“I take two hours off for my family every day. And then I write fourteen hours.” WritingTwoHoursMy FamilyFourteen Author:Brandon Sanderson
“I work a lot in the summers. My family goes to Maine, where we have a little house. My wife's a writer, too, and we can write for six hours a day and then play with the kids.” WritingLittlesPlayKidsHouseHoursWifeSixSummerMy FamilyMy WifeMaine Author:Ben Marcus
“I tend to be pretty efficient with my time. I work on a novel for four to five hours a day, and then the rest of my day is spent doing other things, whether it's spending time with my family, or going through and making notes on the script, or working on the marketing. It's just a matter of scheduling.” MatterHoursNovelFiveFourMy FamilyNotesMarketingScriptsSpendingMy TimeEfficientSpending TimeScheduling Author:Nicholas Sparks
“I decided long ago that my family absolutely comes first, and I don't regret that. I do, however, sometimes wish I had an extra five hours or so in the day!” FirstsLongSometimesWishHoursFiveRegretMy FamilyDecidedExtrasLong AgoDon't Regret Author:Elizabeth Hoyt
“I work very regular hours, roughly 9 to 5:30. I think I have it much easier than a lot of parents. I just sit at home, I have a very flexible timetable, and I'm very fortunate in that I don't have money problems. I have lunch with my wife at home. I don't have to commute, so I have much more time with my family.” ThinkingProblemHomeParentHoursWifeEasierMy FamilyMy WifeFortunateMore TimeLunchFlexibleTimetablesMoney Problem Author:Kazuo Ishiguro
“That's what actually caused me to run for office is, you know, my family story, the experience of growing up in a family where your dad had been imprisoned, had been tortured, and came to America with nothing, washing dishes for 50 cents an hour. That was perhaps the most formative experience of my childhood, is being raised in that household where freedom had an urgency.” KnowsStoriesRunningAmericaHoursGrowing UpGrowingChildhoodDadOfficeMy FamilyRaisedCentsHouseholdDishesWashingUrgencyYour DadWashing Dishes Author:Ted Cruz
“Put yourself in the position of a person, sort of an ordinary American, "I'm a hard-working, god-fearing Christian. I take care of my family, I go to church, I, you know, do everything 'right'. And I'm getting shafted. For the last thirty years, my income has stagnated, my working hours are going up, my benefits are going down. My wife has to work two [jobs] to, you know, put food on the table. The children, God, there's no care for the children, the schools are rotten, and so on. What did I do wrong? I did everything you're supposed to do, but something's going wrong to me.” KnowsYearsChildrenPersonsTwoHardCareSchoolChristianJobsLastsHoursChurchWifePositionHard WorkBenefitsOrdinaryMy FamilyTablesTake CareMy WifeIncomeThirtyRottenThirty YearsTwo JobsWhat Did I Do Wrong Author:Noam Chomsky
“Most of my life is over. I am going to enjoy my family and friends before any of us depart this earth. I'll never start another company. I'll never work long hours again. At this point in my life, I only answer to God, my wife, and my kids. Everything else is secondary - especially the expectations of strangers.” LongKidsEarthLife IsEnjoyHoursAnswersCompanyWifeExpectationsMy FamilyStrangerMy WifeFamily And FriendsLong Hours Author:Guy Kawasaki
“I was the youngest in my family. When the other kids went to school, my mother would make them breakfast and then she would go back to bed for an hour, so I was sort of babysat by television.” KidsSchoolMotherHoursTelevisionBedMy FamilyBreakfast Author:Paula Poundstone
“I wish I had an extra day with my mom sometimes. Or another hour in the day with my family, husband and children.” ChildrenSometimesWishHoursMomHusbandMy FamilyMy MomExtrasHours In The Day Author:Mary J. Blige
“My family are from Liverpool, so I have some twang there - I have a Midlands accent, and I was raised about an hour north of London, so my voice is a mess. Although, to American ears, it sounds like the crisp language of a queen's butler.” LanguageSoundVoiceHoursMy FamilyEarsRaisedLondonMessQueensAccentsLiverpoolCrispsButlers Author:John Oliver