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My husband is my part of my greatest joys, so it doesn't feel like work or like I'm balancing anything. My husband and my kids absolutely come first, so work is just something where I figure out where it will fit.

— Monica Denise Brown

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

My husband and I have kept a good balance between the work and the rest. I feel so lucky having a job, and I know so may people who focus too much on work, and their home lives suffer.

— Jewel

I don't like the word 'balance.' To me, that somehow conjures up conflict between work and family... as long as we think of these things as conflicting, we will never have happiness. True happiness comes from integration... of work, family, self, community.

— Padmasree Warrior

I have an amazing spouse; we're a team. He works, and I work, and we sort of do this dance with each other so that we can be present to our kids. But I think the whole 'balance' thing is an illusion; we just embrace the imbalance.

— Sarah Rafferty

We are all trying to balance our careers and children and give as much of ourselves and our time to them. You work and have a husband, and projects, and friends. It is a balancing act.

— Kelly Preston

When work is going well, your home life struggles and vice versa. If my kids are OK - that is the most important thing. I strive for balance in my life, though.

— Bobby Davro

My relationships with my loved ones always take precedence over work.

— Lexa Doig

Finding that balance between work and family is the hardest thing I've ever done - by far.

— Gwen Stefani

It's really hard to balance work and being a mother.

— Lisa Loeb

✗Opposing Perspectives

I constantly work at maintaining balance. For me, my family comes first. If my family is taken care of, then everything else usually falls into place.

— Faith Hill

It's hard to balance work and family.

— Marcia Gay Harden