Rajneesh Quotes

If you are a complete perfectionist, then the truth is that this ice skating business will drive you a little crazy!

You can't go over every beat, every second, and worry about how you can do it better - it'll eat you alive.

It's a bit of a headache being a perfectionist. You're never satisfied.

I struggle with perfection.

I become mad when I work. It's like a fever that grows; I don't need to choose just one thing.

Chasing perfection can make you go mad.

Since I was little, I've always put a lot of pressure on myself.

I'm afraid I'm a complete workaholic perfectionist.

Perfectionism is slow death.

Reaching for the stars, perfectionists may end up clutching air. They suffer from mood disorders, troubled relationships, and stress. They may even achieve less than others.

I was nervous from the very beginning, and it got worse as the years went on. I was conscientious and wanted to do more, always, than I was able. I don't think, when I was playing, that I was ever happy - beginning at 4 o'clock any afternoon.

I push every day against forces that say you have to go faster, be more effective, be more productive, you have to constantly outdo yourself, you have to constantly outdo your neighbor - all of the stuff that creates an incredibly productive society, but also a very neurotic one.

Even when I had a run of successful prime-time shows, I couldn't sit down and enjoy my success. I would beat myself up and scrutinise everything. I'm a natural-born worrier.

A lot of times, in the beginning of my career, I put pressure on myself just because I wanted to perform so well. I just wanted to be perfect.

I stress out a lot. Being a perfectionist doesn't help with that!

As a kid growing up, I put a lot of pressure on myself.

When I try to be perfect, it makes me not have fun.

If I didn't swim my best, I'd think about it at school, at dinner, with my friends. It would drive me crazy.

I'm a super-duper over-analyzer. You mix that with self-doubt and pressure, and that's never healthy.

There was a time where I was such a perfectionist even if I made the kick, but that's no way to live. I can tell you what, that will drive you crazy. I'm very hard on myself, but if the ball goes in a little bit left of the middle, you're not going to hear me crying about it.

Sometimes, musicians worry too much about how beautifully they are playing.

I know now that much of the pressure that resulted in my breakdown was self-imposed. I didn't let myself enjoy the opportunities I was given, choosing instead to doubt myself.

Ever since I can remember, over-expectation and pressure have been my worst enemies.

When you try to do everything perfectly, it gets very tiring.

In the past, I put too much pressure on myself. I went out there and I tried so hard to get the ball in the hole, I tried so hard to hit the perfect shots.