Emily Chang Quotes

One has to divide attention between having kids and a full workload.

I have two children. I gave up a lot for my career, but I'm very happy for it. I've done what I've always thought was best for me and my family.

Before having children, I think I probably approached work very differently, and you become much more economical and pragmatic about your relationship to it.

I am a working mom, so to be able to have a space for my kids as well as a space for my work, it's just great. That is what balance is.

I always say, one way to connect with a working mother is to ask her what she has done before work that day!

One thing I didn't want to believe in is that I couldn't have a family and do music at the same time.

I used to say during my career that the biggest gift was having my children.

People who work for me know that family comes first. And I'm fortunate to have a family that is very supportive of the work I do, so I don't have to live two separate lives.

It's hard for anybody who works a lot and has children. But I wouldn't trade it for anything.

I'm a full-time dad; I'm a part-time actor.

My biggest project right now is trying to be a really great mom and learning how to balance family and career. I'm just trying to spend as much time with my family as I can.

I had my daughter, and with that came a deep sense of responsibility; my time for work had become precious, and it had to have more meaning.

TaskRabbit is really my first baby. So balancing the second child is something I've tackled, but I'm really passionate about what I do, and then I'm passionate about coming home and putting my baby to bed.

While raising my children, I would like to take on other challenges.

The reason my kids come to the set is so I can actually see them.

Fathering is a major job, but I need both things in my life: my job to be a director, and my kids to direct me.

Career is important, but nothing really supersedes my roles as a mother.

When you get married and have children, and you start having hits and success and your business starts growing, there's less and less time for songwriting.

Through my whole career, that's been a major thing - bringing my family with me.

A family is definitely in my future, but I have no idea when. I don't know how people fit it in with an acting career, but they do. Katherine Parkinson is a great example of that, so I'll have to ask her.

I think having kids has been the biggest influence on my work since I started publishing.

It helps to have a happy home life to keep up alongside your career.

I am very blessed to have this experience of being a parent, but do not negate me from this industry because I am a parent.

From a personal perspective, I am so looking forward to my new role as a parent. But I am equally focused on my job and responsibilities as prime minister.

My process has changed in recent years because I now have two young kids. I have to be more regimented. The days are very short.