Sarah McLachlan Quotes

I find myself going out less and less. When you're 22 and see older people start to do that, it's depressing, but once you hit 30, you think, 'Wow, I've been working all week - it might be really nice to stay in!'

There's never enough time to do nothing!

I used to work all the time, and now if there is a wedding, there's a concert, I'm there.

I was working, like, 14-hour days on 'Fargo,' and now if I schedule more than two things in a day, I'm like, 'Whoa, you guys. That's two train rides, and I have to plan for an hour-and-a-half lunch with my cat.'

While I live a busy life, the pace ebbs and flows.

I barely get any time for myself.

I overloaded myself with work. I give myself work to do so I don't give myself time to chill and have free time to chill with the family as much.

When you're working so much, it's so hard. When you do have time off, or when I had time off, rather than going out and seeing loads of people and being really sociable, I was always quite a homebody.

If you go to school and practice for five days a week, it still gives you two days you can go and see your friends, you can go to the movies, you do whatever you like to do.

I am on sabbatical as of right now, been too busy to think of about my OWN needs as of late.

Our obsession with speed, with cramming more and more into every minute, means that we race through life instead of actually living it. Our health, diet and relationships suffer. We make mistakes at work. We struggle to relax, to enjoy the moment, even to get a decent night's sleep.

You know I used to sit there and I'd go outside and play ball and everything, but now in my free time I just kind of lay back and relax because this atmosphere is so busy and stressful, so anytime I can sleep, you'd best believe I'm sleepin'.

I work so much. If I don't get all the comforts, I will turn mad.

I've never had a chance to sit down and enjoy what's happened - I've been too panicked about the next move. So I took some time out. I thought either I do this now or in 10 years' time I'll end up in the Priory.

As hard as it is and as tired as I am, I force myself to get dinner at least once a week with my girlfriends, or have a sleepover. Otherwise my life is just work.

President Bush says he needs a month off to unwind. Unwind? When the hell does this guy wind?

People are never quiet. It's go, go, go. I'm a go-getter, but you need rest and silence, just to sit around and think about things.

On one day of the week, I relax - which is not true, I work furiously on other things. 'Relax' is not a word to me.

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 just feel I shouldn't work too much, because there are so many other things to do.

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

For a good 10 to 12 years, I was working non-stop and I wasn't really enjoying my success.

I think I grew up really fast; I grew up in this really fast-paced business, and I never understood what it meant to take a break or take time off or recover, and I paid for it.

As a working mum, it's really hard to find time in the day to just relax and take a break. I am constantly on the go.

Thing is, I don't really like free time. People are always warning me that I'm going to burn out. But the truth is, the only thing that tires me out is hearing people tell me that.