“I think for all the women who are working parents it's difficult to balance your work-life and your home-life. You make obvious sacrifices because you really just want to be with your family.” ThinkingWantHomeParentDifficultSacrificeBalanceObviousOur FamilyHome LifeWorking Parents Author:Kate Hudson
“When it comes to politics, we have an internal glass ceiling. We stand as good a chance as a man to win a political race, but women don't want to run at the same rate as men do. People point to the work-family balance issue, but I think it's much more than that. Many women don't have children, or have children who are no longer at home. There are some deeper psychological and emotional issues in play, like the fact that many of us feel like the embarrassment, humiliation and personal demonization in politics are simply more than our hearts can take. What stops us is fear.” PeopleThinkingMenWantFeelsHeartChildrenPlayFactsHomeRunningPoliticalWinningChanceRaceIssuesEmotionalBalanceRateGlassesDeeperPsychologicalInternalsHumiliationEmbarrassmentCeilingsGlass CeilingWork Family Author:Marianne Williamson
“When I didn't have a family, I was much more of a workaholic. I still like to work, but I also want to be home with them. As you get older, you realize you need balance. If it's not fun, what's the point?” IfsWantNeedsStillsHomeFunRealizingBalanceWorkaholic Author:Ben Stiller
“Teach girls to read and to work at something where they can bring home money - and the entire balance of power shifts.” HomeGirlWomenEducationTeachBalanceEqualityWomens RightsMen WomenBalance Of Power Author:Jane Fonda
“How often does the tightrope walker balance when walking across the tightrope? All the time! It is the same thing if you really want to have a successful career, and you want to have a happy home life. It is a matter of balance.” IfsWantDoeMatterHomeCareersSuccessfulBalanceWalkingWalkersHome LifeSuccessful CareerHappy Home Author:Brian Tracy
“You know how everyone felt like they were the favorite person of Rasulallah salAllahu 'alayhi wa sallam? We need to bring that sunnah into our homes. When we speak to our mother, she should feel that she's the most loved person in our life. When we speak to our wife, she should also get the same feeling. Before we try to change the world, let's bring balance in our homes.” KnowsWorldNeedsFeelsShouldTryingPersonsFeelingsHomeMotherSpeakFeltKnow HowOur LivesWifeBalanceChanging The WorldInspirational LoveMuslimSunnahFavorite Person Author:Nouman Ali Khan
“I love being home, reading the paper in the morning and having a cup of coffee, doing laundry, going grocery shopping and running daily errands. For me, it's important to have that balance in my life.” ImportantHomeRunningReadingLove IsMorningBalancePaperCoffeeCupsShoppingGroceriesLaundryCoffee CupErrandsGrocery Shopping Author:Tristan Prettyman
“When you have a young kid you can't go out much at night, so I spent a lot of time at home, watching movies and cooking dinner with my wife. It felt like what most people experience. White picket fence stuff.So there was some enjoyment of that normalcy, but I have to admit that part of me missed the chaos of touring. I think it's about balance.” PeopleThinkingHomeKidsYoungNightFeltStuffWhiteWifeBalanceCookingChaosDinnerMy WifeEnjoymentFenceTouringNormalcyPicket FencesCooking Dinner Author:Dan Mangan
“Balance is everything. And I'm not just speaking from a road perspective - even from home. My wife and I work out of the house and we always struggle to find that balance because when work is around you 24/7, it's easy to neglect the little things in life that really help us to rejuvenate or heal.” LittlesHelpingHomeHouseEasyStruggleWifePerspectiveBalanceWork OutMy WifeHealNeglectLittle ThingsThings In LifeLittle Things In Life Author:Chuck Ragan
“My priorities are really about creating balance in my home, making sure that I have enough time with my kids, making sure that I have the time to do the things that I want to do with my career, and to continue to make movies.” WantEnoughHomeKidsCareersBalanceCreatingPrioritiesEnough Time Author:Nia Long
“I was assigned to a medical unit and was part of a group receiving men returning from theater headed to hospital care, many forever maimed with life-altering wounds. It made a strong impression because wounded men and body bags come back to home districts, not Washington, D.C., and accordingly, there is no more sacred vote than those surrounding war where life hangs in the balance.” MenMadeWarHomeBodyCareStrongForeverGroupsBalanceVoteTheaterSacredMedicalWoundsImpressionBagsHospitalsReceivingWoundedUnitsLife Altering Author:Mark Sanford
