Laurell K. Hamilton Quotes

When you focus on life, on enjoying and connecting with other people, that's when work comes. When you focus on work, you can never work. I'm always going through waves of that.

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.

- I'm so busy doing what I must do that I don't have time for what I ought to do... and I never get a chance to do what I want to do! - Son, that's universal. The way to keep that recipe from killing you is occasionally to do what you want to do anyhow.

If any of those times you rushed around madly - trying to get somewhere faster - had ever made any real difference in the quality of your life... don't you think you'd be able to slow down by now?

There are going to be priorities and multiple dimensions of your life, and how you integrate that is how you find happiness.

I enjoy the balance I have in my life.

Busy is a choice. Stress is a choice. Joy is a choice. Choose well.

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

I'm better when I'm busy. I am happier. I am a bit useless when I'm not busy. I start thinking too much, which is never a good thing. When I'm busy I have a better perspective on what really matters - the priorities.

Beware the barrenness of a busy life.

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

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.

To continue to work, to continue to love what you do, is certainly a contributing element to one's longevity and health.

I don't waste my time doing my head in about stupid things that don't really matter and don't waste time worrying over nothing.

I think, as human beings, we need some balance in our life, right?

We are so busy that the truth about our lives can't catch up.

I suddenly realized I was racing around so much, I could never catch up with my life

The whole thing is, do as much as you can, when you possibly can, and don't stress.

I think a lot of women, especially ones that want to achieve career goals, tend to worry. I don't want anyone to worry their life away.

I told her tea bags were just a convenience for people with busy lives and she said no one is so busy they can't take time to make a decent cup of tea and if you are that busy you don't deserve a decent cup of tea for what is it all about anyway? Are we put into this world to be busy or to chat over a nice cup of tea?

It's not a man's working hours that are important--it's his leisure hours. That's the mistake we all make.

I have fun when I want to have fun, but I am learning how to balance my life out.

Too many people, too many demands, too much to do; competent, busy, hurrying people - It just isn't living at all.

We are speeding up our lives and working harder in a futile attempt to buy the time to slow down and enjoy it.

I don't really make plans and I just want to be happy and continue with my business and take care of my wife and kids. I want to sit back, relax and enjoy life.