Gwyneth Paltrow Quotes

What I'm doing is making sure that I have a balance, and that allows me, I think, to be a better actor and to more easily and quickly access all of the emotions on the scale. I make sure that I read a book on the weekend or read something or do my knitting or do the things that I need to do for myself, like 'Game of Thrones.' Get that balance.

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.

Leisure, some degree of it, is necessary to the health of every man's spirit.

The time to relax is when you don't have time for it.

I spend a lot of time reading and try to make sure that I can get a little bit of alone time every day.

I can't relax. I don't have any hobbies.

A few years back, I had this urge to be on the go all the time. It's important to find a balance, though. Now my motto is, do the work, but recharge, too!

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 don't know how to get bored. I need to learn to rest.

I've realized, you know, having turned 40, that rest is just as important as work. In fact, it's equally as important.

I still find it almost impossible to relax for more than one day at a time.

Am I a workaholic? Yes, but I also have no problem taking time for myself.

For me, when I'm not working, the day goes by so fast. I never have enough time - getting a manicure, getting a pedicure, getting my workout in, making sure that I ate healthy. Those things can become treacherous to the mind.

Time hygiene is about finding more time for ourselves: to think, to do what we like.

I grind and I graft, but I will make sure that I get that time off here and there to unwind and relax and have a life.

The way I balance life and skating is by enjoying the time I spend away from the rink. When I am not on the ice, I am not focusing on skating.

I feel like when things are really hectic it's important to carve out time for yourself.

I need to be bad. I don't want to burn out. I also don't want to be a person who is always performance-oriented. I also want to have some fun.

Amid all your duties, keep some hours to yourself.

I have a very full and busy life and occasionally I am asked, Scotty, how can you do all that you do? The most telling reply I can give is: Because I spend at least two hours a day doing nothing.

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

I don't mind it. I just space it out. Every other week I go out. I used to get some time to myself but I've been pretty busy lately. But I've had it the other way, where I'm staring at the phone waiting for it to ring, so this is definitely better.

Assuming I'm home and don't have an event, I'll have a massage or I'll talk on the phone.

I'm such a damn workaholic, that it's interesting to be like, "Oh, what do I do for fun?"

I don't miss teaching. I'm learning to take my time for myself.