Quotes About Balance

If I could change one thing about myself I'd be less highly strung. I find my sensibility quite high maintenance.

We are on the road 250-280 days a year at least, and it's something that, if I have a wife and kids at home, I don't know if I could do it.

I've always felt in my own small, little way that if I could just write a story where it works out well, where the scales of justice are balanced, then that's something that I do really love to see in the world.

If I could have my wife and kids on the road with me every week, I would.

I mean, if I could score 40 every game, then I would score 40 every game. But I think I cannot score 40 every game, so I'm gonna pass a little bit, too.

I think burnout is a big thing. If I could do it over again, I'd probably do it the same way, playing other sports when I'm younger. I see a lot of parents really push their younger kids really hard, and you want to see your kids do stuff, but there's a point where they really should have fun at that age.

Everyone knows the more you chase something the faster it runs and the more you ignore something the faster it comes.

You either ignore the comic book and make a great movie or you stay very close to the comic book.

We ignore our feelings a lot, I realize. Many of us have to... until they really bite us in the butt.

The CVC and CAG are independent but merely recommendatory. The government often ignores their advice.

We have to be able to show Canadians that our strength on the economy doesn't mean we ignore all other issues.

The human race is ill because we have no contact with the lowest level of consciousness.

Not working makes you ill, sad, depressed. It ages you.

I like McDonald's burgers and Happy Meals. And I've got a thing for kebabs, too. But I don't eat too much of that stuff or it makes me feel a bit ill.

If I ever feel like I need to see someone to help me adjust to whatever life situation I'm seeing, I'll go. You're sick. When you're physically ill, you go to the doctor. It's the same thing about your mental. If you feel you're starting to get sick, you go see someone who can help you.

You can die of the cure before you die of the illness.

Whether you are aware of it or not, if you eat right then you are giving yourself the best chance of defending against illness.

I eat the way I do because I really enjoy it but also because it's the only thing I've found that helps me manage the illness I had, and that plays a big part in it.

There's nothing illogical, it seems to me, about saying, 'I am going to care deeply about my work and my writing. I'm also going to care deeply about my family and my child.'

I like surfers. Their imagery, it's great.

I try very hard to handle things equally: ideas, materials, and images.

I think the charity side of things for me is very important, because if you're not giving something back, there's an imbalance somewhere in your life.

I was very immature when I was young, and for me there was no balance. Everything was just all or nothing.

I'm not crazy about having lots of time to myself. Whenever I come back from filming away, I immediately want to go and see my friends and my family and re-establish my life. I can fill time when I'm alone, but I love being around other people.