Quotes about Balance

Ain't one limb enough?

Often ill comes from the good, as good from ill.

As a young man, the temptation was to drink the minibar dry. I did all that - now I prefer to get outdoors.

Never permit a dichotomy to rule your life, a dichotomy in which you hate what you do so you can have pleasure in your spare time. Look for a situation in which your work will give you as much happiness as your spare time.

Take care of your body. It's the only place you have to live.

Spiritual 'exercise' keeps your mind in shape the way physical exercise keeps your body in shape.

Let me ask you a question: If you never ate a balanced diet, what would happen to your body? You know the answer: Eventually you'd grow weak; you might even open yourself to serious illness or disease. We all need a balanced diet if we are to stay healthy.

Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.

First keep peace with yourself, then you can also bring peace to others.

One of the things I realized is that if you do not take control over your time and your life, other people will gobble it up. If you don't prioritize yourself, you constantly start falling lower and lower on your list, your kids fall lower and lower on your list.

It's very difficult to regulate yourself, and if you learn to do that, well, it starts to spill over.

It's a form of bullying, in my opinion, to make sure that your kid gets the best grades, the best jobs and all that sort of stuff. I just want my child to be happy. I want him to do his best and trust God in the rest, but I'm not going to bully him.