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Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.

Perfection has to do with the end product, but excellence has to do with the process.

Perfectionism is not the same thing as striving to be our best. Perfectionism is not about healthy achievement and growth; it's a shield.

Don't strive to be perfect. Strive for excellence.

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.

Excellence is a process that should occupy all our days.

Excellence is the gradual result of always striving to do better.

Perfection does not exist - only God is perfect.

I mentioned the non-competitive spirit explicitly, because these days, excellence is a fashionable concept. But excellence is a competitive notion, and that is not what we are heading for: we are heading for perfection.

It's the sum of the parts that make up the whole, so in my opinion excellence comes from how one undertakes to do something. It all begins with the thought process - which is creative and exalted to produce something out of the ordinary.