Jimmy Carter Quotes

I don't like the word 'juggling' or 'work-life balance.' You prioritize.

You can't do it all. You get many requests all the time, but I still have to focus on football, still have to live my life a little bit. But there are definitely times during the week when you want to take time out.

There's never enough hours in the day to do what you want to do. What I've become OK with is that not everything can be done today. As long as I can get that time in with my son, then I can get all of the other stuff done today or tomorrow.

There will always be another email to get through; something to clean up, file, and organize; more errands to do. Which is why balance is so important. Life is a marathon, not a sprint.

I try not to schedule too many meetings. That's one of the things I learned in corporate America - that you can spend your days having meetings and never actually have time to work.

While the work or play is on, it is a lot of fun if while you are doing one you don't constantly feel that you ought to be doing the other.

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.

I learned that we can do anything, but we can't do everything... at least not at the same time. So think of your priorities not in terms of what activities you do, but when you do them. Timing is everything.

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

I'm working over 80 hours a week and have to keep on track.

You need to take care of your time and practice, you need to rest and talk to media. So it's really important to organize those things.

I could be working 300 hours a week. I just say 'no.' The power of slow is the power of no. I can't go to every party I get invited to. I can't do every work thing.

Time management is really key for me.

Am I a workaholic? Yes, but I also have no problem taking time for myself.

I just work hard and do things as they come along. But it has been a challenge to learn that I have to say 'no' to things and to know how and what to prioritize.

I get so many requests for interviews. If I talk to everyone, we can't do our job with our customers and work on our software. It would be hard to stay focused.

As we manage our time I think we shall never get out of employment.

My message to the ladies would be, you can do all of the things, but not all of them at the same time.

The only way to have time is to shut down and then do what you want to do.

We are all so busy and constantly trying to save time and balance everything.

We live very busy lives. But everyone has a spare minute.

Time management is surely the most critical aspect of acing multiple arenas: home, work, and family.

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.

The challenging thing from a work perspective is just the range of things on any given day that you're dealing with and making sure you have the head space to really be giving them the thought and consideration you'd like, too.

In the future, I will make certain that I commit to projects so there's enough breathing space for me to have an emotional life.