Quotes & Sayings About A Workaholic

My mom and I are like sisters. We kind of grew up together. She always treated me as an adult. I never had curfew. She's a workaholic, like I am. We're not super family-oriented people, you know? — Kelly Clarkson

If there is such a thing as a workaholic, I'm it, and that's what passes for leisure. — Steve Earle

No days off. I'm a workaholic. — Wale

I'm a workaholic. I work and work and work. — Criss Angel

I'm a workaholic. Before long I'm traveling on my nervous energy alone. This is incredibly exhausting. — Eva Gabor

I am a total workaholic. If I don't shoot for two days, I get uncomfortable at home. I won't comment on my personal life. That is totally out of bounds. When I do get married, everyone will know. — Karisma Kapoor

I guess I showed certain signs of being a workaholic in early years; I had a magazine route very early on - I must have been about seven or eight years old or something like that - when I was carrying Liberty magazine, trying to win green and brown coupons; I eventually [won] a pony. — Walter Cronkite

My aunty says I'm the double of my father. He was a workaholic, which I've definitely inherited. And like me, he could be the life and soul of the party, but also quite withdrawn. — Alastair Campbell

I am well known by my friends to be a workaholic - to their often justifiable annoyance. I am therefore keenly aware that such behavior is at best slightly pathological, and certainly in no sense makes one a better person. — David Graeber

Being a Workaholic is Good as long as you love your work.. — Brahmananda Patra

The drivenness in any addiction is about the ruptured self, the belief that one is flawed as a person. The content of the addiction, whether it is alcoholism or work, is an attempt at an intimate relationship. The workaholic with her work or the alcoholic with his booze are having a love affair. Each alters mood to avoid the feeling of loneliness and hurt in the underbelly of shame. — John Bradshaw

I'm not talented or gifted. I'm a committed, meticulous workaholic. The only reason I succeed is because I refuse to fail. — Jessie Snow

I've been a workaholic since I was 18. — Greta Van Susteren

Beaches and romantic comedies are not my thing. I'm a workaholic. — Rooney Mara

I'm a workaholic. I also go to the gym a lot - it's my new thing. Yes, I am a compulsive person. — Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Am I a workaholic? Yes, but I also have no problem taking time for myself. — Chris Jericho

I'm a workaholic. I could easily work 300-plus days of the year. — Michael Chiklis

I'm the true definition of a workaholic. — Kim Kardashian

I'm a bit of a workaholic. When I feel like I'm not doing something, it drives me insane. — Ashley Greene

I've always been a workaholic. I reckon, on average, I've had less than one day a year off in my working career. — Ken Livingstone

A pretty little thing like you with that sassy mouth and no husband or boyfriend? Are you a widow or a workaholic? — Julie Miller

Lately I've been a workaholic. I'm in the studio all the time and I've helped to produce a couple of artists. — Duncan Sheik

I'm pretty much a workaholic, but when you're doing what you love it's hard to think of a reason to stop. — Ani DiFranco

My Name Is Latif Mercado, And I Am... A Workaholic! — Latif Mercado

The Sabbath almost singlehandedly creates and strengthens family ties and friendships. When a person takes off from work one day every week, that day almost inevitably becomes a day spent with other people - namely, family and/or friends. It has similar positive effects on marriages. Ask anyone married to a workaholic how good it would be for their marriage if the workaholic would not work for one day each week - and you can appreciate the power of the Sabbath Day. — Dennis Prager

I'm a workaholic. I would not pretend to be anything else. I rarely go to bed before one o'clock in the morning. I might kind of have a spa between half-past twelve and one and relax, and that's when I do my thinking, or my non-thinking. That's when I have a bit of space for myself. — Joan Kirner

I'm a real workaholic. — Laurie Anderson

I see myself as a bit of a traveller. I am a workaholic. — Ricki-Lee Coulter

Here." He spread his legs wider and patted the floor between them. "You'll be warmer, and I promise I won't grope you or anything."

