Quotes About Balance

It's like a switch, clickin' off in my head. Turns the hot light off and the cool one on, and all of a sudden there's peace.

Blake cracked a smile at the sight of the elegant Marquis of Riverdale balancing a tea service. If I could find another I trust, I'd hire him in a minute. At any rate, as soon as I'm done with my duties at the War Office, the discretion of my servants will no longer be quite as paramount.

Sometimes we do that to ourselves -- we pit our desires against one another. We insist unnecessarily on seeing one aspect of our personality as being at odds with the rest of ourselves.

Dr. Underkirk gave her his kind-and-understanding look. ... "Obviously, it's entirely up to what you and your husband think is best. But—and this is as a dad as well as a doctor—I subscribe to the airplane emergency rule in life." "Um . . . always sight your horizon before attempting a powerless landing?" He laughed. "No. Always secure your oxygen mask first before attending to your child.

Well, you can't be depressed and sad 24 hours a day.

Then again, wolf kids needed a wolf nanny. Or wolf manny in his case. The

The point of seeing both sides isn't to hover between them but to be able to come down on the right side with the right degree of conviction.

To be stupid, and selfish, and to have good health are the three requirements for happiness - though if stupidity is lacking, the others are useless.

The human race will be the cancer of the planet.

On the one hand, I've had such a normal upbringing with my mum, who has kept me grounded, but on the other, the wild experiences through my dad.

I prefer true over happy now.

The world is frenzied—giving and taking.

A good wife is someone who thinks she has done everything right: raising the kids, being there for the husband, being home, trying to do it all.

Here's the thing about motherhood. It exhausts you and thrills you. It kicks you in the butt, and the very next second makes you feel like a superstar. Most of all, it teaches you to be selfless.

She told me she likes to live life in the moment with her head up, not with her eyes down, fixed on a screen." Ryan nodded again. "I like that idea.

I think part of the problem is that I've always been inclined to put his needs before my own. I have this inherent compulsion to do everything in my power to make sure that he's happy.

Without knowledge of misery, there can be no true knowledge of joy.

It was never reasonable or fair that women should shoulder the burden of household management, but it is possible that in an effort to move toward gender parity, some of the art and science of household management and gracious living have been lost.

Some people regard discipline as a chore. For me, it is a kind of order that sets me free to fly.

I am a liberated woman. And I do believe if a woman does equal work she should be paid equal money. But personally I am feminine and I do like male authority to lean on.

I've never minded being disciplined. I'd always rather have a quiet evening in than go to a wild party. Discipline for me has always been the foundation which leaves me free to fly.

Unfortunately something always has to go by the wayside.

I work out as little as I can for as much gain as I can. Yoga and a little bit of ballet -- only 30 or 40 minutes every other day. I keep supple for myself more than for roles.

If you remain calm in the midst of great chaos, it is the surest guarantee the it will eventually subside