248 Quotes About Perfectionism

I leave perfection for others. Anyone that tells you to get it right the first time isn't doing enough. Speed is the new big! [...] I leave perfection to the perfectionist; I, instead have elected to produce.

Ein Foto muss nicht immer technisch perfekt und ein Meisterwerk sein. Das Leben ist es ja auch nicht und trotzdem finden wir es wundervoll.

Oxford was in love with the idea of Christian perfection.

Because children take everything personally, they believe that if they are being mistreated, it's because they haven't been “good enough.” Being good as an adult makes them believe, incorrectly, that they have some control in life. They think that they will be rewarded for their goodness and that it will protect them from harm.

You can't polish a turd

Fear of being a flawed person lay at the root of my trance, and I had sacrificed many moments over the years in trying to prove my worth. Like the tiger Mohini, I inhabited a self-made prison that stopped me from living fully.

Journey to the Heart of Beauty; do not be obsessed with mental and egoic ideas of form and perfection. Get your hands and feet dirty, dance in the rain, and rejoice in the Life that is Living Itself through the Uniqueness of You!

Healthy striving is self-focused: "How can I improve?" Perfectionism is other-focused: "What will they think?

But I am learning that perfection isn't what matters. In fact, it's the very thing that can destroy you if you let it.