Erma Bombeck Quotes

Too much work and too much energy kill a man just as effectively as too much assorted vice or too much drink.

I'm extremely busy and running around requires a lot of energy.

It's hard to keep the romance going sometimes. Because you have a job. And you have children. And you have a house and a dog. And something leaks in the basement, and somebody has to take the dog to the vet... you're exhausted.

Boxing is the only sport you can get your brain shook, your money took and your name in the undertaker book.

Housework can't kill you, but why take a chance?

I'm a workaholic, so I ignore the signs of fatigue and just keep going and going, and then conk out when I get home. It can be pretty stressful.

I had no idea there were so many ways you could burn yourself out.

It's difficult to know when to set boundaries around your health at work because the decline is so gradual. Allowing stress to build up, losing sleep, and sitting all day without exercising all add up.

Housework, if you do it right, will kill you.

I'm a dad now and whatever I'm doing in life I usually put a lot of effort into it - usually too much effort, so it kind of comes off ridiculous at times.

I don't think a director should have any kids. I don't even think it's good for your physical health. Even guys in their 30s look exhausted because directors never get enough sleep. What I do is stressful enough.

You find your limits by going out and trying. We're just like anybody else in any other job. You just can't work 90 hour weeks. You can't do it. We can't sing seven days a week.

I used to say I didn't want to teach. I was still excited about dancing. It's hard to do both. It's as exhausting teaching as it is to dance.

You can only jump so far until you break your leg. You can only land so hard until something explodes.

When I feel I'm doing too much, I do less if I can.

I can be serious for an hour; then I have to go lie down.

I fall a lot during training.

At times, you get going and you think you need to work, work, work, and your body is going to get fatigued at some point.

You have to be in tune with your body and know when your body is saying, 'That's enough, you're done for the day.' If you over-fatigue and are totally stressed, you get sick. And if I get sick, I can't work.

Sometimes if I get too aggressive, I get real winded.

Since long workdays lead to more errors, shorter workdays could reduce accidents. Overtime is deadly. Tired surgeons have been found to be more prone to slip'ups, and soldiers who get too little shuteye are more prone to miss targets.

The truth is, if we abuse ourselves with too much work and too little play, our body is eventually going to fight back, and the results can be terrible.

About five years ago, I fainted from exhaustion. I hit my head on my desk. I broke my cheekbone and got four stitches on my right eye. It started me on this journey of rediscovering sleep and balance and integrating my life. I think everyone should stop and reassess their lives before you hit your head on your desk.

Living in a constant chase after gain compels people to expend their spirit to the point of exhaustion.

Many a man works himself to death by burying himself in his work.