Evan Esar Quotes

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. But all play and no work makes him something worse.

I don't know that anyone in the United States is taught to rest.

I was educated in line with the basic premise: work work work. You are only a valuable human being if you work. This is utterly wrong. Half working, half dancing - that is the right mixture. I myself have danced and played too little.

We have this cultural obsession with work and productivity as if we're better people if we don't stop and take some time for ourselves.

When you work too much, you are boring - that is possible. But to have a happy life, if you can do several things in the correct way, that is perfect.

I try to stay in shape just to handle things like the stress of a job or everyday life.

If I cannot rest and relax, all the work I do is for naught.

I'm a big believer in doing what you've got to do, but taking a breather when you can.

Think not, is my eleventh commandment; and sleep when you can, is my twelfth.

I'm a firm believer in if you work hard you should play hard. So I try to keep my life as balanced as possible to keep my sanity.

To do good work one must eat well, be well housed, have one's fling from time to time, smoke one's pipe, and drink one's coffee in peace

I find that if I use my time well and take care of my mind/body when I'm outside of work, then I feel more supported throughout my day.

Doing nothing makes us crazy. But freedom comes when you don't have to work.

A person has to be busy to be alive.

People often get very entangled in their work and life, so de-stressing is very important to keep generating fresh ideas and provide satisfaction with one's activities.

I always thought that it's important to have other things, not just work, and I often even suggested my managers take some time off and come back fresh and ready to fight again.

This hiatus coming up I'm looking at a comedy because I need the balance.

I need to work to feel well.

I think it's important to have as much as a normal life and take the time to get perspective because it only helps your work in the long run.

The secret of being miserable is to have leisure to bother about whether you are happy or not. The cure for it is occupation.

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

Whether you are a stay-at-home mum, or on the red carpet, or in Afghanistan, the better you feel, the better you do your job.

Life isn't a 24/7 merry go round. If it were, you wouldn't get the 7 hours of sleep necessary to keep you fit and sane.

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