Bernard Williams Quotes

I have to think about how to not spread myself too thin. It's a really great problem to have.

Our to-do lists are so full that we can't hope to complete every item on them. So what do we do? We multitask, juggling several things at once, trying to keep up by keeping busy.

A 'harmonized' life these days sounds like a tall order. Between housework, homework, workwork, and busywork, there are perpetually too many things to do, and not enough time to find that mythical balance. Nothing is more frustrating than feeling like you're doing doing doing but getting nothing truly done that you really want.

I'm usually working on eight or 10 things at once.

Sometimes I feel like just to get all my own work done would be great. You always feel like you're behind, and they're six other things that you wish you could get to but you can't.

Be able to meet any deadline, even if your work is done less well than it would be if you had all the time you would have preferred.

I try to compartmentalize as much as possible, and I have the most amazing team in the world. They really set up my time in a way that is completely efficient all the time.

Work is hard. Distractions are plentiful. And time is short.

I always have a million things going on at once, but I try to put my energy into the most immediate need.

How can I run an agency at the same time?

I don't mind being busy.

You can't put as much into one thing as you want, and I felt like I was shortchanging football a little bit by giving school so much time.

I wish I could do 50 projects a year.

We don't have any problem finding enough things to do; the problem we have is making sure we don't overload ourselves inadvertently.

He who wants to do everything will never do anything.

Person who chases two rabbits catches neither.

It seems like I don't have a lot of time for all the things I need to do. I'm spreading myself fairly thin. I have responsibilities to my children. I have a big staff that works for me. And when you have a staff, and I'm sure you know this, you're always concerned with everybody's life all the time.

Another cause of confusion, and the resulting feelings of nervousness, hurry, and anxiety, is the absurd habit of trying to do many things at one time.

I've learned that you can't have everything and do everything at the same time.

I think my biggest career mistake has been taking on too much. And I think this is kind of - I think it's related to the Internet world, where you're always multitasking and you have a million windows open and you feel like you can do a lot at the same time.

He who attempts to do all will waste his life in doing little.

One of the best things my mother passed on to me was being an efficient multitasker.

I've always done 20 things at once. It's my way of staying alive, not to keep one dish cooking, but several dishes going. And I'm pretty organized.

It's like a garden: Whatever you water the most will do the best. At some point, you decide whether you'll water your career or your relationship more.

I've learned to relax more. Everybody feels pressure in what they do, maybe mine is just a little different because there doesn't seem to be enough hours in the day to accomplish what I want to.