Yvonne Orji Quotes

You can't juggle it all 100 percent. You don't have to be perfect. You don't have to do everything.

Somebody said the key to life is to work hard, play hard, rest hard, and I've pretty much adopted that.

I do work too hard sometimes, but my mom is such an inspiration. She tells me to 'chill out' and not take things so seriously. She will say: 'Go and have a massage.'

If you're always strict with yourself, life gets miserable. And we're supposed to enjoy life.

I think I am disciplined when I need to be, and relax when I can.

I think I've learned not to take everything so seriously and just try to focus on the work the most.

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

I've learned to take things a little more easily, to be a little more forgiving of myself.

I believe you have to have balance in your life.

I have from time to time been a double A or triple A personality. I'm not anymore. I'm more lenient on myself.

There is very little room for relaxation, but as long as I capitalize on those brief moments of peace, I'm okay with that.

I think we could all do better sometimes of not overextending ourselves as much.

That's the thing I'm worst at: resting. I have to be forced to do it. Sometimes I think of loopholes. 'Oh, I'm just going for a walk, up a dune that's 45 degrees, but I'm walking, so it's not a workout.'

I try to be realistic, listen to my body and know when to slow down.

I've learned that I can't have a packed work schedule and a packed social schedule and a packed personal life; I need to just have time to myself to sit and breathe and unwind.

I sort of have a love affair with my work. Many of us work far too hard and we don't put enough value in the epicurean, sensual part of life.

I realized that I have to slow down. I work so hard, I'm so busy.

My advice to any teenager would be don't try too hard - just get on with it. That's what I did. Have fun; enjoy life.

If I've been working a lot and I've been away from my kids, then I don't go to the gym. It's okay to miss a day. I tell myself not to feel bad about it, too, because then it's a waste if you choose not to do something and feel bad.

I'm a horrible perfectionist and very highly strung. That's why I do yoga: to unwind.

When I feel I'm doing too much, I do less if I can.

There's so much pressure on women to have it all together. There's always this 'next, next, next.' I hope Glossier encourages women to be O.K. wherever you are. Just, everyone, relax!

You need a balance in life. You just cannot be all the time on an adrenalin peak. You need to recharge.

I don't want to put any pressure on myself. I just do what I do and have fun.

Anything I do in life, I always want to work hard, play hard and so I'm still drinking my wine, I'm still eating my McDonald's on Sundays, but I am working hard through the week.