Jami Gertz Quotes

I don't think women can have it all. I just don't think so...My husband and I have been married for 34 years, and we have two daughters. And every day you have to make a decision about whether you are going to be a wife or a mother. In fact, many times during the day you have to make those decisions...We co-opted our families to help us. We plan our lives meticulously so we can be decent parents. But if you ask our daughters, I'm not sure they will say that I've been a good mom.

I feel such a sense of empowerment being a mom. But I do wonder: How do they/we do it all?

Being a mom is hard, I think a lot of working moms feel that way.

The daunting task of being a mother, a wife, and an independent career or professional person is really taxing.

For many women, going back to work a few months after having a baby is overwhelming and unmanageable. As strange as it may seem, things get even more difficult for a working mom after the second and third baby arrive. By that time, the romance of being a modern 'superwoman' wears off and reality sets in.

Of course having a baby derails the writing process for some time. And I will be the first to say that I have essentially no social life, because there's just nothing left after being a mom, professor, and writer. I used to be big into rock climbing. No more. A lot falls by the wayside.

People always ask is it hard being an entrepreneur and a mum, and the answer is 'yes.'

I'm like any working mom.

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

I'm taking one thing at a time. With the children and launching my solo career it would drive me to a nervous breakdown if I tried to organise a wedding on top of that.

I think it's a tough road if you're a stay-at-home mom, a working mom, if you have a partner, if you don't. It's the best job in the world, and the toughest job in the world all at the same time.

The balancing act of motherhood and a career, and being a wife, is something that I don't think I'll ever perfect, but I love the challenge of it.

I think when you're a mom and an actor, it forces you to leave any actor neuroses behind and just concentrate on the work.

I loved teaching. It was my world. I only left because I was overwhelmed with three careers - teaching, writing, and my family.

Over the years, I've learnt how to strike a balance between both my lives and give quality time to my passion as well as to my family. Yes, it is tiring at times, and every working woman goes through the phase.

I've learned that every working mom is a superwoman.

It's really hard to balance work and being a mother.

As a mom, you're so panicked and starved for time, you just need help.

I think that any moms that leave, even for the day at work, and come home every night will tell you that it's not easy.

I work, and I'm a full-time mom, and it's hard for me to sit down and relax because it's like, 'Crap, there's something I'm forgetting.'

The only thing that I stress out about is, how am I going to make sure that I balance out my time for motherhood?

If I weren't a showrunner, I'd be a much more accomplished mother; if I were not a mother, I would be a much more accomplished showrunner. I have to be okay with getting a B in both.

I work hard and try to combine a demanding career with motherhood.

I have children, and they demand my full and complete attention. They get that when I'm at home, even during the night, but it is really hard, and I do wonder how a lot of women do it without bawling their eyes out every day.

Lots of people juggle a lot of things in their personal and private lives, and I'm not unusual in that. Plenty of women have multitasked before me, and I want to acknowledge that.