Brene Brown Quotes

You are not a slacker if you cut yourself some slack.

I was one of those people who put too much emphasis on work and career and material possessions, and it took its toll on all my relationships, on my physical health, my emotional and mental health.

I definitely felt like I needed a break, because when you do so much, you're not able to appreciate the things that you accomplish.

I just feel I shouldn't work too much, because there are so many other things to do.

I work too hard and don't play enough.

I don't intend to be a performing flea any more. I was the dreamweaver, but although I'll be around I don't intend to be running at 20,000 miles an hour trying to prove myself. I don't want to die at 40.

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

There's this emotion we all feel of being overwhelmed at times, feeling that you can't get ahead. For me it's self-imposed because I'm so driven and I'm always going from project to project.

We bore ourselves in order to earn money that we'll later spend on trying to de-bore ourselves

While the work or play is on, it is a lot of fun if while you are doing one you don't constantly feel that you ought to be doing the other.

I feel overworked, but when I don't work, I feel weird.

Take care of yourself: When you don't sleep, eat crap, don't exercise, and are living off adrenaline for too long, your performance suffers. Your decisions suffer. Your company suffers. Love those close to you: Failure of your company is not failure in life. Failure in your relationship is.

I advise all the young kids to not overwork. You can't be out there blowing hard. You have to pace yourself.

I work hard, and I tend to play hard. I very seldom rest hard.

My husband is always telling me I need to do less, do less, do less. But I feel like if I'm not being productive, I have a hard time relaxing and enjoying myself.

I can't take days off and play like I did last night. Maybe some people can, but I can't.

Let's be honest; it's rather easy to be busy. We all can think up a list of tasks that will overwhelm our schedules. Some might even think that their self-worth depends on the length of their to-do list. They flood the open spaces in their time with lists of meetings and minutia - even during times of stress and fatigue.

I would rather not work than be a neurotic mess.

I've been too productive for too long, and despite what anybody wants to strip away from me, I am influential. I am.

I pushed myself way too hard during the first year of Veronica Mars and I got moody and run-down. Now I'll go to bed early instead of going out with friends. It's not always the most fun option, but I know I need at least eight hours of sleep to feel balanced.

I work so hard that I forget to take care of myself.

I'm at the point in my life where I don't want to work as hard. Actually, I've had to take a good hard look at workaholism and it's effect on one's mental health.

Success doesn't mean that you are healthy, success doesn't mean that you're happy, success doesn't mean that you're rested. Success really doesn't mean that you look good, or feel good, or are good.

In college, everything's structured. In the NBA, it's like, you have a lot of free time, and you have to use it wisely. A lot of the time, you're in a hotel room all day. And rest is really the most important thing. Then, just trying to enjoy yourself and have fun.

If you do things when you're burned out, it'll make you bitter.