“The new buzz word in Silicon Valley is "integration". Work-life "balance" is very 2.0. All these women share ways in which they integrate their family life and work. Facebook's head of Global Solutions, Carolyn Everson, for example, takes her children along on her business trips once a quarter. They meet her clients, visit new places and get a better understanding of what mom does when she isn't at home with them.” WayChildrenDoeHomeUnderstandingShareExampleMomBalanceSolutionsValleysQuartersClientsIntegrationFamily LifeIntegratingBuzzWork Life BalanceSiliconLife BalanceSilicon ValleyNew PlacesWork And Life BalanceBusiness Trips Author:Willow Bay
“Wrestling with work-life balance is a luxury when working to support a family is a necessity rather than a choice. I think that focus is only partially a result of these tough economic times. I think it also reflects a bit of "having it all fatigue": women are worn out from feeling the pressure to excel at work, and be the perfect mom at home.” ThinkingFeelingsHomeChoicesBitsPerfectResultsSupportFocusEconomicMomBalanceToughPressureLuxuryWrestlingWornFatigueWork Life BalanceWorn OutLife BalanceWork And Life BalanceTough Economic Times Author:Willow Bay
“I wouldn't recommend working with your partner for everyone, because it's tough. There's got to be a really keen balance. You've got to know when to stop being the manager and become the husband. I can't go home and complain to my husband about my manager.” KnowsI CanHomeBalanceHusbandToughComplainingPartnersManagersMy Husband Author:Gloria Estefan
“Both of my parents were raised in Christian homes, which was great. They instilled in us that God came first and they showed us what it was like to have a relationship with Christ. I accepted Christ at a young age, at the age of six years old, and just tried to play hockey and balance that.” YearsFirstsPlayHomeAgeChristianYoungParentChristBalanceSixRaisedAcceptedHockeyYoung AgeSix Year OldsChristian Home Author:Mike Fisher
“A fiddler on the roof. Sounds crazy, no? But here, in our little village of Anatevka, you might say every one of us is a fiddler on the roof trying to scratch out a pleasant, simple tune without breaking his neck. It isn't easy. You may ask 'Why do we stay up there if it's so dangerous?' Well, we stay because Anatevka is our home. And how do we keep our balance? That I can tell you in one word: tradition!” IfsTryingWellsMayLittlesI CanHomeMightAsksEasySoundSimpleCrazyDangerousBalanceTraditionPleasantNecksTunesVillageRoofScratchesOne WordFiddleFiddlersFiddler On The Roof Author:Sheldon Harnick
“Finding balance in life is perhaps the greatest challenge of this generation, especially for women. I've decided that I need to compartmentalize my life better. From the time my kids get home until after dinner, I put my phone away. If I pick it up, my kids call me on it, and I have to put money in the "phone jar." When the phone jar gets full, the kids can spend the money on fun family outings, like going to a movie or going to their favorite restaurant. This unplugged time has helped me to be more mindful and give them my full attention.” IfsNeedsGivingHomeKidsLife IsFunChallengesAttentionGenerationsBalanceFindingsPicksDecidedPhonesDinnerRestaurantsCall MeJarsThis GenerationLife BalanceFun Family Author:Dayna Devon
“We've tried to regulate things so that you at least get to go home at night and not have to pull all-nighters and see them on weekends and things. So, you know, like everything in life, it's a balance.” KnowsHomeNightBalanceWeekendAll Nighters Author:Pete Docter
“Trying to cope with the balance between home life and road life has been a theme in my music since early Red House Painters records.” TryingHas BeensHomeHouseRecordsBalanceRedPainterThemeHome LifeRoad Life Author:Mark Kozelek
“I do have a busy work life. So I would say that the positive atmosphere at home combined with the support I receive from my family and loved ones is really what helps me balance it all.” HelpingHomeSupportBalanceMy FamilyBusyAtmosphereHelp MeLoved OnesBusy Work Author:Josie Ho
“You can get too heavy on the masculine side of things with all of the action, but then we've got a really nice balance going on when you go home and look at the wives' story lines and what's going on on the home front. I think people really respond to that balance of masculine and feminine.” PeopleThinkingLooksStoriesHomeActionSidesLinesNiceWifeFrontsBalanceHeavyFeminineMasculineReally NiceMasculine And Feminine Author:Abby Brammell
“We also have to look at how we help families balance the responsibilities at home and the responsibilities at business.” LooksHelpingHomeResponsibilityBalance Author:Hillary Clinton
