Perfectionism Quotes

When it comes to women, our perfectionism gives us a lot of grief. Women want to be super moms, super partners and super performers at work - and all at the same time. That's stressful.

If you are a real perfectionist, you can't finish any job! We, the mortals, we don't have enough time to be perfectionist! Perfectionism is the art of immortals!

I slowly realized that perfectionism just not that important. What's more important is to try to love the people around you. Whatever that means at a particular time is the best you can do.

[perfectionism leads to] a tendency to apologize preemptively for one's efforts, knowing from experience that there's sure to be something wrong with them.

Where would the end be? Will the idea—the definition—of perfection stay the same? No. Perfection is too fickle. It’s in our nature to never be satisfied. We always think we can do more.

Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do. Do not bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.

Too many people spend too much time trying to perfect something before they actually do it. Instead of waiting for perfection, run with what you go, and fix it along the way…

Embrace being perfectly imperfect. Learn from your mistakes and forgive yourself, you’ll be happier.

Clinging to our ideas of perfection isolates us from life and is a barrier.

Don't aim for perfection. Aim for 'better than yesterday'.

The wholesome pursuit of excellence feels quite different from perfectionism.

Perfection is not to be attained, but to be pursued infinitely.

Don't waste your whole lifetime waiting for the perfect life when there's a perfectly good one within and right in front of you.

Perfection is born of imperfection.

Perfectionism is a disease. Procrastination is a disease. ACTION is the cure.

There is no perfection, only beautiful versions of brokenness.

Her beauty is laced in her strength and interwoven through her flaws. She embodies perfection.

Learning to let go is not giving up! It is simply passing the burden to a better fighter, so you can fight another day. (God)

Perfectionism is self-abuse of the highest order.

No buddy is perfect

It does not need to be perfect - or technically correct - to be magic

A perfect work of art is not the one that has no mistakes. It is the one people will like. Creation is not perfect but god is praised for having created it

The notion of the perfect time is more than myth. It's the ultimate self-delusion.

Under this aura of perfection he knows how flawed he really is but his intact denial system keeps this awareness suppressed in the far recesses of his mind.

An entrepreneur is not deterred by his lack of perfection, he knows no one else is

As we try to achieve perfection, society changes and we just become more imperfect

Perfectionism is adaptive if you are mindful of your humanhood.

Perfection is inexistent. It is the short-lived joy of muddling in the dips of a superficial life in a bid to bury who we really are.

I really believe that it is honesty about our imperfect selves that makes everyone do better and be better.

Productivity is about looking forward. Looking back too much, or trying to be too much of a perfectionist, can destroy that productivity. So keep going. Keep creating. Keep building.

The unfolding over time of a great idea is like the growth of a fractal crystal, allowing details and refinements to multiply endlessly — but only in ever-increasing scale.

The most successful are not the most perfect, but the imperfect who dare to believe that they can despite the damning verdict.

Q: When is the perfect time? A: Who can say, but probably somewhere between haste and delay - and it's usually most wise to start today.

What if you wake up some day, and you’re 65… and you were just so strung out on perfectionism and people-pleasing that you forgot to have a big juicy creative life?

To be a learner, you've got to be willing to be a fool.

Even if you have achieved everything, there is Perfection, still left to be achieved.

When we relate to ourselves with loving kindness, perfectionism naturally drops away.

Never let the principle of what you believe in become more important than the person.

Perfection is a lie, and lying to others is explicable but lying to oneself is the highest form of deceit.

Keep going even when the going is slow and uncertain.Make your dream your prayer and your service.Don’t wait for recognition. Let it find you working. Romanticize authenticity instead of perfection.

There is no way to genuinely, powerfully, truly love yourself while crafting a mask of perfection.

Perfection isn't necessarily found only in publicly accepted trends. Perfection is found in self.

If you're stressing over happiness, you're doing it wrong!

Like the bronze statue of the Angel of the Waters, those who pursue perfection find themselves paralysed by the possibility of flaw, fault or failure.

You're overconfident, mysterious, dark, picky, edgy, cold and have sixty-nine more faults. That's why you're perfect.

The onslaught of scruples is a problem well attested in the spiritual life, especially among the young, where religious observances must be done perfectly to achieve a certain result.

Perfection is a faux. It’s a mask carved by our own poor esteem to hide who we really are and make others see what really isn’t us.

There is often no line between perfection and evil.

Perfection can only be Achieved through Experience.

When I say Be Perfect - it means BE AUTHENTICALLY YOURSELF in expressing your feelings, without any external interference!