248 Quotes About Perfectionism

If getting our kids out into nature is a search for perfection, or is one more chore, then the belief in perfection and the chore defeats the joy. It's a good thing to learn more about nature in order to share this knowledge with children; it's even better if the adult and child learn about nature together. And it's a lot more fun.

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.

Billy Gould has always felt if something was worth doing, it was worth doing badly. Worry about doing it too well, he believed, & you may well be crippled by your ambition

There is no place for perfection in a civilized society, for anything that claims perfection, ends up claiming supremacy.

Perfection....it functions as a form of myopia, a preoccupation with self-image that can stunt emotional growth.

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.

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

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

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…