"[perfectionism leads to] a tendency to apologize preemptively……" — William Westney
"[perfectionism leads to] a tendency to apologize preemptively for one's efforts, knowing from experience that there's sure to be something wrong with them."
More Apologize Quotes
- To apologize is to lay the foundation for a future offense. — Ambrose Bierce
- Usually I'm too tired to apologize. — Lewis Black
- I apologize for lying to you. I promise I won't deceive you except in matters of this sort. — Spiro T. Agnew
- I think it's always important to constantly keep the band on their toes and try new things that you hope… — Luke Bryan
- If you even dream of beating me you'd better wake up and apologize. — Muhammad Ali
- You've probably noticed already that I'm dressed like a grown-up... I apologize to the Academy, and I promise that I… — Cher
- We have been educated into believing someone else's concept of the deity, and someone else's standard of beauty. You have… — John Henrik Clarke
- You will always be too much of something for someone: too big, too loud, too soft, too edgy. If you… — Danielle LaPorte
- We apologize for the fact that the cartoons undeniably have offended many Muslims. — Carsten Juste
- I don't need to apologize for my behavior you need to apologize for not understanding. — Bar Refaeli
- I also want to apologize to my fans, to the kids, everyone who's affected by the situation me and my… — Ray Rice
- We don't apologize for a joke. We are comics. We are here to make you laugh. If you don't get… — Joan Rivers