George W. Bush Quotes

I couldn't stand to be separated with my wife for months. It became quickly apparent to me that I needed to find a balance between my absolute work obsession and a private life that we could share without my disappearing all the time.

In the last year of my presidency, I travelled 200 days out of 365. You have to lead a very disciplined life. To be able to do that, I need a lot of sleep. But I have no problems sleeping. On long days, I can easily take a nap for 20 minutes in the afternoon.

You don't get to see your family much. In the movie business, directors often go out of town for long periods of time, and even if you're in town, you're working 14-15 hour days. People tend to not balance out the important things in their lives with their career.

We don't have the luxury of time. We spend more because of how we live, but it's important to be with our family and friends.

I wish I'd married a plumber. At least he'd be home by 5 o'clock.

Any President who performs his duties diligently has no time for leisure.

The quality of time I get to spend with my family is very important. That way, I feel I am experiencing all the different aspects of my life without guilt.

I turn down really well-paid shows all over the world because I want to spend more time with my wife and myself.

There comes a point in your life where you have to accept that you cant work all the time because there are people that need you waiting at home.

I always had the uncomfortable feeling that if I wasn't sitting in front of a computer typing, I was wasting my time - but I pushed myself to take a wider view of what was "productive." Time spent with my family and friends was never wasted.

We see each other [ with Iman Abdulmajid] a lot. I couldn't stand to be separated for months. It became quickly apparent to me that I needed to find a balance between my absolute work obsession and a private life that we could share without my disappearing all the time.

Even when I was doing three films a year, I would somehow find two weeks to spend time with my family apart from the regular weekend breaks. But 'Bigg Boss' took up more time than I had expected. On top of it, I also had to shoot for 'Devadas.'

If you make money, what's it worth if you can't be with your family?

I've no desire to be away from my family for 16 hours a day.

I would shoot for long periods in Chennai, and now I wish I spent more time with my family. That is what matters the most.

I used to work until two in the morning every night, then still get up at six. Now, I have to help my daughter with her homework, spend time with my wife.

Although I have a busy work schedule, I make sure I spend time with my family and create a balance between my work and family life.

Never bite off so much in your job that you can't spend a lot of time with your family.

Family is the priority. Your job never loves you back, that's the way I look at it.

It's hard, and I don't always get to see my kids. I will never catch up on that time I've missed.

If you spend time with your loved ones, you get the energy to do your job better.

Some people spend too much time with their job, not enough with their family. You've got to balance things out.

One of the things I'm most proud of over the years, is time management and balancing family and work. Everyday, you just look at what needs to be done and do that, what needs to be done. That includes the idea that family is first, kids are first and when you're with the family, put the phone down, look them right in the eye.

Life is too short to rush around and be too busy for your kids.

One of life's few really reliable pleasures: to have a family you love, and to leave them for a week.