In order to go on living one must try to escape the death involved in perfectionism.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection.
Perfectionists demand perfection from themselves first and foremost.
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.
Perfectionism becomes a badge of honor with you playing the part of the suffering hero.
Perfection does not consist in any singular state or condition of life, or in any particular set of duties, but in holy and religious conduct of ourselves in every state of Life.
There is a passion for perfection which you will rarely see fully developed; but you may note this fact, that in successful lives it is never wholly lacking.
One must die to life in order to be utterly a creator.
Strive for perfection. Nobody's going to be perfect on this earth. But strive for perfection.
Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor.
If a man should happen to reach perfection in this world, he would have to die immediately to enjoy himself.