“[Mackenzie Foy] is really a fantastic actress and she's very professional, but she is still a kid and that's really nice to see, whenever there is a balance and they're able to have fun and play on set, but still go home and hang out with friends her age. I was really impressed with her. I think the biggest change for us is that we had a "swear jar." And she was rich - she made more money than us.” ThinkingMadeStillsPlayHomeKidsAgeAbleFunRichNiceBalanceActressesFantasticHaving FunHanging OutMore MoneySwearImpressedReally NiceJars Author:Ashley Greene
“I used to have to come home and write and then record work tapes of those new songs. So now I can do it all on the road and that has been a huge difference that has happened in 2016. It is the only way for me to really balance. There is a lot of overhead, but it's a big investment towards being a dad and a husband, which is ultimately my number one goal.” WayWritingHas BeensI CanHomeBigsUsedSongGoalCan DoDifferencesNumbersRecordsHappenedHugeBalanceDadHusbandInvestmentComing HomeTapeI Can Do ItOverheadNew SongsBeing A Dad Author:Granger Smith
“The fact that we all leave behind seemingly insignificant clues behind ourselves - emotional DNA or what I call Small Data - which are able to describe with an insane accuracy who we really are, our personalities and desires. But even more how we all represents out of balances - perhaps I feel too overweight, feel alone or feel I haven't achieved what I'd hoped for when hitting 40. These imbalances are surprisingly visible when visiting consumers' homes - and surprisingly invisible when relaying on Big Data.” FeelsFactsHomeBigsAbleDesireBehindsHavensEmotionalPersonalityBalanceInvisibleInsaneDataConsumersVisibleHittingClueDnaInsignificantAccuracyVisitingOverweightImbalance Author:Martin Lindstrom
“The budget idea, I may admit, is a sort of obsession with me. I believe in budgets. I want other people to believe in them. I have had a small one to run my own home; and besides that, I am the head of the organization that makes the greatest of all budgets, that of the United States Government. Do you wonder, then, that at times I dream of balance sheets and sinking funds?” PeopleWantBelieveMayIdeasStatesHomeDreamGovernmentRunningI BelieveMy OwnUnitedWonderUnited StatesBalanceOrganizationI Believe InObsessionBudgetsFundSheetsSinkingState GovernmentUnited States GovernmentBalance Sheets Author:Calvin Coolidge
“When I think about work-life balance, I don't imagine it as a perfect day where I got to spend the exact right amount of time having an impact at work and snuggling with my kids at home. I never achieve that. But over the course of a month, or a quarter, or a year, I try to make time for the people and experiences I value.” PeopleThinkingTryingYearsHomeKidsValuesCoursesPerfectImagineAchieveMonthsAmountBalanceImpactQuartersWork Life BalanceMaking TimeLife BalancePerfect DaysSnuggling Author:Jane Park
“There's a version of Tony [from "I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore"] that I think could be heightened. Trying to find the balance. A lot of that comes from "Who is he?" I think we've all kind of met that dude. The comic book enthusiast, or someone who gets too excited about things, but his own enthusiasm tends to alienate him. I relate to it because I've seen that guy.” ThinkingWorldFeelsTryingKindBookHomeGuyThis WorldBalanceMetsExcitedVersionsAll KindsEnthusiasmComicRelateComic BookThat Guy Author:Elijah Wood
“You only have so much time in the day. At the end of the day, you don't want to see the thing that suffers be your family, or your kids, or your home life. It's hard to balance, but that's not anything unique to us and that's probably true for most busy, active, working parents. You know, it's just about finding time, it's about balance, it's about walking the line and making sure you're keeping your priorities in order.” HomeKidsSufferingParentBalanceWalkingUniqueBusyPrioritiesOur Family Author:Nick Lachey
“Throughout my childhood, I had served as an interpreter for my family. When I left home, I also left the Deaf community. I'd had enough of being a de facto intermediary and wanted to find my own identity. But, over time, I learned to embrace both cultures and find balance between them. I love my Deaf and CODA family and hope they would be proud to call me one of their own.” EnoughHomeCultureCommunityChildhoodIdentityProudBalanceMy FamilyEmbraceCall MeBe ProudDeafInterpreter Author:Kambri Crews
“I am a perfectionist but I know how to live life. When I'm working, it's 100%. When I'm with my friends, I put everything away and enjoy life. When I come home to my kids, it's pure joy and everything's worth it. Every time, I really focus 100 percent on one thing. I've learned how to juggle my life and I feel like now I have the perfect balance.” KnowsLifeFeelsHomeKidsJoyEnjoyPerfectKnow HowFocusOne ThingBalancePurePercentMy FriendsLive LifeI've LearnedWorking ItComing HomeWorth ItEnjoy LifePerfectionistThings I've LearnedPure JoyPerfect BalanceHow To Live LifeEnjoy Life To The Fullest Author:Monique Lhuillier
