Julian Baggini Quotes

I'm so blessed to have as many jobs that I have, but I do agree that there needs to be some downtime.

To kill yourself for earning a salary is not worth it.

A calm environment is for after I finish work.

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 can see my work as a job. I do it for money. I likely already look forward to the weekend on Thursdays. And I probably will need a hobby as a leveling mechanism. In a career, I'm definitely more engaged. But at the same time, there will be periods when I think, 'Is all that really hard work really worth my while?'

I always thought that it's important to have other things, not just work, and I often even suggested my managers take some time off and come back fresh and ready to fight again.

I think all of us are multitasking a little more today than we used to or than we would like to. And I think that the issue of work-life balance is a critical issue for every company around the world.

I need to work to feel well.

You only can live on adrenaline for so long; one thing is for sure, it doesn't pay the bills.

I originally started redoing houses to deal with stress. I found that the hour I could go to a job site every day took my mind off the 24/7 of thinking about my clients.

There's no real downside to any sort of work that I do. I'm all so grateful for it, but I wouldn't say that animated work is just a walk in the park. It is easy, it's really fun, but I don't know why I really stress myself out every time I'm about to go in.

I would rather not work than be a neurotic mess.

There's a hysterical, tired sense of humor that comes after working 14 hours a day, six days a week. I like those things because they take the pressure off the constant stress.

I like normal life, but I will go crazy if I'm not working.

I definitely don't ever want to burn out at my job.

You can't work all your life.

Work cures everything.

Working a job I love is mentally less stressful than punching in a clock everyday, but it's a lot busier.

Most people perceive their occupation as being a detriment to their overall wellbeing.

I went to work when I was a young fellow and I loved what I did. And I just kept working. And when I decided that maybe the time had come for me to quit, I got depressed. What could I do if I didn't work?

Work is my salvation. It changes my moods.

I usually spend my free time worrying about when I'm going to work next.

Any staff that works 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, is bound to get burned out.

The notion of having work-life harmony in a highly competitive economy is a first-class topic.

I love wrestling, but now wrestling is a job, it's my livelihood. Sometimes the job takes over and you forget to have fun and you forget to be creative and try new things.