 | "Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away."
- Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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| "Aim for success, not perfection. Never give up your right to be wrong, because then you will lose the ability to learn new things and move forward with your life."
- Dr. David M. Burns
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| "Assert your right to make a few mistakes. If people can't accept your imperfections, that's their fault."
- Dr. David M. Burns
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| "Remember that fear always lurks behind perfectionism. Confronting your fears and allowing yourself the right to be human can, paradoxically, make you a far happier and more productive person."
- Dr. David M. Burns
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| "Artists who seek perfection in everything are those who cannot attain it in anything."
- Eugene Delacroix
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| "I don't confuse greatness with perfection. To be great anyhow is…the higher acheivement."
- Lois McMaster Bujold
, "Mirror Dance", 1994. |
| "I am careful not to confuse excellence with perfection. Excellence, I can reach for; perfection is God's business."
- Michael J. Fox
, quoted by Lorne A. Adrain in 'The Most Important Thing I Know'. |
| "Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose courage in considering you own imperfections but instantly set about remedying them - every day begin the task anew."
- Saint Francis de Sales
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| "Try as hard as we may for perfection, the net result of our labors is an amazing variety of imperfectness. We are surprised at our own versatility in being able to fail in so many different ways."
- Samuel McChord Crothers
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