Quotes About Priorities

I only do two things in my life, and that's take care of my kids and work. Fortunately, these are my favorite things to do, so it works out.

There are a lot of people who know me who can't understand for the life of them why I would got to work on something as unserious as baseball. If they only knew.

Having a kid made me realize, "I have to take care of this kid, but I can't have the luxury of dropping everything in the world and spending every waking moment with him. I've got to work."

Two different things. Work is survival, and love sustains you. You have work anytime. But love? Not always.

I'm at the point in my life where I don't want to work as hard. Actually, I've had to take a good hard look at workaholism and it's effect on one's mental health.

A schedule so tight that it would only work if I didn't sleep on Monday nights.

I ain't got a job cause I ain't got a car, so I'm looking for a girl with a job and a car.

I think it's most important for children to understand the concept of respect and manners and also work ethic. I have a responsibility to those who came before me.

Working from home is so, so hard because I want to be present for them and yet there's so much to do work-wise. That's the biggest challenge for me.

I had a little bit of resistance to the idea of taking energy away from my work, and the baby comes along and, lo and behold, that's exactly what happens.

I think when you're a mom and an actor, it forces you to leave any actor neuroses behind and just concentrate on the work.

I work mornings only. I go out to lunch. Afternoons I play with the baby, walk with my husband, or shovel mail.

I know I earn less at my primary school than you do, but I don't have to work as hard at my primary school.

I may not always be offered work, but I'll always have my family.

There is nothing wrong with retirement as long as one doesn't allow it to interfere with one's work.

Any other woman who has to go to work and pick up the kids and make dinner - that's way harder than what I have to do.

I just love to work and spend time with my family. And that's the reason I don't look at the length of the role, but what it has to offer me.

I made 22 million in 14 years... with taxes, and travel and everything else, it gets blown out the window... which is why I still need to work.

I am a musician before a writer, and a drawer before a writer. When I lose sight of that, which I do, my work tends to suffer.

I work to take care of my family, not the other way around.

I just try to go to work, and concentrate on coming home to my girls.

My husband has no desire to work with me. He gets paid a lot of money to write giant movies. He's not into humoring me with my projects.

Perhaps there is no greater issue facing contemporary women than the choices they must make about balancing home and work.

You work side is for everybody. When you're at home, you're not wearing heels and your work attire.