Inspirational Quotes
Words to motivate, inspire, and guide you.
Perfectionism Quotes
EnjoymentHumorPatiencePerfectionismSelf-Improvement Golf is so popular simply because it is the best game in the world at which to be bad.
BalanceHabitMental StrainOverthinkingPerfectionism I have the habit of attention to such excess, that my senses get no rest - but suffer from a constant strain.
HumilityPerfectionismSelf-CriticismSelf-ImprovementSelf Reflection I don't know if proud is the right word, but I am somebody who does not, on the whole, have the highest regard for my own stuff in that when I look all I get to see are the flaws.
AchievementGrowthPerfectionism Perfectionism is not the same thing as striving to be our best. Perfectionism is not about healthy achievement and growth; it's a shield.
ArtistryAuthenticityCreativityPerfectionismSuccess Everything I record, I end up putting out. You hear about artists with hundreds of songs in their archive, and I have zero songs in my vault. Because I don't have a single song that I haven't heard someone claim as their favorite. And if I wrote it, I'm usually pretty happy with it.
CollaborationGratitudeImprovementOpportunityPerfectionism I always rewrite each day up to the point where I stopped. When it is all finished, naturally you go over it. You get another chance to correct and rewrite when someone else types it, and you see it clean in type. The last chance is in the proofs. You're grateful for these different chances.
Beauty StandardsBody ImageDance CultureMental HealthPerfectionism Most dancers have no awareness of how they look; half of them think they're fat. There is anorexia in the ballet world; there are those things.
FreedomLifePerfectionism In order to go on living one must try to escape the death involved in perfectionism.
HumorLearningMistakesPerfectionismSelf-awareness My spelling is Wobbly. It's good spelling but it Wobbles, and the letters get in the wrong places.
AuthorityControlPerfectionismSelf-awareness I'm a control freak. If you're going to slap my name on something, I would like to control it.
ExpectationFear Of FailurePerfectionismResilienceVulnerability I was raised in a family where vulnerability was barely tolerated: no training wheels on our bicycles, no goggles in the pool, just get it done. And so I grew up not only with discomfort about my own vulnerability, I didn't care for it in other people either.
CreativityPerfectionismResilienceSelf-doubt I don't know if I ever feel totally great about a record when I put it out. With every record that I put out, someone has literally got to come pry it from me because when I listen to my own music, I just hear flaws in it.
AmbitionPerfectionismPerseveranceSelf-Improvement I put a lot of pressure on myself. I think something's not good enough, and I won't stop until I feel like I've made it. I'm never satisfied.
CollaborationCreationLegacyPerfectionism It's simple: You get a part. You play a part. You play it well. You do your work and you go home. And what is wonderful about movies is that once they're done, they belong to the people. Once you make it, it's what they see. That's where my head is at.
AcceptanceApprovalPerfectionism Many people think of perfectionism as striving to be your best, but it is not about self-improvement; it's about earning approval and acceptance.
