Some of my friends and family have tried to challenge me to do jokes that aren't as self-deprecating, where I genuinely express my own opinion in my own voice. Maria Bamford challengedeprecateexpress Change image and share on social
I have received more fulfillment and adulation than I would ever know what to do with in terms of show business. Maria Bamford adulationbusinessfulfillment Change image and share on social
I do some compassionate mindfulness every day. It's like a Buddhist thing. I tell myself that I'm doing a good job, that kind of thing. It makes me feel better. Maria Bamford buddhistcompassionateday Change image and share on social
My mom is very structured. She gets up, she does her prayers, and she eats her oatmeal with blueberries and Greek yogurt, and she has her prayer list, and she doesn't worry too much about things. Maria Bamford blueberryeatgreek Change image and share on social
I find it creatively satisfying to write material and say it out loud in a public place, whether or not anyone's listening. Maria Bamford creativelyfindlisten Change image and share on social
Get out of your house and go see some live performance, for God's sake. There are people creating things just outside your window. Maria Bamford creategodhouse Change image and share on social
The bigger the crowds get, the more nervous I get. I actually am very comfortable with a half-filled room of people who are slightly disinterested and are irritated at a Barnes & Noble. Maria Bamford barnebigcomfortable Change image and share on social
I think you can lose yourself in any creative activity - if you enjoy your job or enjoy a task, you can lose yourself in that. Maria Bamford activitycreativeenjoy Change image and share on social
I've learned from my pets that it's okay to sit around, and people don't love you any less if you sit around all the time. In fact they might love you more, 'cos they always know where you're always going to be: you're always going to be laying in bed. Maria Bamford bedcosfact share on social
I think taking vacations and turning off the phone and only doing emails or social media for a specific short amount of time helps with work/life balance. If I'm checking it all day I start to feel cuckoo-bird. So I just do it once or twice a day instead of a thousand. And then remembering that it doesn't matter. It just doesn't matter. Maria Bamford amountbalancebird share on social