Greg Gutfeld Quotes

Everybody who knows me is like, 'Dude, you've got to chill out.' I can't not work, given where I want to be.

In my studio, I forbid people to work if they have a down day.

I never feel like I should have any time free.

In fact, people think you have to be stressed to be successful. They think if you are not stressed, something is wrong with you.

I don't know that anyone in the United States is taught to rest.

I knew that a day I took away from the work did not make me too happy.

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

The thing is, I really like working. If I sit around too much, I get really bad anxiety.

The typical workday, particularly in startup mode, is from nine to six or nine to seven, then you take a two-hour break to work out and eat dinner. By that time, you're relaxed, and then you work until midnight or one A.M. If there was no break with physical activity, you'd be more tired and less alert.

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.

At an individual level just as much as a corporate level, this notion of if you're not really passionate about the work you're doing in a world of mounting pressure, you're going to experience more and more stress. You're going to burn out. You're going to become marginalized.

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

It seems that we have it backward in our society. We tend to look up to people who are under a great deal of stress, who can handle loads of stress, and those who are under a great deal of pressure.

The only thing that's a challenge for me is not working. I get depressed when I'm not in motion.

I stop short of being a workaholic.

We need to distinguish between stress and stimulation. Having deadlines, setting goals, and pushing yourself to perform at capacity are stimulating. Stress is when you're anxious, upset, or frustrated, which dramatically reduce your ability to perform.

My system for staying young is to work a lot, to always have a project on the go.

My only day off is the day I pitch.

If you're successful and stressed out, you're succeeding in spite of your stress, not because of it.

I love working and I love doing lots of things and a variety of things. It keeps your mind active... and you don't end up worrying about just the one thing. When I chew things over or analyze too much, that is when I can trip myself up.

I want to keep doing as much work as I can, and I want to keep the level high. I'm wondering if something is going to happen to me to screw it up.

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.

Work cures everything.

I realized that improvisers should probably always have time off. But musicians are always gigging and never have a chance to stop for a minute - unless something drastic occurs.

I am reasonably happy, providing I keep busy.