance, connected and at peace. Votes: 0

In art and dream may you proceed with abandon. In life may you proceed with balance and stealth. Votes: 0

Don't give up your life because balance is important, but when you're young you have energy, use it! Votes: 0

A person has got to balance work and life and family in order to be a balanced person. Votes: 0

I have fun when I want to have fun, but I am learning how to balance my life out. Votes: 0

I think that in the last four or five years I've constantly struggled with the balance in my life. Votes: 0

Find the right balance in life. Man is body... mind... spirit. Give the right amount of attention to each. Votes: 0

Strive for balance in your life. You are the heart and soul of your business so take care of yourself. Votes: 0

Painting, for me, is a dynamic balance and wholeness of life; it is mysterious and transcending, yet solid and real. Votes: 0

Daily life is governed by an economic system in which the production and consumption of insults tends to balance out. Votes: 0

Why is balance important? From a life lesson standpoint, it's about learning to enjoy yourself without getting the ego involved. Votes: 0

I split my commission and personal work about 50 per cent each. It is important to get that balance in life. Votes: 0

Dark things have always existed but they used to be in a proper balance with good when life was slower. Votes: 0

I feel like I needed a balance. I don't want to forget about my personal life and spending time with myself. Votes: 0

My creative life is a constant struggle to achieve a balance between letting things flow in and letting things flow out. Votes: 0

As wounded men may limp through life, so our war minds may not regain the balance of their thoughts for decades. Votes: 0

It's rare to find women who have that balance between work and life, who are really psyched for another woman's success. Votes: 0

I think the most important thing is in life, it's all about balance. It's balance between foods you like and nutrition. Votes: 0

A well-developed sense of humor is the pole that adds balance to your steps as you walk the tightrope of life. Votes: 0

Technology is notorious for engrossing people so much that they don't always focus on balance and enjoy life at the same time. Votes: 0

By life's very nature we are compelled to find and maintain balance, or be subject to the symptoms of the lack thereof. Votes: 0

There is no need to drag yourself through life, let go of the struggle & give yourself the time & love to find balance. Votes: 0

Balance is the natural state of life, because the basic characteristic of the fundamental element of life, pure consciousness, is complete balance. Votes: 0

You have to find a balance with food in your life - you can't take out food. It can be absolutely terrifying. Votes: 0

My point is, life is about balance. The good and the bad. The highs and the lows. The pina and the colada. Votes: 0

Right now my life has an expiration date determined by my bank balance. Can I find something before my time is up? Votes: 0

I think there should be a good balance between being a good student and being able to enjoy your high school life. Votes: 0

I think there should be a good balance between being a good student and being able to enjoy your high school life. Votes: 0

Real frontier-busting math explores new worlds . . . . If you can communicate that experience, somewhere between math and uncertainty, life experience provides the balance. Votes: 0

I've always been very aware of balance and, even before I had a child, my life always takes priority to my work. Votes: 0

I gave up years ago on the concept that you could actually have balance in your life, I think it's a phantom chase. Votes: 0

I think life is all about having a balance, and trying to find equilibrium and not getting things one way or the other. Votes: 0

When the material, psychological and spiritual dimensions are brought into balance, life becomes whole, and this union brings feelings of comfort and security. Votes: 0

Let us live in peace and harmony to keep the land and all life in balance. Only prayer and meditation can do that. Votes: 0

You know, I use organic products, but I get [laser treatments]. It's what makes life interesting, finding the balance between cigarettes and tofu. Votes: 0

Life consists of two sides ... light and dark. Joy and sorrow. Without a balance, one cannot fully experience a full and well-rounded life. Votes: 0

When I was a teenager, a psychic told me, 'Your biggest challenge will be life-work balance.' That's certainly turned out to be true! Votes: 0

There's a balance in my life, there's reality and there's the part that looks really glamorous, but we're all just people in the end. Votes: 0

The conjunction of effort, concentration and balance in asana forces us to live intensely in the present moment, a rare experience in modern life. Votes: 0

I have a belief that life isn't about balance, because balance is perfection Rather, it's about catching the ball before it hits the floor. Votes: 0

Life is about balance. Be kind, but don't let people abuse you. Trust, but don't be deceived. Be content, but never stop improving yourself. Votes: 0

That's what life is: repetitive routines. It's a matter of finding the balance between deviating from those patterns and knowing when to repeat them. Votes: 0

We are the victims of the world's most comprehensive robbery. Life demands a balance. It's all right if we do a little robbing now. Votes: 0

The minute your child is born, your life is changed forever. I think I've become so aware of how important balance is in life. Votes: 0

It is not the balance in your check book that makes life count. It is the investment one makes in the lives of others. Votes: 0

If consensus is overrated, I think balance is, too. I have no interest in living a balanced life. I want a life of adventure. Votes: 0

You need a balance in life between dealing with what's going on inside and not being so absorbed in yourself that it takes over. Votes: 0

You need a balance in life between dealing with whats going on inside and not being so absorbed in yourself that it takes over. Votes: 0

I always said life consists of love and work. I tried to balance it 50-50. And, of course, now I'm so happy I did. Votes: 0

Life is about balance, and we all have to make the effort in areas that we can to enable us to make a difference. Votes: 0

The way I feel is that there is a balance in my life between being alone and interacting with people, between Being and doing. Votes: 0

In life, when you start to fall, you don't have to go crazy, scolding yourself and further throwing yourself off balance. Instead, simply make adjustments. Votes: 0

Balance is good, because one extreme or the other leads to misery, and I've spent a lot of my life at one of those extremes. Votes: 0

Wisdom is your perspective on life, your sense of balance, your understanding of how the various parts and principles apply and relate to each other. Votes: 0

