Strive for excellence, not perfection, because we don't live in a perfect world. — Joyce Meyer Copy Share Image
“From the point of view of a perfectionist, it’s a frustrating lifestyle.” — Stephen D. Edwards Copy Share Image
“When perfectionism runs the show, we don’t just fear rejection—we reject ourselves.” — Audrey Sutton Mills Copy Share Image
“Only apes and robots chase after perfection, humans cherish imperfection as a sign of life.” — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
“Avoid perfectionism. It often leads to decision-paralysis and excessive procrastination.” — Izey Victoria Odiase Copy Share Image
“Under this aura of perfection he knows how flawed he really is but his intact denial system keeps this awareness suppressed in… — David W. Earle LPC- Love is Not Enough Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I must always try to do better because perfectionism, and the need to always have new goals and achieve them, is a… — Giorgio Armani Copy Share Image
There is nothing perfect, no one can be perfect, and perfectionism is something you shouldn't chase. — Shawn Crahan Copy Share Image
I have to say that I've always believed perfectionism is more of a disease than a quality. I do try to go… — Rowan Atkinson Copy Share Image
At times failure is very necessary for the artist. It reminds him that failure is not the ultimate disaster. And this reminder… — John Berger Copy Share Image
“At the end of the day, our recovery must be based not on shame or perfectionism or the need to impress others,… — Erica Spiegelman Copy Share Image
Replace perfectionism with persistence. After all, in recovery and life, it's persistence that really pays off. Forget about perfection. — Jenni Schaefer Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
“Did you ever get the feeling that everything was too perfect? Like the moment was so good that something had to be… — Neal Shusterman Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
“If you are constantly afraid of messing up, it is very unlikely that you will be successful in life because the world… — John Taskinsoy Copy Share Image
Once you realize your perfectionism is getting out of control, you have to do something to be able to manage it. Otherwise… — DrAnil Kr Sinha Copy Share Image
“Perfectionism is correlated with depression, anxiety, addiction, and life paralysis or missed opportunities. The fear of failing, making mistakes, not meeting people’s… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Welcoming imperfection is the way to accomplish what perfectionism promises but never delivers. It gives us our best performance and genuine acceptance… — Martha Beck Copy Share Image
“If you're thinking, 'Great! I just need to be a superhero to fight perfectionism,' I understand. Courage, compassion, and connection seem like… — Brene Brown PhD LMSW Copy Share Image
“I also see courage in myself when I'm willing to risk being vulnerable and disappointed. For many years, if I really wanted… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“Mark is a walking dilemma, one of those people who’s hard to figure out. He is an unmarried Christian professional man with… — Henry Cloud Copy Share Image
“All these counterproductive ways of thinking about failure manifest themselves most acutely in the phenomenon of perfectionism. This is one of those… — Oliver Burkeman Copy Share Image
My path to poetry was slow and meandering. When I eventually found my way to graduate school at 29, making a life… — Robin Beth Schaer Copy Share Image
“We are the girls with anxiety disorders, filled appointment books, five-year plans. We take ourselves very, very seriously. We are the peacemakers,… — Courtney Martin Copy Share Image
“In the past, my brain could only compute perfection or failure—nothing in between. So words like competent, acceptable, satisfactory, and good enough… — Jenni Schaefer Copy Share Image
Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor, the enemy of the people. It will keep you cramped and insane your whole life,… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
If your fidelity to perfectionism is too high, you never do anything. — David Foster Wallace Copy Share Image
Perfectionism is the enemy of creation, as extreme self- solitude is the enemy of well- being. — John Updike Copy Share Image
Perfectionism is a perpetual flight into an illusory future that cannot be attained. — Gary Zukav Copy Share Image
Perfectionism is a mean, frozen form of idealism, while messes are the artist's true friend. — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
However, don't let perfectionism become an excuse for never getting started. — Marilu Henner Copy Share Image
“Clinging to our ideas of perfection isolates us from life and is a barrier.” — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