Yes, because getting groped by a handsome, charming man hours after getting dumped by a workaholic iceberg was such a repulsive notion. — Meg Maguire

I used to tell interviewers that I wrote every day except for Christmas, the Fourth of July, and my birthday. That was a lie. I told them that because if you agree to an interview you have to say something, and it plays better if it's something at least half-clever. Also, I didn't want to sound like a workaholic dweeb (just a workaholic, I guess). The truth is that when I'm writing, I write every day, workaholic dweeb or not. That includes Christmas, the Fourth, and my birthday (at my age you try to ignore your goddam birthday anyway). And when I'm not working, I'm not working at all, although during those periods of full stop I usually feel at loose ends with myself and have trouble sleeping. For me, not working is the real work. — Stephen King

I'm not a workaholic, but I was a bit manic, I have to confess. — Gavin Rossdale

I'm a workaholic, so I read everything that's out there. — Marc Blucas

I'm a workaholic. I've been doing my job for a long time. — Gisele Bundchen

I am a workaholic, have always been. — Wentworth Miller

When you need something tedious done, and don't have time for it, give it to a workaholic. This way, both of you will be happy. — Ernie J Zelinski

I've become a workaholic. When the shows slow down and there's no press and I can get my time to myself in the studio with my music, I get into this zone, man. I enter this incredible space where I'm just making music. And I feel like I can work with anybody - with Elton John, with Hanson - and I can make something incredible. — Wale

I always feel bad when I meet celebrities and I can just tell every single thing about their personal life, I just say, "Well, they don't have friends. Or a therapist." Once you have both, you don't have to share everything with people, because then you don't have a private life, and then you're, I guess, a workaholic. — John Waters

I'm such a workaholic. I'm always thinking about work. — Drew Barrymore

Why would I wish my senses to be dulled when they could be sharpened? Why would I wish to mumble when I could scintillate? Why would I wish to forget when I could remember? Of course, since even in those days I was a loquacious workaholic who liked to stay up late, you might think I'd pick a drug that would nudge me closer to the center of the bell curve instead of pushing me farther out on the edge - but of course I didn't. Who does? Don't we all just keep doing the things that make us even more like ourselves? As I lay in bed with a godawful headache, sunlight streamed through the open window, and so did the smell of good French coffee from the hotel kitchen downstairs. — Anne Fadiman

When I got '227' and broke out from the rest of the cast, I became a workaholic, and I was very lonely. — Jackee Harry

I'm a workaholic. I love every movie I've been in, even the bad ones, every TV series, every play, because I love to work. It's what keeps me going. — Karl Malden

Never mind that. What's going on with you and Heath?"
Annabelle pulled a little wide-eyed innocence out of her rusty bag of college acting skills.
"What do you mean? Business."
"Don't give me that. We've been friends too long."
She switched to a furrowed brow. "He's my most important client. You know how much this means to me."
Molly wasn't buying it. "I've seen the way you look at him. Like he was a slot machine with triple sevens tattooed on his forehead. If you fall in love with him, I swear I'll never speak to
you again."
Annabelle nearly choked. She'd known Molly would be suspicious, but she hadn't expected an outright confrontation. "Are you nuts? Setting aside the fact that he treats me like a flunky, I'd never fall for a workaholic after what I've had to go through with my family." Falling in lust, however, was an entirely different matter.
"He has a calculator for a heart," Molly said.
"I thought you liked him. — Susan Elizabeth Phillips

I'm a bit of a workaholic. — Erica Durance

I turned into a workaholic to the point of where my health was in jeopardy. — Tab Hunter

I'm not very good at resting on my laurels. I am a bit of a workaholic, and I like to keep busy and active, so I think that's what drives me. — Tricia Helfer

I missed my dad a lot growing up, even though we were together as a family. My dad was really a workaholic. And he was always working. — Steven Spielberg

There was no way to laugh anymore, to love, to care, and there was a sense of guilt in having survived when others had been killed. I turned into a worse workaholic than I had already been by trying to work myself into the ground. — Romeo Dallaire

If I'm enjoying something, I'd like to be able to just have it all. Frankly, that's the way I'm approaching my career now. I'm a total workaholic. — Jason Bateman

I think your significant other should be way more important than your work. Personally, I love working. I don't know that I'd say I'm a workaholic because I also love maxing and relaxing. — Kristen Bell

