Mikaela Shiffrin Quotes

I want to be perfect at everything, knowing I'll never be perfect at it, but that's my goal.

I want to do more. I'm never satisfied with what I've done.

Life does not measure up to performing... Performing is perfect.

What drives me is trying to be perfect.

Even though you strive for perfection, you're never going to play the perfect game.

I don't think there's any such thing as perfection. But I'm a perfectionist. I don't believe in the idea of perfection, but I will strive to achieve it.

Don't set your goals too low. If you don't need much, you won't become much.

To be human is to seek perfection, and find joy in never attaining it.

Good is the enemy of great.

Really, who's the best at what they do? There's always room for improvement.

Strive for perfection. Nobody's going to be perfect on this earth. But strive for perfection.

You can think you've made it and yet the next day's press will always be waiting for you, the public will always ask more of you. In short, you can always do better!

I'm never satisfied. I always want to achieve more.

Whoever thinks a faultless piece to see, Thinks what ne'er was, nor is, nor e'er shall be.

The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.

I'm chasing perfection.

There's really no way to be perfect. Perfectionism is a silly trait to have, so in a lot of ways that inspired the world of 'Divergent,' in which everyone is striving toward that ideal and falling short of it.

School is practice for the future, and practice makes perfect. But nobody's perfect, so why practice?

Some people strive for perfection, but I often find perfection boring.

I still worry that I could be better. That's where standards come from, from not wanting to settle. The fear of not being good enough propels you.

Looking for perfection is the only way to motivate yourself.

My philosophy all my life has been the pursuit of excellence.

I don't have a single complete show or movie or anything else that I could look at and say, 'Nailed that one.' But endless dissatisfaction is, I suppose, what gets us out of bed in the morning.

On the other hand, always aim to be the best in what you do and give 100%.

We're all conditioned to think we have to get to the top and be the best.