Lykke Li Quotes

Baseball is my job, and I love it, but it can't be the only thing I've got going on.

You need to have a life outside your career.

Personally, when I'm not working, I like to do as many things outside of the industry as I can - other things that make me happy. You kind of need to be grounded in something else besides just being an actor.

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

It's important to have a life outside the band.

Over the years, my work became both my vocation and avocation. Since I enjoyed it so much, I never felt a great need to go outside for relaxation. Nevertheless, I became an avid photographer and traveler. Possibly my love for travel stems from the early years when my family seldom went away on vacation.

I have this problem - I don't have hobbies. Everything that's interesting becomes a vocation.

We want to have a life outside of Pearl Jam, too.

People have different passions, people have hobbies, people have lives outside their job, and nowadays it seems like the only thing we are allowed to do is train and play football.

I love what I do a lot, but it's my work.

That always happens. I start working while on vacation.

I'm such a damn workaholic, that it's interesting to be like, "Oh, what do I do for fun?"

It may be that those whose work is their pleasure are those who most need the means of banishing it at intervals from their minds.

Yeah, don't you take a break?" "I don't have time for breaks." "That's the whole point of a break. When you've got no time, you need a break.

I don't miss teaching. I'm learning to take my time for myself.

Leisure is non-work for the sake of work. Leisure is the time spent recovering from work and in the frenzied but hopeless attempt to forget about work.

I adore gardening, and whenever I have time off, that is my passion.

Transformation also means looking for ways to stop pushing yourself so hard professionally or inviting so much stress.

I live for makeup and I like wine. These are my truths!

I have mainly been interested in acting. I think it's a great job, a fine way to live your life.

Busyness kills more Christians than bullets.

I do get away maybe a little bit more than most coaches do, but that seems to have worked for me in my coaching career. I recommended the way not to get burned out from your job is to have some hobbies and get away from it when you can.

I think the only reason I've had the career life that I've had is that someone told me some secrets early on about living. You can do the very best you can when you're very, very relaxed, no matter what it is or what your job is, the more relaxed you are the better you are. That's sort of why I got into acting. I realized the more fun I had, the better I did it. And I thought, that's a job I could be proud of. It's changed my life learning that, and it's made me better at what I do.

When I was younger, Jackie Joyner-Kersee was a mentor to me and gave me great advice. The best was to 'work 100 percent, but enjoy every moment along the way.' Sometimes you get so in the zone, you forget to enjoy your passions. I love running—but I also love the movies, relaxing on the beach, shopping and spending time with my friends. Enjoying my life helps me enjoy my running.

I don't ever rest. It's a problem and hopefully something I will get a better handle on in the coming years.