Once upon a time, I was a workaholic clocking more than 80 hours per week. That changed after I began to write. I now work only around 35 hours per week. I do not work on weekends because these are the days that I use for research as well as for my writing. — Ashwin Sanghi

I'm a cold-hearted bastard. I'm insular, I'm jaded, a workaholic, I'm ruthless and I'm self-serving. I don't do forever, I rarely even do "I'll call you tomorrow". And just because I'm here now it does not mean if you ask me to stay I will. — Ally Blake

SHAME AS THE CORE AND FUEL OF ALL ADDICTION Neurotic shame is the root and fuel of all compulsive/addictive behaviors. My general working definition of compulsive/addictive behavior is "a pathological relationship to any mood-altering experience that has life-damaging consequences." The drivenness in any addiction is about the ruptured self, the belief that one is flawed as a person. The content of the addiction, whether it be an ingestive addiction or an activity addiction (such as work, shopping or gambling), is an attempt at an intimate relationship. The workaholic with his work and the alcoholic with his booze are having a love affair. Each one alters the mood to avoid the feeling of loneliness and hurt in the underbelly of shame. Each addictive acting out creates life-damaging consequences that create more shame. — John Bradshaw

I'm a workaholic, only instead of working I like to drink liquor. — Dana Gould

People talk about confidence without ever bringing up hard work. That's a mistake. I know I sound like some dour older spinster on Downton Abbey who has never felt a man's touch and whose heart has turned to stone, but I don't understand how you could have self-confidence if you don't do the work ... I have never, ever, ever, met a high confident person and successful person who is not what a movie would call a 'workaholic.' Because confidence is like respect; you have to earn it. — Mindy Kaling

Andy [Murray] is one of the premier workaholics. He's given himself a lot of opportunities through that. — Milos Raonic

He was a typical workaholic, driven to succeed and willing to put in the hours to do so. It didn't leave much time for a social life. (Greg) — Lynsay Sands

I stop short of being a workaholic. — Jim Davis

His stamina was so inhuman that some wondered if he was actually human. Cook worked twelve to fourteen hours a day but insisted he was not a workaholic. — Yukari Iwatani Kane

The character I'm playing in the film is this driven, workaholic lawyer who has never lost a case. When I'm playing him ... " He paused, his voice softening. Somehow they were now standing just inches apart. "I think of you." When their eyes met, Jason grinned and added, "With a penis. — Julie James

I loved Chiara Mastroianni voice, her talent, her generosity. We rehearsed for two months ... She's a workaholic and perfectionist, like Vincent [ Paronnaud] and myself. — Marjane Satrapi

I love working. I'm a workaholic and I'm really privileged for some of the jobs I get offered and so I just want to keep going. — Idris Elba

Described as a "workaholic speed-writing freak" by fellow writers, a "creative writing class drill sergeant" by his writing 'padawans', Voinov is a self-confessed geek and has enlarged his days by 12 secret hours in return for the sacrifice of ten albino virgin pygmy hippos. — Aleksandr Voinov

I'm a workaholic and I don't believe in 'no.' If I'm not sleeping, nobody's sleeping. — Beyonce Knowles

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. — Keke Palmer

You have a woman like that? Who's beautiful, smart and sexy, who gets you and likes you anyway - when you're not being an overthinking workaholic dickhead - you go after her with everything you have. Everything. — Lorelei James

I don't say no as much as I should. I'm an extreme workaholic. So I can be sick, and I still say yes to anything. When you are the CEO of your own company, editor of your own videos, your own writer ,and you do every role yourself, you have a hard time saying no to opportunities. — Lilly Singh

You're not going to go far unless you're a workaholic. — Sloan Wilson

I have always been a workaholic. — Jewel

To me, the word 'workaholic' is a negative word. — Trinny Woodall

I don't think I am a workaholic. I prefer to keep busy. It is better than the alternative. — Sebastian Coe

My favorite place in Indonesia is Bali. I was there with my family in Nusa Dua, and my kids loved it. I'm a workaholic, so for me, Bali is a place where you can have a vacation, but you can have your own moment as well. You feel like you blend with nature - and I love the beach. — Joe Taslim

