P Quotes
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“Perfection should generally be avoided in a character. Real people, such as your readers, aren’t flawless and chances are they are not going to be able to fully identify with a character who is.”
Source: The Writer's Tune-up Manual: 35 Exercises That Will Scrape the Rust Off Your Writing
“Perfection spawns doctrines, dictators and totalitarian ideas.”
“Perfection takes time, to prevent future problems.”
“Perfection, then, is not a change in the essential character but the completion of a course. This is precisely what Jesus must have meant when he admonished his disciples and us to 'be perfect,' as our Heavenly Father is perfect.”
Source: The Grand Weaver: How God Shapes Us through the Events in Our Lives
“Perfection' is man's ultimate illusion. It simply doesn't exist in the universe.... If you are a perfectionist, you are guaranteed to be a loser in whatever you do.”
“Perfection's awesome... So I strive for it every day.”
“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.”
“Perfection, in anything, is unbearably dull. Myself, I prefer a touch of imperfection.”
“Perfection, in the form of a flawless stream of words delivered with cool composure, is never as persuasive as realness. An impassioned but imperfect speech, which shows you care too much to hide flaws, is far more compelling.”
“PERFECTION, n. An imaginary state of quality distinguished from the actual by an element known as excellence; an attribute of the critic.”
Source: The Devil's Dictionary: The Devil World
“PERFECTION, n. An imaginary state of quality distinguished from the actual by an element known as excellence; an attribute of the critic. The editor of an English magazine having received a letter pointing out the erroneous nature of his views and style, and signed "Perfection," promptly wrote at the foot of the letter: "I don't agree with you," and mailed it to Matthew Arnold.”
Source: The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary
“Perfection... is clearly not achieved simply by being naked, by the lack of wealth or by the rejection of honors, unless there is also that love whose ingredients the apostle described (cf. I Cor. 13) and which is to be found solely in purity of heart. Not to be jealous, not to be puffed up, not to act heedlessly, not to seek what does not belong to one, not to rejoice over some injustice, not to plan evil - what is this and its like if not the continuous offering to God of the heart that is perfect and truly pure, a heart kept free of all disturbance?”
“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”
“Perfectionism at its core isn't about high standards. It's about fear. Fear of failure. Fear of looking stupid, fear of making a mistake, fear of being judged, criticized, and ridiculed. It's the fear that one simple fact might be true:
You're just not good enough.”
Source: Everything is Figureoutable
“Perfectionism becomes a badge of honor with you playing the part of the suffering hero.”
“Perfectionism crushes the creative spirit, whereas excellence refines it.”
“Perfectionism demands slowing down from the evolution pace”
Source: Quantraz
“Perfectionism doesn't believe in practice shots. It doesn't believe in improvement. Perfectionism has never heard that anything worth doing is worth doing badly--and that if we allow ourselves to do something badly we might in time become quite good at it. Perfectionism measures our beginner's work against the finished work of masters. Perfectionism thrives on comparison and competition. It doesn't know how to say, "Good try," or "Job well done." The critic does not believe in creative glee--or any glee at all, for that matter. No, perfectionism is a serious matter.”
“Perfectionism doesn't make you feel perfect. It makes you feel inadequate.”
“Perfectionism feels like mastery, but it’s really dopamine afraid to say goodbye.”
Source: Dopamine: The Silent Architect of Desire, Discipline, and Meaning
“Perfectionism has its own set of judgment issues. The AVP may see the partner as less than perfect and can exclude them on such a basis. These erroneous judgments, at best, impede their social relationships and, at worst, leave them alone. The way in which they reflect on their lives and the lives of others is so often done from one perspective—theirs.”
Source: Hiding In The Light: Understanding Avoidant Personality Disorder
“Perfectionism has nothing to do with getting it right. It has nothing to do with fixing things. It has nothing to do with standards. Perfectionism is a refusal to let yourself move forward. It is a loop-an obsessive, debilitating closed system that causes you to get stuck in the details of what you are writing or painting or making and to lose sight of the whole.”
