Inspirational Quotes
Words to motivate, inspire, and guide you.
Perfectionism Quotes
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.
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.
EnjoymentHumorPatiencePerfectionismSelf-Improvement Golf is so popular simply because it is the best game in the world at which to be bad.
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.
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.
BalanceHabitMental StrainOverthinkingPerfectionism I have the habit of attention to such excess, that my senses get no rest - but suffer from a constant strain.
DedicationExcellencePerfectionismProcess Over Outcome Excellence is a continuous process and not an accident.
DiscontentmentGrowthPerfectionismSelf Reflection My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure.
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.
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.
FreedomLifePerfectionism In order to go on living one must try to escape the death involved in perfectionism.
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.
HumorLearningMistakesPerfectionismSelf-awareness My spelling is Wobbly. It's good spelling but it Wobbles, and the letters get in the wrong places.
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.
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.
