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.
I prize the Depression, for instance, because I learned the value of things in the Depression that a way people who don't have to worry about such things never learned to prize it really, I believe.
Louis Agassiz, Scientist (1807) |
Colbie Caillat, Musician (1985) |
Bulent Ecevit, Politician (1925) |
Ian Fleming, Author (1908) |
John Fogerty, Musician (1945) |
Luke Ford, Writer (1966) |
Kirk Gibson, Athlete (1957) |
Roland Gift, Actor (1962) |
Rudy Giuliani, Politician (1944) |
Lynn Johnston, Cartoonist (1947) |
Alfred Adler, Psychologist (1937) |
Edward VIII, Royalty (1972) |
King Edward VIII, Royalty (1972) |
Carter Glass, Politician (1946) |
Phil Hartman, Actor (1998) |