Perfectionism Quotes
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In a weird kind of way, music has afforded me an idealism and perfectionism that I could never attain as me.
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The pursuit of perfection, then, is the pursuit of sweetness and light.
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Better to do something imperfectly than to do nothing perfectly.
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Perfectionism is the fear of being criticized.
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Perfectionism is a self destructive and addictive belief system that fuels this primary thought: If I look perfect, and do everything perfectly, I can avoid or minimize the painful feelings of shame, judgment, and blame.
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Everything that these folks are saying that they're trying to move away from, like comparison, perfectionism, judgement, and exhaustion as a status symbol - that all describes my life. It was more like a medical researcher studying a disease and figuring out he or she has it.
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When perfectionism is driving us, shame is riding shotgun and fear is that annoying backseat driver!
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Europe seems a little softer, but in America it's harsh. In L.A., where I live, it's all about perfectionism.
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Perfectionism is the mother of procrastination.
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Perfectionism doesn't make you feel perfect. It makes you feel inadequate.
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Striving to better, oft we mar what’s well.
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Perfection, fortunately, is not the only alternative to mediocrity. A more sensible alternative is excellence. Striving for excellence is stimulating and rewarding; striving for perfection--in practically anything--is both neurotic and futile.
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Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor.
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Perfectionism is not a quest for the best. It is a pursuit of the worst in ourselves, the part that tells us that nothing we do will ever be good enough - that we should try again.
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perfectionism is the enemy of art. Since art is essentially divine play, not dogged work, it often happens that as one becomes more professionally driven one also becomes less capriciously playful.
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I love that, for Kanye [West], there's no difference between the epic and the personal. That makes him sound like a really grandiose douche - which, I don't think anyone, himself included, could contest - but at the same time, it's really amazing. I love the scope of his perfectionism.
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I have to say that I've always believed perfectionism is more of a disease than a quality. I do try to go with the flow but I can't let go.
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The pursuit of perfection often impedes improvement.
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If your fidelity to perfectionism is too high, you never do anything.
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Aim at perfection in everything, though in most things it is unattainable. However, they who aim at it, and persevere, will come much nearer to it than those whose laziness and despondency make them give it up as unattainable.
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Perfectionism is not as much the desire for excellence, as it is the fear of failure couched in procrastination .
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Perfectionism becomes a badge of honor with you playing the part of the suffering hero.
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Film industry is a pretty brutal business. If you fall too far behind, all of the perfectionism in the world won't save you.
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Intense pain often pushed me to make changes. The pain of the eating disorder pushed me into recovering from eating-disordered behaviors, and then the emotional turmoil I experienced without those behaviors (not knowing how to cope with perfectionism, feelings, and life in general) took me even further, so that I ultimately found serenity.
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Perfectionism and optimalism are not distinct ways of being, an either-or choice, but rather they coexist in each person. And while we can move from perfectionism toward optimalism, we never fully leave perfectionism behind and never fully reach optimalism ahead. The optimalism ideal is not a distant shore to be reached but a distant star that guides us and can never be reached. As Carl Rogers pointed out, ‘The good life is a process, not a state of being. It is a direction, not a destination
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Too many people spend too much time trying to perfect something before they actually do it. Instead of waiting for perfection, run with what you go, and fix it along the way.
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I have struggled with perfectionism and I think it's a really damaging thing in my own life. When we put that perfectionism on someone else, it just hurts relationships whereas grace and trusting someone else's heart is a really, really incredible and important part of any relationship.
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When you strive for perfection, you compare different versions of what could be instead of being present with what is. Perfectionism is an attempt to inhabit an imaginary world in order to avoid experiencing the world in which you live.
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Perfectionism is slow death.
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They say that nobody is perfect. Then they tell you practice makes perfect. I wish they'd make up their minds.
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