Perfectionism is boring and doesn't exist-to strive for it makes you uninteresting. — Eva Mendes Copy Share Image
“When we relate to ourselves with loving kindness, perfectionism naturally drops away.” — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
Perfectionism becomes a badge of honor with you playing the part of the suffering hero. — David D. Burns Copy Share Image
Perfectionism rarely begets perfection, or satisfaction - only disappointment. — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
“As we try to achieve perfection, society changes and we just become more imperfect” — Joao Matod Copy Share Image
It's what I call the haute couture, high-end version of fear perfectionism. It's just fear in really good shoes. But it's still… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
“I don't know who started this thing about being perfect but the sooner we ditch that idea the happier we all will… — Alastair Arnott Copy Share Image
“Embrace being perfectly imperfect. Learn from your mistakes and forgive yourself, you’ll be happier.” — Roy Bennett Copy Share Image
Strive for excellence, have high standards¦ but never confuse that with the crippling behavior of perfectionism. — Melchor Lim Copy Share Image
“Perfection is only achieved when there is nothing more that can be taken away rather then when there are things that can… — Antoine De Saint Exupery Copy Share Image
Perfectionism may look good in his shiny shoes, but he’s a little bit of an asshole and no one invites him to… — Ze Frank Copy Share Image
I realized we're all perfectly imperfect, which was a big thing. Perfectionism, to me, was an important thing. — Stephanie Winston Wolkoff Copy Share Image
A wonderful pastor I know once told me, "Perfectionism is the highest order of self-abuse." So now I try to remind myself… — Ashley Judd Copy Share Image
“The arena of no-mistakes is not perfectionism, though every pious figure of authority on earth would have you believe this, but mediocrity,… — James L. Harmon Copy Share Image
“Scientists define perfectionism as the will to achieve high standards combined with excessive self-criticism. Perfectionists expect, well, perfection. Anything less won’t do.… — Andrea Petersen Copy Share Image
perfectionism is a slow death. if everything were to turn out just like i would want it to, just like i would… — Hugh Prather Copy Share Image
“Perfectionists will choose activities that are low risk that they can do well right now instead of working on big projects because… — Richie Norton Copy Share Image
“Our whole lives, it was like we were always trying so hard to be perfect - for our families and our friends,… — Brenna Yovanoff Copy Share Image
Perfection, fortunately, is not the only alternative to mediocrity. A more sensible alternative is excellence. Striving for excellence is stimulating and rewarding;… — Ed Bliss Copy Share Image
Perfectionism can definitely go both ways, that's for sure. Pursuing excellence is usually a pretty positive notion, and it's important to continue… — Iga Swiatek Copy Share Image
Whatever happens, there are always things you could have done better. You score two goals and you usually feel you could have… — Eric Cantona Copy Share Image
“ Perfectionism People with social anxiety tend to be perfectionists. A degree of perfectionism is generally seen as a good trait. It… — Heather Moehn Copy Share Image
“Perfectionism is not of God. Anyone whose confidence relies on not making mistakes will find himself living out one or more of… — Michelle Walker-Wade Copy Share Image
Mastery requires endurance. Mastery, a word we don’t use often, is not the equivalent of what we might consider its cognate—perfectionism—an inhuman… — Sarah Lewis Copy Share Image
“Joan Frances says her mother is perfect someone she models herself after. She is tortured because she is disobeying her mother by… — Lynn I. Wilson Copy Share Image
Perfectionism and optimalism are not distinct ways of being, an either-or choice, but rather they coexist in each person. And while we… — Tal Ben-Shahar Copy Share Image
I can relate to girls with self esteem issues because growing up in this industry there is the side of you that… — Naya Rivera Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
Perfectionism doesn't make you feel perfect. It makes you feel inadequate. — Maria Shriver Copy Share Image
“...but you have to remind yourself that perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor.” — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
“The wholesome pursuit of excellence feels quite different from perfectionism.” — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“Don’t let perfectionism become an excuse for never getting started.” — Marilu Henner Copy Share Image
“On Tolkien: "His fussiness threatened to overwhelm his creativity.” — Alister E. McGrath Copy Share Image
