“ No, they didn’t have any money, the sea was dangerous and men were lost, but it was a satisfying life in a way people today do not understand. There was a joinery of lives all worked together, smooth… Annie Proulx
“ A 'good job' can be both practically attractive while still not good enough to devote your entire life to. Alain de Botton
“ My coworkers should understand that I need to go to a party tonight--and this is just as legitimate as their kids' soccer game--because going to a party is the only way I might actually meet someone a… Sheryl Sandberg
“ Working hard for something we don't care about is called stress: Working hard for something we love is called passion. Simon Sinek
“ You cannot imagine the craving for rest that I feel—a hunger and thirst. For six long days, since my work was done, my mind has been a whirlpool, swift, unprogressive and incessant, a torrent of thoug… H.G. Wells
“ He did not say so, but the words behind the words told me that he would rather have launched me into a good marriage than watch me row against the tide at my own work. It remains that a woman with an… Jeanette Winterson
“ How can you make sense of a place if it won't hold still to be counted and even its colors aren't fast? Their job was to imagine, never to know. The truth, as generations of directors had reminded the… Steve Himmer
“ The ever-increasing weight of responsibilities that enmeshes our lives keeps us locked into the system. We become the pulse that keeps the beast alive, but the cost is our own lives. The natural world… Fennel Hudson
“ The speed of modern life is an oppressive thing, and the corporate world is quick to punish those with an honest heart. Fennel Hudson
“ If you commit to giving more time than you have to spend, you will constantly be running from time debt collectors. Elizabeth Grace Saunders
“ People who violate your boundaries are thieves. They steal time that doesn’t belong to them. Elizabeth Grace Saunders
“ Most of us, at some time or other, get sucked into the lifeless vacuum of work; the cogs of the corporate machine that we keep turning until one day, when we depart this Earth, we may earn the word ‘l… Fennel Hudson
“ The answer to finding better work/life balance is to find the right blend between all our life activities—regardless of where and when they occur. Michael Thomas Sunnarborg
“ Working smarter is learning to prioritize, plan, and focus our energies with meaningful intent. Michael Thomas Sunnarborg
“ There comes a time when you just have to say, “No!” – to the requests and to the system. Fennel Hudson
“ Each petal in the universe whispers in our ears that an unknown power is at work. If we align ourselves with this divine energy, offer our work to Him and move on in life, we will never have any worri… Sanchita Pandey