Quotes About Moderation

Those who practice restraint in body, word, and mind are surely in control of themselves.

Never? That's a hard word when it comes to whisky.

When you work with your computer for three or four hours, you are totally lost. It's like eating french fries. You shouldn't eat french fries all day, and you shouldn't be on the computer all day.

The Buddha and his monks and nuns practiced voluntary poverty. They owned only three robes, one bowl, and one water filter. Are we able to live simply, content with just what we need? Or are our religious institutions simply building and acquiring more and more?

We all have a limited amount of good judgment.

I do everything: I'll have a green juice, then a melted chocolate ice cream. I stay up very late, I get up very early.

I don't spend money on the lavish life, but I spend on excessive green juices.

I try to keep an even keel.

For me, I try to stay even keel.

From beginning to end it's about keeping the energy and the intensity of the story and not doing too much and not doing too little, but just enough so people stay interested and stay involved in the characters.

Keeping the balance of fast-growing and smooth-growing is always important. It's almost an art.

If I just swam all day, I'd lose it. That's why I do so many other activities. It keeps me sane.

I've found that balance is key. I'm no longer an extremist in any one direction.

I'm on a health kick! I'm drawn to cheeseburgers, so I've got to just try and keep it on an even keel.

True leadership knows not to go to extremes but knows how to confront and appreciate challenges.

My father was always Labour, and my mother was always Conservative, so I tended to sort of go in the middle.

Nunquam reliquiae redire: carpe omniem impremis (Never go back for seconds: take it all the first time)

Too much falsely inflates. Too little underprepares.

I am more of an herb guy than a spice guy. It comes back to a certain conservatism I have regarding food. The French are not big on spices; they use more herbs. I know the spices used in European cooking and use them in moderation. I am not going to serve a dish that is wildly nutmegged!" David Waltuck, Chanterelle NYC

Ban the words "always" and never from your vocabulary

There's nothing as nice as a moderate drinking problem,

Don't sacrifice yourself too much, because if you sacrifice too much there's nothing else you can give and nobody will care for you.

The beauty comes with the balance. Everyone should find his own balance in his personal as well as his professional life. Once you do so, you will feel and look beautiful.

I buy food and gasoline - that's it.