“ Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor, the enemy of the people. It will keep you cramped and insane your whole life… ”
- Anne Lamott- Copy
- 3.3K
“ Moreover, perfectionist standards do not allow for failure. They do not even allow for life, and certainly not death. ”
- Marion Woodman- Copy
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“ The way to succeed is never quit. That's it. But really be humble about it… You start out lowly and humble and you carefully try to learn an accretion of little things that help you get there. ”
- Alex Hailey- Copy
- 2.1K
“ All things are literally better, lovelier, and more beloved for the imperfections which have been divinely appointed, that the law of human life may be effort, and the law of human judgment, mercy. ”
- John Ruskin- Copy
- 481
“ A child becomes an adult when he realizes that he has a right not only to be right but also to be wrong. ”
- Thomas Szasz- Copy
- 2.5K
“ False notes are human. Why does everything have to be perfect? You know, perfection itself is imperfection. ”
- Vladimir Horowitz- Copy
- 649
“ I'm a perfectionist, so I can drive myself mad - and other people, too. At the same time, I think that's one of the reasons I'm successful. Because I really care about what I do. ”
- Michelle Pfeiffer- Copy
- 1.9K
“ A man would do nothing, if he waited until he could do it so well that no one would find fault with what he has done. ”
- J. H. Newman- Copy
- 475
“ A man would do nothing, if he waited until he could do it so well that no one would find fault with what he has done. ”
- John Henry Cardinal Newman- Copy
- 1.5K
“ In order to go on living one must try to escape the death involved in perfectionism. ”
- Hannah Arendt- Copy
- 783
“ Perfection does not exist in doing extraordinary things, but in doing ordinary things extraordinarily well. ”
- Angelique Arnauld- Copy
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“ Perfectionsim means that you try desperately not to leave so much mess to clean up. But cluter and mess show us that life is being lived. ”
- Anne Lamott- Copy
- 40
“ Ring the bells that still can ring. Forget your perfect offering. There is a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in. ”
- Unknown- Copy
- 275
“ Ring the bells that still can ring,Forget your perfect offering.There's a hole in everything,That's how the light comes thru. ”
- Leonard Cohen- Copy
- 3.3K
“ This is moral perfection: to live each day as though it were the last; to be tranquil, sincere. ”
- Marcus Aurelius- Copy
- 2.3K
“ The only nice thing about being imperfect is the joy it brings to others. ”
- Doug Larson- Copy
- 999
“ At times failure is very necessary for the artist. It reminds him that failure is not the ultimate disaster. And this reminder liberates him from the mean fussing of perfectionism. ”
- John Berger- Copy
- 2.5K
“ Perfectionism is a dangerous state of mind in an imperfect world. ”
- Robert S. Hillyer- Copy
- 3.2K
“ Perfectionism is not a quest for the best. It is a pursuit of the worst in ourselves, the part that tells us that nothing we do will ever be good enough - that we should try again. ”
- Julia Cameron- Copy
- 955
“ Striving for excellence motivates you; striving for perfection is demoralizing. ”
- Harriet Braiker- Copy
- 1.2K
“ While one person hesitates because he feels inferior, the other is busy making mistakes and becoming superior. ”
- Henry C. Link- Copy
- 1.6K
“ The closest to perfection a person ever comes is when he fills out a job application form. ”
- Stanley J. Randall- Copy
- 1.3K
“ Perfection has one grave defect. It is apt to be dull. ”
- W. Somerset Maugham- Copy
- 972
“ When you aim for perfection, you discover it's a moving target. ”
- George Fisher- Copy
- 914
“ Too many people miss the silver lining because they're expecting gold. ”
- Maurice Setter- Copy
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