Emily Giffin Quotes

It's been hard, but I've finally come to the realization that it's okay to not be perfect.

If you have a perfectionist streak - and who doesn't? - running can kill the perfectionist inside you.

The greatest enemy of ordinary daily goodness and joy is not imperfection, but the demand for some supposed perfection or order.

I can't make anybody happy, so I try my best to be good at what I do

Enlightenment does not ask you to be perfect; it simply asks you to find perfection right where you stand.

Good enough is good enough. Perfect will make you a big fat mess every time.

Just because you're perfectionist doesn't mean you're perfect.

Being perfect is being flawed, accepting it, and never letting it make you feel less than your best.

I feel like it's always about embracing what it is that you think is wrong with you. It's often times your greatest 'flaw' which actually forays into what is also your greatest strength.

I am certainly not perfect. I don't think you should try to be perfect for anyone. When you come to terms with that, then you're OK.

I don't have to try to be perfect at everything.

There is no way to reach your fullest potential if you don't really find the love of yourself.

Well, I think everyone struggles with self-love.

I'm like a recovering perfectionist. For me it's one day at a time.

Lately though I've been in love with myself and I've become my own best friend.

Imperfection clings to a person, and if they wait till they are brushed off entirely, they would spin for ever on their axis, advancing nowhere.

Every day is a reminder to accept myself as I am.

I spent my life figuring out ways to make the room OK with me.

I've spent years in therapy excavating my endless, often fruitless drive to overachieve. I have learned that being successful hasn't made me happy. It's just made me successful. I even call myself a recovering overachiever.

There is nothing perfect, no one can be perfect, and perfectionism is something you shouldn't chase.

Self-love is for everyone and we all need it!

I'm learning to let go of the idea of trying to be perfect.

It is not worth the while to let our imperfections disturb us always.

Too late, I found you can't wait to become perfect, you got to go out and fall down and get up with everybody else.

Nothing needs to be perfect to be good, and no one should need to feel perfect to feel right