"Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away."
~Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
"Congratulations! You're not perfect! It's ridiculous to want to be perfect anyway. But then, everybody's ridiculous sometimes, except perfect people. You know what perfect is? Perfect is not eating or drinking or talking or moving a muscle or making even the teensiest mistake. Perfect is never doing anything wrong - which means never doing anything at all. Perfect is boring! So you're not perfect! Wonderful! Have fun! Eat things that give you bad breath! Trip over your own shoelaces! Laugh! Let somebody else laugh at you! Perfect people never do any of those things. All they do is sit around and sip weak tea and think about how perfect they are. But they're really not one-hundred-percent perfect anyway. You should see them when they get the hiccups! Phooey! Who needs 'em? You can drink pickle juice and imitate gorillas and do silly dances and sing stupid songs and wear funny hats and be as imperfect as you please and still be a good person. Good people are hard to find nowadays. And they're a lot more fun than perfect people any day of the week."
~Stephen Manes, Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days!
Ribbon Chandelier
15 years ago
5 comments:
Those are great quotes! I have a tendency to set expectations for myself at perfection level, then have a hard time when I don't meet my own unrealistic standards. Which is inevitable, since I'm a slacker at heart! Meaning I'd much rather and often do curl up with a book instead of clean the bathroom. I just read somewhere "I put the 'pro' in procrastination." I'm perfect at that, at least! :)
Love it! Those are great! Makes you think about what's important and why we like to have fun in life :D
YOUR WELCOME from one imperfect person to another! :)
Love you!
Love it! Thanks for sharing them, I needed to hear that.
Perfect post!! =P
No, really.. I so agree! It's time we all woke up and lived life with out stressing if we are going to be able to do it perfect!!
Happy Mother's Day Darling!
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