John Sandford Quotes

You know when you read that someone has to leave a show or a tour because they had 'nervous exhaustion'? Well, I had one of those and discovered that I was quite close to death. I always assumed that my lifestyle was going to take me at an early age, but when it was actually occurring I was, 'Not yet!' I pulled back.

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

I always do a mental audit at the end of the week to make sure I'm balancing time between my career and my personal life.

It's all about how can you take care of yourself when furthering your life's goals and ambitions, and purpose and whatever you choose - family, career - to maintain a really balanced, whole, healthy outlook.

It's never occurred to me to worry about my health, or that I'll get old, or that people will stop laughing at me.

I don't think about the future. It sort of will take care of itself; there's not really much that I can do other than fundamental things like taking care of my voice, keeping to my exercise routine, and getting some rest.

I read Leisel Jones' book. She said she retired at 27 and said, 'Now what?' because swimming was the biggest part of her life. So for me, that's why I'm keeping up my studies on the side even if it's going to take a bit longer than normal, but at least I'll have it.

I'm getting older, turning 40 this year. I had a period where I thought each expedition had to be something harder, something faster. But you can't go on like that, or you're going to die.

I have written too much about lives - I feel I have lived for too long.

There are a lot of things going on with my life right now that don't just have to do with career. So I have a hard time making decisions about work. That's really a luxury problem.

Almost every morning I write in my journal. I've been keeping it for a long time - I've filled more than 50 books. I write about what's going on in my personal and spiritual life or what's going on at work. It helps me keep things in perspective, especially when things get crazy or I get stressed or we have obstacles.

I really don't know what to do when my life is not chaotic.

What will I be doing in twenty years' time? I'll be dead, darling! Are you crazy?

Don't think you are going to go on forever because you are not and begin to plan something that will compensate as you reduce your capacities to leap or turn on this or that or the other, begin thinking of something else.

I think that in the last four or five years I've constantly struggled with the balance in my life.

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

We're not getting any younger.

I'm an old guy. I don't hustle and I don't bustle. So sometimes you're behind, but that's okay. Your peace of mind is more important. I have seen the people who hustle and bustle, and they are already gone, at a young age. They could have enjoyed life.

I let my personal feelings take care of themselves. I find that works better.

When I worked with Jamie Lee Curtis in 'True Lies', she told me, You need a plan B, because when you have six months to a year off, you can go nuts. You need to have another focus.

It's so hard to keep everything balanced in life.

By the age of 50, I would like to know that I'm not dead - that there's some continuity to my life.

I want to see what I look like when I'm old - I'm curious where that's going to take me.

Nobody's life is ever all balanced. It's a conscious decision to choose your priorities every day.

I'm still living at least five parallel lives, honestly! I wonder about it. I have no idea how that happens.