Anxiety Quote by Tom Hodgkinson

We have this cultural obsession with work and productivity as if we're better people if we don't stop and take some time for ourselves.

— Roxane Gay

In the U.S., ironically, people work longer hours in the U.S. than they do in Europe or in any other industrialized country. They seem…

— Eric Drooker

I wish Americans thought more like Europeans when it comes to money and work. They take time off, they do what they love. We…

— Bryan Cranston

“Generally speaking, though, Americans have an inability to relax into sheer pleasure. Ours is an entertainment-seeking nation, but not necessarily a pleasure-seeking one. Americans…

— Elizabeth Gilbert

Wherever we are, any time of night or day, our bosses, junk-mailers, our parents can get to us. Sociologists have actually found that in…

— Pico Iyer

In terms of productivity - that is, how much a worker produces in an hour - there's little difference between the U.S., France, and…

— James Surowiecki

It's no surprise that work is good for us - the financial security of regular pay and the social and health benefits of being…

— Damian Green

Europeans still believe that working is for living. Americans often have that the other way around.

— Christoph Waltz

America's work ethic is non-stop; it's not even enshrined in law that workers have to get their two weeks holiday money. But Americans work…

— Dylan Moran

The American people are among the most productive in the world. We have the best technologies. We have great universities. We have entrepreneurs.

— Ben Bernanke

I believe Americans have a strong work ethic.

— Tim Scott

We Americans are living a lifestyle of exhaustion. We don't have time for ourselves, much less for each other and our children.

— James Dobson