Ideas Quote by Jonathan Safran Foer

We don't think of ourselves as being perfectionists, really. To us it's more about desperately trying to have it sound more or less OK.

— Donald Fagen

Perfection isn't attainable, that's why we demand it from others.

— Vincent Van Gogh

Perfection in any endeavor is an aiming point. Let the desire for it push you, but don't let the absence of it stop you.

— Ralph Marston

One should assiduously pursue perfection without ever claiming to attain it.

— Anonymous

Perfection is a toxic desire. We are not supposed to be perfect. The challenge is not to be perfect, it's to be whole.

— Jane Fonda

As creators, our pursuit of perfection might be misguided, particularly if it comes at the expense of the things that matter.

— Seth Godin

However, don't let perfectionism become an excuse for never getting started.

— Marilu Henner

Perfection is a promise, and a reassurance that we are not wrong.

— Lauren Oliver

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

— Anne Lamott

Perfectionism is boring and doesn't exist-to strive for it makes you uninteresting.

— Eva Mendes

It's not that perfection cannot be achieved. It's that it's so hard to stop there.

— Robert Breault

Perfection is not to be attained, it is already within us.

— Swami Vivekananda