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title: "22 Striving Perfection Quotes by 21 authors"
description: "Browse 22 Striving Perfection quotes by 21 authors. Discover the best Striving Perfection sayings and thoughts."
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> [Don't waste your time striving for perfection; instead, strive for excellence - doing your best.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurence-olivier/don-t-waste-your-time-striving-for-perfection-instead-strive-for/)

[Laurence Olivier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurence-olivier/)

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> [“Striving for perfection can get in the way during the early stages of the creative process.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-kelley/striving-for-perfection-can-get-in-the-way-during-the-early-stages-of/)

[David Kelley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-kelley/)

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> [I probably do have an obsessive personality, but striving for perfection has served me well](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-ford/i-probably-do-have-an-obsessive-personality-but-striving-for/)

[Tom Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-ford/)

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> [Learn the difference between striving for excellence and striving for perfection. The first is attainable; the second is not.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-merrill/learn-the-difference-between-striving-for-excellence-and-striving-for/)

[Douglas Merrill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-merrill/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/279/douglas-merrill-33788_differences_learn-the-difference-between-striving-fo_2029117.png)

> [Striving too much for perfection will wipe out all those little imperfections which are making you¦ human. Be better not perfect.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/senoraroy/striving-too-much-for-perfection-will-wipe-out-all-those-little/)

[Senoraroy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/senoraroy/)

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> [Perfection is impossibility but striving for perfection is not. Do the best you can. That is what counts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-wooden/perfection-is-impossibility-but-striving-for-perfection-is-not-do-the/)

[John Wooden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-wooden/)

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> [“Striving for perfection is wasteful if excellence is good enough.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-sonnenberg/striving-for-perfection-is-wasteful-if-excellence-is-good-enough/)

[Frank Sonnenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-sonnenberg/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee1/frank-sonnenberg-2672_excellence_striving-for-perfection-is-wasteful-if-e_535243.jpg)

> [We're in a world and a society where we're all striving for this perfection that doesn't exist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tessa-virtue/we-re-in-a-world-and-a-society-where-we-re-all-striving-for-this/)

[Tessa Virtue](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tessa-virtue/)

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> [It says no one is perfect. BUT I find it V mst eep striving for perfection becoz somewhere thru the journey V…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nickz/it-says-no-one-is-perfect-but-i-find-it-v-mst-eep-striving-for/)

[Nickz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nickz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/023/nickz-109961_excellence_it-says-no-one-is-perfect-but-i-find-it_262276.jpg)

> [There is no such thing as the perfect picture. That's the challenge of photography. I was always striving for perfection, even though…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-stern/there-is-no-such-thing-as-the-perfect-picture-that-s-the-challenge-of/)

[Phil Stern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-stern/)

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> [I always had the sense that nothing was never good enough - striving for perfection. My mother and I had a sort…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothy-hamill/i-always-had-the-sense-that-nothing-was-never-good-enough-striving/)

[Dorothy Hamill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothy-hamill/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/43c/dorothy-hamill-12499_enough_i-always-had-the-sense-that-nothing-was_1015798.png)

> [When you acknowledge, as you must, that there is no such thing as perfect food, only the idea of it, then the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-keller/when-you-acknowledge-as-you-must-that-there-is-no-such-thing-as/)

[Thomas Keller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-keller/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e94/thomas-keller-10252_acknowledge_when-you-acknowledge-as-you-must-that-th_2892198.jpg)

> [Perfection, fortunately, is not the only alternative to mediocrity. A more sensible alternative is excellence. Striving for excellence is stimulating and rewarding;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-bliss/perfection-fortunately-is-not-the-only-alternative-to-mediocrity-a/)

[Ed Bliss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-bliss/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/646/ed-bliss-40415_alternatives_perfection-fortunately-is-not-the-only-a_2789541.jpg)

> [Striving for perfection is the greatest stopper there is. You'll be afraid you can't achieve it. It's your excuse to yourself for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurence-olivier/striving-for-perfection-is-the-greatest-stopper-there-is-you-ll-be/)

[Laurence Olivier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurence-olivier/)

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> [We are beautifully imperfect beings, operating in a very imperfect world, and that is just the way it is meant to be.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melchor-lim/we-are-beautifully-imperfect-beings-operating-in-a-very-imperfect/)

[Melchor Lim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melchor-lim/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/860/melchor-lim-61_excellence_we-are-beautifully-imperfect-beings-oper_241677.jpg)

> [I tend to get caught up in striving for perfection and not so much the accepting excellence part.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cooper-kupp/i-tend-to-get-caught-up-in-striving-for-perfection-and-not-so-much/)

[Cooper Kupp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cooper-kupp/)

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> [Striving for excellence motivates you; striving for perfection is demoralizing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/striving-for-excellence-motivates-you-striving-for-perfection-is/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [“We must have the courage to be imperfect while striving for perfection.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patricia-t-holland/we-must-have-the-courage-to-be-imperfect-while-striving-for-perfection/)

[Patricia T. Holland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patricia-t-holland/)

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> [Consciously or unconsciously, we are all striving for perfection. Every being must attain to it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/swami-vivekananda/consciously-or-unconsciously-we-are-all-striving-for-perfection-every/)

[Swami Vivekananda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/swami-vivekananda/)

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> [There's no such thing as Perfection. But, in striving for perfection, we can achieve excellence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vince-lombardi/there-s-no-such-thing-as-perfection-but-in-striving-for-perfection-we/)

[Vince Lombardi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vince-lombardi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/939/vince-lombardi-1357_achieve_there-s-no-such-thing-as-perfection-but_813060.png)

> [It's been years that I'm striving for perfection but I found out I can't](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cath-chatto/it-s-been-years-that-i-m-striving-for-perfection-but-i-found-out-i/)

[Cath Chatto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cath-chatto/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/605/cath-chatto-2694_imperfection_it-s-been-years-that-i-m-striving-for-pe_1242816.jpg)

> [Striving for excellence is a positive quality. Striving for perfection is self-defeating.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melody-beattie/striving-for-excellence-is-a-positive-quality-striving-for-perfection/)

[Melody Beattie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melody-beattie/)

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