I've had nonstop financial problems my whole adult life. It's always been a constant balance, year to year: 'Where's the time? Where's the money?' Votes: 0

Want balance in your life? Then sure, get your own act together, but don't forget four powerful disciplines of execution in your team and organization. Votes: 0

Both individual fulfillment and the ecological balance of life on this planet are best served by dying when our inherent biology decrees that we do. Votes: 0

Trying to cope with the balance between home life and road life has been a theme in my music since early Red House Painters records. Votes: 0

As I get older, the more I don't want my life to be emotionally out of balance in the way it was in my twenties. Votes: 0

Striking a balance in life is tough, but trying to strike balance and remain fair in the face of imbalance and oppression is even tougher. Votes: 0

"‹Life is a series of highs and lows. The trick is to tip the balance in your favor by following your heart and taking some risks. Votes: 0

As you get older you learn some balance and mediation in your life - that's where I am right now. I feel pretty comfortable about things. Votes: 0

It's all the same - no good without evil, no balance...no maat. If we lose one, we lose the other. It's just life, that's all. Votes: 0

Neither the life of anarchy nor the life enslaved by tyrants, no, worship neither. Strike the balance all in all and god will give you power. Votes: 0

If you're worried about life-work balance, something is probably wrong with your life or your work. Instead of agonizing over balance, get excited and create change. Votes: 0

Purpose, or mission, is determined by the development of values, balance, ethics, humor, morality, and sensitivities. It manifests itself in the way we look at life. Votes: 0

Maintain a good balance. A personal life adds dimensions to your professional life and vice versa. It helps nurture creativity through a deeper understanding of yourself. Votes: 0

Life is a series of highs and lows. The trick is to tip the balance in your favor by following your heart and taking some risks. Votes: 0

Balance, peace, and joy are the fruit of a successful life. It starts with recognizing your talents and finding ways to serve others by using them. Votes: 0

My main calling in life is to seek and achieve spiritual balance, and to express that through my instrument. Everything else is here today, gone later today. Votes: 0

Life has a balance and natural order. I'm not fighting the flow anymore. My career right now is very up. It's happening naturally and it's happening well. Votes: 0

I have a race routine. I have a team of people helping me. I have winning habits. I believe in myself. I have balance in my life. Votes: 0

It's scary being loved. Because life is complicated and all too often it throws you off balance by sending you the right person at the wrong time. Votes: 0

I had no balance in my life. I was this one person onstage and this one person offstage, but [someone] who really didn't know much about living. Votes: 0

I'm not sure how much easier it is for a mother to balance her life now - have we simply swapped one set of restrictions for another? Votes: 0

Thus her whole identity hangs in the balance of her love life. She is allowed to love herself only if a man finds her worthy of love. Votes: 0

The hardest thing to find in life is balance - especially, the more success you have, the more you look to the other side of the gate. Votes: 0

It is better to lose everything you have to keep the balance of justice level, than to live a life of petty privilege devoid of true freedom. Votes: 0

I am an optimist. I think, as bad as life sometimes gets, there is so much joy and so much good stuff, that there is a balance. Votes: 0

Most people get a fair amount of fun out of their lives, but on balance life is suffering, and only the very young or very foolish imagine otherwise Votes: 0

Can they do both? That's a huge balance, I think, with kids- trying to find the right- it's everything, you know, it's social life, it's academics, it's sports. Votes: 0

The challenge in my life really is keeping the balance between feeling creatively energized and fulfilled without feeling overwhelmed and like I'm in the middle of a battlefield. Votes: 0

The challenge in my life really is keeping the balance between feeling creatively energized and fulfilled without feeling overwhelmed and like Im in the middle of a battlefield. Votes: 0

I just want to make sure I have a sense of balance between work and life, because work is my life and the lines can get really blurry. Votes: 0

Each one of us has the ability to play the game of life with balance, harmony and joy, but we need to know the rules and the principles. Votes: 0

I balanced all, brought all to mind, The years to come seemed waste of breath, A waste of breath the years behindIn balance with this life, this death. Votes: 0

I try to exercise regularly every day, if I can. It renews you and it gives you more balance in your life. This is a key leverage point. Votes: 0

The trickster, the riddler, the keeper of balance, he of the many faces who finds life in death and who fears no evil; he who walks through doors. Votes: 0

The simplest way to enjoy lasting success in life is to strike a balance between your career and family. If one must suffer, never it be your family. Votes: 0

My films are of paramount importance to me, the same as my family. That's not going to change. This is a balance I have to strike throughout my life. Votes: 0

We need a proper balance between government spending on nursing homes and nursery schools - on the last six months of life and the first six months of life. Votes: 0

Most people get a fair amount of fun out of their lives, but on balance life is suffering, and only the very young or the very foolish imagine otherwise. Votes: 0

A life that most people will never even know about can be yours in this study, but only if you approach it with equanimity, poise, grace, balance, and professionalism. Votes: 0

I balanced all, brought all to mind, the years to come seemed waste of breath, a waste of breath the years behind, in balance with this life, this death. Votes: 0

I joked at our National Convention that our party was nominating a candidate for president who was charismatic, larger than life, memorable, so they wanted to balance the ticket. Votes: 0

Enlightenment requires discipline, balance, knowledge, power, happiness and a sense of responsibility and sacrifice, being able to do things with your life that you would not have done otherwise. Votes: 0

There is nothing wrong with loving your work and wanting to apply yourself to it. But there is so much more to life. Balance is what is important, maintaining balance. Votes: 0

Life balance is a myth. It's an illusion and the very pursuit of it is driving us crazy. For me it's about proportion - it's really a work hard/play hard equation. Votes: 0