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Perfectionism spells paralysis.
Regret is just perfectionism plus time.
Perfectionism is the enemy of profitability.
Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor.
Perfectionism is the fear of being criticized.
Perfectionism is the mother of procrastination.
Clutter and mess show us that life is being lived.
I've learned how my own perfectionism can cripple me.
Perfectionism attaches to what is valued in the culture.
Intuitionism is not constructive, perfectionism is unacceptable.
If your fidelity to perfectionism is too high, you never do anything.
Perfectionism doesn't make you feel perfect. It makes you feel inadequate.
However, don't let perfectionism become an excuse for never getting started.
Perfectionism rarely begets perfection, or satisfaction - only disappointment.
Insecurity's best cover is perfectionism. That's where it becomes an art form.
Perfectionism is boring and doesn't exist-to strive for it makes you uninteresting.
In order to go on living one must try to escape the death involved in perfectionism.
Perfectionism is a perpetual flight into an illusory future that cannot be attained.
If it's worth doing, it's worth doing badly. (on not perfectionism to put things off) .
Perfectionism becomes a badge of honor with you playing the part of the suffering hero.
But I always feel that whatever I do, I could do better. I suppose it is perfectionism.
There is nothing perfect, no one can be perfect, and perfectionism is something you shouldn't chase.
In a weird kind of way, music has afforded me an idealism and perfectionism that I could never attain as me.
Europe seems a little softer, but in America it's harsh. In L.A., where I live, it's all about perfectionism.
I realized we're all perfectly imperfect, which was a big thing. Perfectionism, to me, was an important thing.
I took everything really seriously and was overly sensitive about things, and I think that's rooted in perfectionism.
Perfectionism is not the same thing as striving to be our best. Perfectionism is not about healthy achievement and growth; it's a shield.
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.
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.
Perfectionism kills art. I find that if I criticise myself, it spoils the fun. You can get paralysed by analysis - it takes all the playfulness away.
I must always try to do better because perfectionism, and the need to always have new goals and achieve them, is a state of mind that brings profound meaning to life.
As the days progressed, I felt as if YNK' was my first film. That is because the director was hellbent on perfectionism. He was insistent about getting the best out of me.
The fastest way to break the cycle of perfectionism and become a fearless mother is to give up the idea of doing it perfectly - indeed to embrace uncertainty and imperfection.
Perfectionism is really a challenge for me, and it causes me to be super-critical of myself in so many ways: about body image constantly; about parenting; about being a mother.
In LA, where I live, it's all about perfectionism. Beauty is now defined by your bones sticking out of your decolletage. For that to be the standard is really perilous for women.
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.
These 'mistakes' occur in my books for a reason. I have an agenda: I'm secretly trying to inspire kids to create their own stories and comics, and I don't want them to feel stifled by 'perfectionism.'
There's really no way to be perfect. Perfectionism is a silly trait to have, so in a lot of ways that inspired the world of 'Divergent,' in which everyone is striving toward that ideal and falling short of it.
Watching people like my dad, Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs, David Beckham and Eric Cantona every day in training was incredible. I saw how hard they worked, the perfectionism and absolute dedication required to reach the top.
Obstruction can be caused by so many factors - perfectionism, distraction, faltering confidence, external demands and pressures. At some point, of course, you've got to push through it all if you're to write, and if you don't, or can't, you're sunk.
I've struggled a lot in my life with feeling like a failure. I lived in a 'prison of perfectionism,' holding myself to a standard I couldn't possibly live up to. Then I became a mom, and all of a sudden, there arose even more opportunities for failure.
Perfectionism and procrastination have such a fine line. You say, 'Well, I want it to be good. I want it to be perfect.' But what you're really doing is not doing your work. You're putting off showing up and being visible because then you're going to be judged, and it might suck.
The biggest challenge for me has been in coping with my perfectionism. I have a stiflingly hard time moving forward in a project if it's not 'just right' all along the way. The trap I so easily fall into is rewriting and rewriting the same scenes over and over to make them perfect, instead of continuing on into the wild unknown of the story.