Artist Quote by Anne Lamott

“Perfectionism is a mean, frozen form of idealism, while messes are the artist’s true friend. What people somehow (inadvertently, I’m sure) forgot to mention…

— Anne Lamott

Clutter and mess show us that life is being lived...Tidiness makes me think of held breath, of suspended animation... Perfectionism is a mean, frozen…

— Anne Lamott

I think any artist is a perfectionist by their nature.

— Andrea Riseborough

Perfectionism means that you try not to leave so much mess to clean up. But clutter and mess show us that life is being…

— Anne Lamott

Perfectionism is a dangerous state of mind in an imperfect world.

— Robert Hillyer

Perfection is just a way for us to say you are an imperfect work of art.

— Silence

Artists who seek perfection in everything are those who can't attain it in anything.

— Anonymous

The perfectionist is another name for someone who is getting ready to become mad.

— Rajneesh

What is perfection, anyway? It's the death of creativity.

— Diane Keaton

Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius

— Marilyn Monroe

Both the artist and the lover know that perfection is not loveable. It is the clumsiness of a fault that makes a person lovable.

— Joseph Campbell

Perfectionism has nothing to do with getting it right. It has nothing to do with fixing things. It has nothing to do with standards.…

— Julia Cameron