“I get so frustrated when people tell me it's unrealistic to create an eight-month emergency savings fund, or have money saved for a home down payment, or pay off their $5,000 credit card balance.” PeopleHomePayMonthsBalanceEightCreditSavedCardsSavingFundFrustratedEmergenciesPaymentSavingsCredit Card Author:Suze Orman
“That said, my kids are at home right now with my husband and I'm missing something important at my daughter's school which makes me feel sick inside. It's a lot of balance and a lot of really hard decision making.” FeelsSaidImportantHardHomeKidsSchoolMotherDecisionMissingBalanceRight NowHusbandDaughterSickDecision MakingMy DaughterMy HusbandMissing SomethingHard Decision Author:Reese Witherspoon
“I believe that being successful means having a balance of success stories across the many areas of your life. You can't truly be considered successful in your business life if your home life is in shambles.” IfsBelieveMeanStoriesHomeMotivationalSuccessLife IsI BelieveBusinessSuccessfulGreatnessBalanceAreasBeing SuccessfulBalancedKey To SuccessGreat SuccessLife BalanceDetermination And SuccessBalanced LifeBest SuccessSuccess StoriesHome LifeBusiness LifeWork And Life BalanceShambles Author:Zig Ziglar
“Traveling is a brutality. It forces you to trust strangers and to lose sight of all that familiar comfort of home and friends. You are constantly off balance. Nothing is yours except the essential things: air, sleep, dreams, sea, the sky - all things tending towards the eternal or what we imagine of it.” HomeDreamForceLosesSleepImagineAirSeaSkyBalanceComfortTravelEssentialsEternalAll ThingsSightStrangerFamiliarWanderAround The WorldTime TravelTraveledTravelerBrutalityTravel WritingGreat TravelInspiring TravelTravel The WorldTravel AdventureAdventure And TravelLife Is An AdventurePhotography And TravelInspirational AdventureRoads TraveledLife AdventureAdventure And LifeBackpackingTravel AbroadTravel JourneyRoads And JourneysInspirational Adventure TimeSea And SkyCosta RicaSleep DreamFeet And TravelTravel And LoveFamiliar ThingsComfort Of HomeLove AdventureStrangers And FriendsWeary Traveler Author:Cesare Pavese
“The adventure of our first days together gradually blossomed into something else: a feeling I'd never had, which I can only compare to the sensation of returning home, of joining a balance that needs no adjusting, as if the scales of my life had been waiting for her all along.” IfsNeedsFirstsI CanFeelingsHomeTogetherWaitingAdventureBalanceScalesCompareSensationsJoiningAdjustingReturning Home Book:The rule of four Source: The rule of four
“Everything I pick up seems to lure me away. Everything I do in my daily life begins to feel like striking wet matches. The need to travel is a mysterious force. A desire to 'go' runs through me equally with an intense desire to 'stay' at home. An equal and opposite thermodynamic principle. When I travel, I think of home and what it means. At home I'm dreaming of catching trains at night in the gray light of Old Europe, or pushing open shutters to see Florence awaken. The balance just slightly tips in the direction of the airport.” ThinkingNeedsFeelsMeanHomeDreamLightSeemsRunningDesireNightForcePrinciplesBalanceEqualPicksEuropeOppositesTrainIntenseMysteriousPushingDaily LifeGrayWetAirportsCatchingLureStay At HomeShuttersFlorence Author:Frances Mayes
“He looked resigned, as though he knew that wretched door--to where? Home? Heaven? Peace?--would never open, and at the same time he seemed resolved, ready to do his bit even though he couldn't possibly know what sacrifices that would require. Had he been kept here, too--in a place he didn't belong, serving in a war in which he hadn't enlisted, to rescue sparrows and soldiers and shopgirls and Shakespeare? To tip the balance?” KnowsWarHomeHeavenBitsDoorsSacrificeReadyBalanceSoldierServingRescueWretchedSparrowsResignedEnlisted Book:All Clear Source: All Clear
“"Katniss?" He drops my hand and I take a step, as if to catch my balance. "It was all for the Games," Peeta says. "How you acted." "Not all of it," I say, tightly holding onto my flowers. "Then how much? No, forget that. I guess the real question is what's going to be left when we get home?" he says. "I don't know. The closer we get to District Twelve, the more confused I get," I say. He waits, for further explanation, but none's forthcoming. "Well, let me know when you work it out," he says, and the pain in his voice is palpable.” IfsKnowsWellsRealHomeHandsPainGamesLeftWaitingVoiceForgetStepsFlowerBalanceLet MeExplanationConfusedWorking ItTwelvePeetaKatnissReal QuestionsForthcoming Author:Suzanne Collins