Maria Bamford Quotes

Social media demands a lot of us on top of our already demanding lives. So let's disconnect as we need to and renew our interest and ourselves.

I don't have the answer to finding the balance because I think, well, maybe successful people don't switch off.

Taking time for yourself is crucial when you're surrounded by people all day.

Don't be losing sleep over tiny things. Life is complicated enough.

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

When I start getting embroiled in heated debates and feeling stressed, I just turn everything off and disconnect from the world. I simply tell my colleagues and friends that I am not well and need to cancel all meetings for a day or more. I take it easy - go for a long hike, take a vacation somewhere, or just stay at home and read.

I tell my staff, 'Give me your best, and then go home and live your life.' I've never asked anyone to work harder, but I've told plenty that they needed rest.

As I've gotten older, I've really wanted to find more balance and calm.

I needed to take a break from performing, and from the Peas, to be happy. I craved female time, and time with my husband to feed my soul. My life now is about being balanced. I'm passionate about work and working out, seeing friends and family, and letting my hair down once in a while.

If the relentless personal maintenance plan has taken over your life, give it a rest.

Take everything easy and quit dreaming and brooding and you will be well guarded from a thousand evils.

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.

Having my priorities in order has really helped me look better, fresher, and more relaxed.

I learned that I was just getting too consumed by racing. That's all I used to do was think about it. You have to be able to turn it off. You have to make yourself stop, or you'll get burned out.

When you're going bad, sometimes you need to relax more. I've always been intense. I didn't need to be more intense.

Reduce the stress levels in your life through relaxation techniques like meditation, deep breathing, and exercise. You'll look and feel way better for it.

I need some me-time. I have to remember to rest, because I have a natural energy and I don't want to burn out.

If you are losing your leisure, look out; you may be losing your soul.

I used to meditate all the time in bed. That was when I was raising my daughter, and I'd get her up and off to school, and then I would go back to bed and meditate. And then I would do the same in the evening, and that was very good for that period because I had so many things to juggle as a single mother.

I try to find 15 minutes a day to just be alone without any distractions just for headspace to meditate and get my Zen on. I think that helps me get through the hecticness of the day on tour with the interviews, the sound check, the meet and greets, the show and the post-show meet and greets.

I've become more relaxed. When I was younger, I had more erratic, nervous tension when I was working.

My hobbies include maintaining my physical and mental health. It's a full-time job. Yoga definitely helps for both of them. I'm a big fan of relaxing and not having a schedule. That's my best way to keep from going crazy.

Everything is about balance. You can't work, work, work, work without any play.

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.

If a man insisted always on being serious, and never allowed himself a bit of fun and relaxation, he would go mad or become unstable without knowing it.