Lauren Shuler Donner Quotes

In the past, I had workaholic issues.

I'm at the point in my life where I don't want to work as hard. Actually, I've had to take a good hard look at workaholism and it's effect on one's mental health.

I'm certainly not a workaholic.

I'm not a workaholic!

My girlfriend has to beat me up to get me to relax because I work all the time.

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

I advise all the young kids to not overwork. You can't be out there blowing hard. You have to pace yourself.

When you work too much, you are boring - that is possible. But to have a happy life, if you can do several things in the correct way, that is perfect.

If your business keeps you so busy that you have no time for anything else, there must be something wrong, either with you or with your business.

Now I know that I should take better care of myself when I'm under an intense deadline, or else my body is gonna act in certain ways that are not good.

I'm a workaholic, so I ignore the signs of fatigue and just keep going and going, and then conk out when I get home. It can be pretty stressful.

I am a compulsive worker. But I'm also a compulsive relaxer.

I'm not a workaholic, but I was a bit manic, I have to confess.

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

At times, you get going and you think you need to work, work, work, and your body is going to get fatigued at some point.

One of the symptoms of approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one's work is terribly important, and that to take a holiday would bring all kinds of disaster. If I were a medical man, I should prescribe a holiday to any patient who considered his or her work important.

Bowmen bend their bows when they wish to shoot: unbrace them when the shooting is over. Were they kept always strung they would break and fail the archer in time of need. So it is with men. If they give themselves constantly to serious work, and never indulge awhile in pastime or sport, they lose their senses and become mad.

Work will drive you crazy if you let it.

How do I cope with stress? I clean and organize.

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.

I envy people who can think, 'No, I'm not going to work today' when they have a huge pile of deadlines stacking up.

I stop short of being a workaholic.

The phrase 'work/life balance' encapsulates a depressing outlook.

In the past, I've thrown myself into work so much there's been very little room for anything else.

People who cannot find time for recreation are obliged sooner or later to find time for illness.