Quotes about Balance

Those who are compassionate when they should be tough will be tough when they should be compassionate.

I am a lover. And with my kids I am even softer. I realize with my son, I have to sometimes be tough, especially now when he's pushing boundaries. With my daughter, I can get a little stern with her and she pretty much will listen.

In the past, when I'd recorded during a break in a tour, it was so easy to sing, because I felt strong. Also, like so many new mothers, I wasn't getting a lot of sleep, and sleeping is such a huge part of being able to sing.

It feels like we have two threads running through our lives: one pulling us into the world to achieve, the other pulling us back to replenish us. These threads can seem at odds, but really, they enforce each other. It's not a trade-off between success and sleep.

Hold the thought of all elements of the body working together in perfect rhythm.

Where good and ill together blent, Wage an undying strife.

Want balance in your life? Then sure, get your own act together, but don't forget four powerful disciplines of execution in your team and organization.

Further march of civilization seems to employ increasing domination of man over beast, together with a growingly humane method of using them.

Good health is multifaceted - it's physical, it's internal, it's my diet, and my emotional state. It's all tied in together.

The secret of success is making your vocation your vacation.

We should travel light and live simply. Our enemy is not possessions but excess.

Man always travels along precipices... His truest obligation is to keep his balance.