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Perfectionism Quotes

"Perfection is not just a like for self-improvement, though. Perfectionism is a high-end, haute couture version of fear"
Elizabeth Gilbert
"I'm not interested in being Wonder Woman in the least. It's so boring to be perfect."
Madonna
"In order to go on living one must try to escape the death involved in perfectionism."
Hannah Arendt
"I wanted the whole world or nothing."
Charles Bukowski
"God created man, but I could do better."
Erma Bombeck
"Things done well and with a care, exempt themselves from fear."
William Shakespeare
"We feel lonely when we think we are supposed to be in community with others, but we are trapped behind a facade of perfection."
Brene Brown
"I just want things to work properly."
James Dyson
"In the end, everything is seen to be perfect "
Pablo Neruda
"Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation"
Saint Augustine
"It’s more important to do big things well than to do small things perfectly."
Ray Dalio
"If you put off everything till you're sure of it you'll never get anything done"
Norman Vincent Peale
"God keep me from ever completing anything This whole book is but a draught nay but the draught of a draught "
Herman Melville
"Perfectionism is a 20-ton shield. It's a way of thinking that says this: If I look perfect, live perfect, work perfect, I can avoid or minimize shame, blame, and judgment"
Brene Brown
"Perfectionism is self-destructive simply because there's no such thing as perfect. Perfection is an unattainable goal"
Brene Brown
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