Marian Keyes Quotes

I am doing the best I can given what I have today.

The main thing I've learned is that we all have to learn to work with - and appreciate - the brain we've been given, and not waste time wishing things were easier.

When you have tough times, and when you learn you can't be perfect in every situation, it's hard to accept, you know, because I still do expect that. But you just have to, because, you know, it's not about the situation. It's how you deal with it. You always have a choice.

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

It’s tempting to wish for the perfect boss, the perfect parent, or the perfect outfit. But maybe the best any of us can do is not to quit, play the hand we’ve been dealt, and accessorize what we’ve got.

I've learned to take things a little more easily, to be a little more forgiving of myself.

I think I've learned the difference between the things I can control and the things I can't control. And hopefully, by doing the things I can control well, I'll have more favor in the other category.

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

I know my flaws before other people point them out to me.

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

I have had to learn and to understand that sometimes I can't be always be at my best.

Everyone has flaws. It's a matter of finding the ones you can live with.

I accept that today may be imperfect... I accept that I may be as well. What I don't accept is that imperfection should be the crutch I use to excuse myself from participating in joy.

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

If I wait until I become perfect before I love myself, I will waste my whole life. I am already perfect right here and right now. I am perfect exactly as I am.

There's things to put up wi' in ivery place, an' you may change an' change an' not better yourself when all's said an' done.

Healing is a coming to terms with things as they are, rather than struggling to force them to be as they once were, or as we would like them to be, to feel secure or to have what we sometimes think of as our own way.

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

The thing I have to keep in mind and I try to keep in mind about myself, about anyone, is you do the best you can do at the time.

Be patient with everyone, but above all with yourself. I mean do not be disheartened by your imperfections, but always rise up with fresh courage

They're willing to let Matt sit and wait until they believe he's ready and I can't do the best I'm capable of doing. I'm completely comfortable with that.

Try to be the best of what you are, even if what you are is no good.

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

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

Lower your standards and relax as it is.