Connie Nielsen Quotes

My daughter recently reminded me not to get so busy making a living, I forget to make a life and I'm going to take that advice.

It's all about quality of life and finding a happy balance between work and friends and family.

There are many things that I value, and many of them have nothing to do with my salary.

My career is really important to me, but there have to be other great, important things in your life besides work.

I used to be a classic workaholic, and after seeing how little work and career really mean when you reach the end of your life, I put a new emphasis on things I believe count more. These things include: family, friends, being part of a community, and appreciating the little joys of the average day.

Having the balance of a work life and a family life has been so good for me.

Everything's a real passion to me - my children, my family, my work, travel. I don't play tennis, I don't play music, but I have a great time.

Since I turned 50, I've had the best year of my life and I now throw as much effort into the social side of my life as I do work - more so now than ever before.

Pursue your dreams, but don't be afraid to slow down or jump off the train when your heart calls you to tend to things that last - love, marriage, babies, and happy kids. You can always jump back on the train. It's your journey.

I would rather work less and do the things that I really want to do.

I only have two things in my life, my family and work. If there's any time left over, then I play sports.

My parents have always said, 'You'll be so unhappy if you're no more than your career, that it's important to get out there and do things other than just your career.'

I have other obligations now - the show, my family, my life... though I know that without my sobriety I wouldn't have any of those things.

I want to do work, but I also want to have a good time.

There's more to life than football, right?

I think if I manage to juggle a personal life that I'm really happy with as well, as long as I manage to maintain balance, that's kind of the mark of success to me.

I define power as 'control over one's life.' A balanced life is far superior to the male definition of power: earning money someone else spends while he dies sooner.

I took some time out for life.

My health and my family are the core of my being.

It took the producers a while to realize I wanted a full-bodied life. I wanted to get out before I felt I'd sacrificed so much to get somewhere that I couldn't afford to leave.

I have a full and satisfying life. My work and my family are very important to me.

I have a kid and a husband and my family, and it's important to live the real life. I don't want to offer my whole life to cinema. It's only cinema.

One of the things in the back of my mind is that, after my sports experience, I never want to be, totally consumed by any one endeavor, other than my family life.

I really feel sorry for people who are, who divide their whole life up into 'things that I like' and 'things that I must do.' You're only here for a short time, mate. Learn to like it.

It's important to have a life outside the band.