“Perfectionism is self destructive simply because there's no such thing as perfect. Perfection is an unattainable goal.”

“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.”

“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.”

“There's no such thing as perfect writing, just like there's no such thing as perfect despair.”

“The egocentric is always frustrated, simply because the condition of self-perfection is self-surrender. There must be a willingness to die to the lower part of self, before there can be a birth to the nobler.”

“To an engineer, good enough means perfect. With an artist, there's no such thing as perfect.”