Perfectionism Quotes

Perfectionism is the death of a great room.

— Anne McDonald

Anything worth doing is worth doing well.

— Hunter S. Thompson

“Perfectionism is the enemy of creativity.”

— Nathan Meunier

Perfectionism is the enemy of profitability.

— Mark Cuban

The ideal self is the wish to be like God.

— Michael Barbarulo

Perfectionism is slow death.

— Hugh Prather

You can't polish a turd.

— Anonymous

Ring the bells that still can ring.

— Leonard Cohen

“There is always room for improvement. Everywhere.”

— A.D. Aliwat

Intuitionism is not constructive, perfectionism is unacceptable.

— John Rawls

“The magic elixir to perfectionism is to practice gratitude.”

— Scott Mautz

Insecurity's best cover is perfectionism. That's where it becomes an art form.

— Beth Moore

“By achieving perfectionism in our professions; we disconnect ourselves from our souls. -Azal”

— Varinder Azal

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

— Bernie Glassman

“Perfectionism is an ugly habit until you get results.”

— Bryan Way

Perfectionism paralyzes you and keeps you from accomplishing your goals.

— Senoraroy

To strive to be perfect is going down the road of self-destruction. To strive to be yourself is going down the road…

— Isaiah Harden (Me

Perfectionism is not a quest for the best. It is a pursuit of the worst in ourselves, the part that tells us…

— Julia Cameron

There is nothing perfect, no one can be perfect, and perfectionism is something you shouldn't chase.

— Shawn Crahan

I must always try to do better because perfectionism, and the need to always have new goals and achieve them, is a…

— Giorgio Armani

What if you wake up some day, and you're 65... and you were just so strung out on perfectionism and people-pleasing that…

— Anne Lamott

Replace perfectionism with persistence. After all, in recovery and life, it's persistence that really pays off. Forget about perfection.

— Jenni Schaefer

At times failure is very necessary for the artist. It reminds him that failure is not the ultimate disaster. And this reminder…

— John Berger

“At the end of the day, our recovery must be based not on shame or perfectionism or the need to impress others,…

— Erica Spiegelman

“Superachievement and perfectionism are two of the leading cover-ups for toxic shame. As paradoxical as it may seem, the straight-A student and…

— John Bradshaw

“Did you ever get the feeling that everything was too perfect? Like the moment was so good that something had to be…

— Neal Shusterman

“There are too many people who love me, and accept me, and never try and change me, and who don’t condemn me…

— Dan Pearce

“If you are constantly afraid of messing up, it is very unlikely that you will be successful in life because the world…

— John Taskinsoy

“We seem to feel as though the life our children have -- that we have built for them -- is just a…

— Judith Warner

“...some people become hypercritical when stressed. Then again, he hadn't been stressed last week. She giggled, remembering how he'd instructed her on…

— Cherise Sinclair

Understanding the difference between healthy striving and perfectionism is critical to laying down the shield and picking up your life. Research shows…

— Brené Brown

“I think perfectionism is based on the obsessive belief that if you run carefully enough, hitting each stepping-stone just right, you won't…

— Anne Lamott

“Your day’s work might turn out to have been a mess. So what? Vonnegut said, “When I write, I feel like an…

— Anne Lamott

“You know, the whole thing about perfectionism. The perfectionism is very dangerous. Because of course if your fidelity to perfectionism is too…

— David Foster Wallace

“As a recovering perfectionist and an aspiring good-enoughist, I’ve found it extremely helpful to bust some of the myths about perfectionism so…

— Brené Brown

I can relate to girls with self esteem issues because growing up in this industry there is the side of you that…

— Naya Rivera

“It’s the Very Good Reason you cannot pursue your goal. Perfectionism will tell you, “If you’re going to do it, you might…

— Jon Acuff

“ Perfectionism People with social anxiety tend to be perfectionists. A degree of perfectionism is generally seen as a good trait. It…

— Heather Moehn

Oh, my God. What if you wake up some day, and you're 65 or 75, and you never got your novel or…

— Anne Lamott

“Research shows, however, that anxiety is linked to some aspects of perfectionism but not others. Specifically, while anxious people are concerned about…

— Andrea Petersen