Fred Rogers Quotes

I ain't no perfect man I'm tryna do the best that I can with what it is I have.

If we pretend to have reached either perfection or satisfaction, we have degraded ourselves and our work. God's work only may express that, but ours may never have that sentence written upon it, Behold it was very good.

I allow myself to not feel the need to be some sort of wonder woman. You can't do everything at once and tear your hair out when you miss your baby using a potty for the first time, although my son was obviously very sad that his mum was not there on his big day.

I am not a perfect 10 anymore. I can only try my best.

I came to understand that I'm never going to be the perfect mother, but I'm going to do the best I can. Same goes for everything in my life.

When I get scored on or something doesn't go my way, I think of what I'm able to do and I'm reminded that I'm capable of doing it. I'm honest about myself - I know I'm not going to stop everything, so I don't try for perfection. I'm going to try to get there, but I know I'll never be perfect. I think that helps me to deal with everything.

I am not perfect. I know that. None of us is perfect.

I don't strive for perfection, because it doesn't exist.

You can't always get the perfect moment. Sometimes, you just have to do the best you can under the circumstances.

What I might have considered good, good doesn't mean every day is going to be perfect, you're not going to have bad breath, your hair is going to be in the perfect place.

You don't have to be perfect; you just have to be open.

Anyone who imagines that bliss is normal is going to waste a lot of time running around shouting that he’s been robbed. The fact is that most putts don’t drop, most beef is tough, most children grow up to just be people, most successful marriages require a high degree of mutual toleration, most jobs are more often dull than otherwise. Life is like an old-time rail journey—delays, sidetracks, smoke, dust, cinders, and jolts, interspersed only occasionally by beautiful vistas and thrilling bursts of speed. The trick is to thank the Lord for letting you have the ride.

You need to drop down. Nobody is perfect, nobody is superhero.

I've learned that nobody's perfect, and I don't expect myself to be perfect anymore.

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

Don't mind if I fall apart. There's more room in a broken heart.

It sounds funny, but my biggest fear is that I'm not perfect. I'm a perfectionist, and I get upset when things go wrong or when I don't do well. I used to be very uptight, but I've learned to loosen up.

You don't have to be perfect. Most men never think like that.

We are not meant to be perfect; we are meant to be whole

I say never be complete, I say stop being perfect, I say let... lets evolve, let the chips fall where they may.

I do not believe that I am a perfectionist one bit. I truly believe that perfection is something that no one can achieve.

You're not going to be perfect, you're not going to stop berating yourself, you're not going to stop the comparisons, you're not going to stop the judgment, but you can become evermore mindful of it, and that has to be good enough.

I don't think kids should think their lives have to be perfect or have a filter or the best angle or anything like that. I think it's important to see that everybody is human and everyone has their ups and downs.

I am the age that I am and I am trying to do the best with what I got.

You will come closer and closer to perfection, but you will never be perfect. Perfection is not the way of existence. Growth is the way.