248 Quotes About Perfectionism

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

Slow down. Calm down. Don't worry. Don't hurry. Trust the process.

Perhaps we'll never know how far the path can go, how much a human being can truly achieve, until we realize that the ultimate reward is not a gold medal but the path itself.

No one expects perfection, except when they do, which is always.

Raise your hand if you've asked yourself, How much more do I have to do before I've done enough? How much of myself do I have to give? How smoothly do I have to polish myself before I can move through the world without friction?

When you try to say something perfectly, you go away from perfection; when you say something naturally with a flow from inside, you approach perfection!

Perfectionism is a delusion that can rob one of a very successful, enriching life if not careful.

We freeze up because we expect a certain result or because we want things to be perfect.

I picture the vast realm of the sciences as an immense landscape scattered with patches of dark and light. The goal towards which we must work is either to extend the boundaries of the patches of light, or to increase their number. One of these tasks falls to the creative genius; the other requires a sort of sagacity combined with perfectionism.