Nikola Tesla Quotes

I have two children. I gave up a lot for my career, but I'm very happy for it. I've done what I've always thought was best for me and my family.

My life is basically my work.

My health may be better preserved if I exert myself less, but in the end doesn't each person give his life for his calling?

Those who talk about the sacrifices that they make throughout a career, I do not understand too much. For me, the real sacrifice would be getting up early in the morning to work.

I hope that the little sacrifices that I make in my life - being away from my daughter, my husband and I not seeing each other as much - I hope it does inspire young girls to realize they can be whatever they want in this life.

Til marriage and motherhood happened, I was devoted to my work. I didn't see anything beyond it.

I knew I wanted to be a writer and I knew if I had a wife and family, I would neglect something, and I was afraid it wouldn't be the writing.

A big part of being in a relationship or marriage or whatever is you have to eventually compromise. Your life doesn't end up exactly the way you think it's going to, and if it's the right relationship, you might have to compromise what you're doing professionally.

Working long hours being single helps because your time is yours. Once you have a family your time isn't all yours anymore. Most of the Mac team, we were in our mid-20's, most of us were single, and we were able to essentially devote our lives to it.

There have been trade-offs every day, every month, every year. There's a lot that I missed and I do have regrets in that area. But I have been able to bring to my family the richness of being a journalist.

I've done everything I wanted to do, even if I have had to pay a very high price - which has been the case most of the time.

It would be far more comfortable for me to stay where I was in Connecticut, making 10 times more money and enjoying life than to come down here and subject myself to the kinds of discussions I've gone through for the last three days.

There's sacrifice involved. Either you're going to work a lot and not get to spend time with your kid, or you're going to spend a ton of time with your kid, and you're sacrificing your career.

I adore my family; they are my joy. However, I am committed to my work. If, on a Saturday morning when I was ostensibly going to be with the children, and something arose at RADA or at UNICEF or at the orphanage or whatever, I would allow the other pressures to take precedent.

It's a sacrifice for me. It's not really something I want to do. I don't love the idea of being a U.S. senator; I love the idea of being a mother.

I can't tell you how many times I quit only to realize that when the work has been your life, you don't really have a life without it.

I gave up my whole life to my career.

My job is my life.

During my days as a cricketer, I used to be so involved with the game, I never bothered to look after my family.

Being single and being in the WWE, a lot of times I think that I can't have a husband or a boyfriend or a relationship because there are so many things that I want to accomplish.

I didn't have children because I was passionate about having my career.

I trained my whole career to fight. I loved my job - I prioritised by job over my family, over my children.

A huge part of my life is my job, and that's the highest compliment you can pay to any job.

I am very much married to the job.

I was always fearful I would become That Guy. The guy who had regret. 'Yeah, we won a couple of championships, but I never saw my kids grow up. Yeah, we beat Georgia a couple of times, but I ruined my marriage.'