God knows I'm a workaholic. — Johnette Napolitano

I work very closely with my publisher and just give them tons and tons of music, and then they link that with different songwriters and stuff. I'm basically a workaholic. So, I figured I might as well just start working outside. — Dave Sitek

People are saying that I'm an alcoholic, and that's not true, because I only drink when I work, and I'm a workaholic. — Ron White

When I joined the Mumfords I made a commitment to them so they'll always come first. But I'm a bit of a workaholic and Communion helps me get a grip on dealing with my life. — Ben Lovett

I've never really been a workaholic. I work very hard, but I also enjoy playing. I think it's important to have a balanced and well-rounded life. — Condoleezza Rice

I'm a workaholic because I don't want to not work. When you come from basically nothing and you have so much good things happening for you sometimes you have to sacrifice. — Nelly

I'm a workaholic, I always try to fill my time with projects. — Teresa Palmer

Each person's drive to overwork is unique, and doing too much numbs every workaholic's emotions differently. Sometimes overwork numbs depression, sometimes anger, sometimes envy, sometimes sexuality. Or the overworker runs herself ragged in a race for attention. — Arlie Russell Hochschild

You know, I'm kind of a wild crazy workaholic guy. — Randy Jackson

When I didn't have a family, I was much more of a workaholic ... I still like to work, but I also want to be home with them. As you get older, you realize you need balance. If it's not fun, what's the point? — Ben Stiller

I always feel like I'm rehearsing. I'm a workaholic. But youve got to let go and trust and enjoy! I'm a real perfectionist. Its probably my biggest disadvantage. But as long as I can go out there, trust in the work and just have fun, thats what matters. — Nicole Scherzinger

I'm a workaholic because I love to play, if that makes sense. — Rachelle Lefevre

I would definitely describe myself as a workaholic. — Sharlto Copley

I think I'm a workaholic, but I'm a workaholic that is loving his work. — Danny Trejo

I'm such a workaholic. — Shanola Hampton

I'm not driven by killer ambition. I'm not a workaholic. I'm a good team player. I don't have to be captain, but I do want to play on a winning team. — Jane Pauley

If you enjoy being at work more than being at home it doesn't mean you are a workaholic, it simply means you are in love with your work and you worship it. — Honeya

I don't think workaholic is in the dictionary as an affliction, but it's obviously someone who has a disease, and I don't feel diseased by it. I just think that I enjoy life and life has many offerings. I feel lucky to be able to have a forum to share a lot of these ideas. — Greg Graffin

I was a workaholic. I never stopped. I lived in fifth gear. I bought cars. I invested in stocks. I made more money than I had ever imagined. — Mitch Albom

He's such a workaholic. Never stops to reflect, smell the roses. It's just kill, kill, protect, protect with that man. — Mimi Jean Pamfiloff

I'll admit I'm a workaholic. — Kenny Chesney

Margaret Thatcher drove us like there was no tomorrow. But I think there is a genuine feeling now that this macho, workaholic, earn lots of money way of life has run its course. There has been a shift in attitude. People are looking for a more balanced approach. — Edwina Currie

My dad was a workaholic. I saw him work seven days a week. — Kay Bailey Hutchison

The truth is, everybody I've ever met who's successful is a workaholic. — Ice-T

I'm a workaholic. — Peter MacKay

I've always been a creative workaholic. I have never had a period of my life where I didn't have at least half a dozen projects going on at once. — Amanda Palmer

For a very long time now I've been saying to young women, 'You can have it all, but not all at the same time.' How important it is to take very good care of yourself, of your mental and physical and spiritual wellbeing; it's hard to do. It's easier to be a workaholic than to have a truly balanced life. — Quentin Bryce

I work, to this day, from morning to night, seven days a week. I'm always working two, three years ahead of my own timeline; I'm a workaholic. — DJ Ashba

Not all addictions are rooted in abuse or trauma, but I do believe they can all be traced to painful experience. A hurt is at the centre of all addictive behaviours. It is present in the gambler, the Internet addict, the compulsive shopper and the workaholic. The wound may not be as deep and the ache not as excruciating, and it may even be entirely hidden - but it's there. As we'll see, the effects of early stress or adverse experiences directly shape both the psychology and the neurobiology of addiction in the brain. — Gabor Mate