Perfectionist Quotes Quotes & Sayings

I have only one reader - me. I'm the average reader. If I like it, that's all I worry about. — Judith Krantz

There is a very thin line of difference between a Pessimist and a Perfectionist. Both are scared to fail, strive for ideal but the only think unlike in the two is- Pessimist thinks it will last forever and Perfectionist knows it won't. — Jasleen Kaur Gumber

Now, do listen, Deb! Seven hundred pounds for the bays and a new barouche! Well I can't think where the money is to come from. It seems a monstrous price.'
'We might let the bays go, and hire a pair of job horses,' suggested Miss Grantham dubiously.
'I can't and I won't live in Squalor!' declared her aunt tearfully. — Georgette Heyer

Pining for things we lost is the same as hoping for things that can never be. Both roads dead-end in despair. — Rick Yancey

Women are like parasitical plants, casting their wild tendrils from one tree to another, till, swollen into tough cordage, they strangle those they embrace, and luxuriate in their decay. — Edward John Trelawny

Perfectionists are patient,
the diligent are persevering,
and the relentless are successful. — Matshona Dhliwayo

A perfectionist only rests the day he dies;
nothing in Heaven needs to be fixed
and nothing in Hell can be fixed. — Matshona Dhliwayo

When 'our people' get to the point where they can do us some good, they stop being 'our people.' — M. Stanton Evans

Though it may seem counter intuitive to our inner perfectionist, recognizing our mistakes as valuable lessons (not failures) helps us lay the groundwork for later success. — Sharon Salzberg

Perfectionists talk about first love. Realists talk about true love. Optimists talk just about love. — Jasleen Kaur Gumber

Take one step towards excellence,
and success will take ten towards you.
Take ten steps towards excellence,
and success will take a hundred towards you.
Take a hundred steps towards excellence,
and success will take a thousand towards you. — Matshona Dhliwayo