“Perfectionism is a dangerous state of mind in an imperfect world.”
“Perfectionism is a dangerous state of mind in an imperfect world. The best way is to forget doubts and set about the task in hand. . . . If you are doing your best, you will not have time to worry about failure.”
“Perfectionism is a disease. Procrastination is a disease. ACTION is the cure.”
“Perfectionism is a mean, frozen form of idealism, while messes are the artist's true friend.”
Source: Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
“Perfectionism is a perpetual flight into an illusory future that cannot be attained.”
“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.”
Source: Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead
“perfectionism is a slow death. if everything were to turn out just like i would want it to, just like i would plan for it to, then i would never experience anything new; my life would be an endless repetition of stale successes. when i make a mistake i experience something unexpected.... when i have listened to my mistakes i have grown.”
“Perfectionism is a time waster - 20 percent of the effort you put into any project accomplishes 80 percent of the outcome - so this is a time to ask yourself when good enough is enough and then stop.”
Source: The Gift of a Year: How to Give Yourself the Most Meaningful, Satisfying, and Pleasurable Year of Your Life
“Perfectionism is a twenty-ton shield that we lug around thinking it will protect us when, in fact, it's the thing that's really preventing us from taking flight.”
“Perfectionism is an illusion that you have to let go.”
“Perfectionism is boring and doesn't exist-to strive for it makes you uninteresting.”
“Perfectionism is impossible in the presence of a deep sense or a profound conception of sin.”
Source: Studies in Perfectionism
“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.”
Source: The Artist's Way: 25th Anniversary Edition
“Perfectionism is not as much the desire for excellence, as it is the fear of failure couched in procrastination .”
Source: 48 Days to the Work You Love: Preparing for the New Normal
“Perfectionism is not the same thing has striving to be your best. Perfectionism is the belief that if we live perfect, look perfect, and act perfect, we can minimize or avoid the pain of blame, judgement, and shame. It’s a shield. It’s a twenty-ton shield that we lug around thinking it will protect us when, in fact, it’s the thing that’s really preventing us from flight.”
Source: The Gifts of Imperfection
“Perfectionism is really a manifestation of the belief that one's efforts are never good enough. Imagine: How many of the obstacles standing in your way are the product of your own imagination? What have you convinced yourself that you can't do? What limitations have you come to believe in? Your mind is very powerful and effective. Is it working for you, or against you?”
“Perfectionism is self-abuse of the highest order.”
“Perfectionism is self destructive simply because there's no such thing as perfect. Perfection is an unattainable goal.”
Source: The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are
“Perfectionism is self-destructive simply because there is no such thing as perfect. Perfection is an unattainable goal. Additionally, perfectionism is more about perception - we want to be perceived as perfect. Again, this is unattainable - there is no way to control perception, regardless of how much time and energy we spend trying.”
“Perfectionism is simply putting a limit on your future. When you have an idea of perfect in your mind, you open the door to constantly comparing what you have now with what you want. That type of self criticism is significantly deterring.”
“Perfectionism is slow death.”
Source: Notes to Myself: My Struggle to Become a Person
“Perfectionism is the counterfeit of excellence. Excellence is Kingdom, while perfectionism is religion. What ever you do, do it with all you might, and as unto the Lord. That is excellence.”
“Perfectionism is the death of a great room.”
“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.”
Source: Parachutes & kisses
“Perfectionism is the enemy of creation, as extreme self- solitude is the enemy of well- being.”
“Perfectionism is the enemy of happiness. Embrace being perfectly imperfect. Learn from your mistakes and forgive yourself, you’ll be happier. We make mistakes because we are imperfect. Learn from your mistakes, forgive yourself, and keep moving forward.”
Source: The Light in the Heart
“Perfectionism is the enemy of profitability.”
“Perfectionism is the fear of being criticized.”