Scott Westerfeld Quotes

Demand excellence.

Perfection, to me, means you spend much too much time trying to be perfect.

I'm constantly looking for perfection.

People always try to be perfect. That's why they don't start anything. Perfection is the lowest standard in the world. Because if you're trying to be perfect, you know you can't be. So what you really have is a standard you can never achieve. You want to be outstanding, not perfect.

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.

I'm a perfectionist. I'm pretty much insatiable. I feel there's so many things I can improve on.

I think that somehow I got the notion that I had to be successful, to be the best in the world.

I'm such a perfectionist. I want to do better and better.

I've always gone for a kind of perfection.

The paradox of perfection is that you should try and achieve it by doing quality work even though you know you can never achieve it.

I struggle with perfection.

Everything I do, I want it to be perfect. I know it can't be like that every time - but that is my aim.

I've always been like this - insecure - because I'm striving for something that can't be attained. I don't just want to be OK at this: I want to be the best at it, and I've never achieved that in my mind.

People - myself included - expect a certain standard from me. I always have to elaborate or improve on my playing. My success hasn't made me at all laid-back. That relentless drive is still there.

Strive for excellence, not perfection.

Just about anything worth doing is worth doing better.

When do any of us ever do enough?

If you're a perfectionist and you know you're about to do something at which you cannot be perfect, then that is daunting because you know what your heart is like and the way you approach your work.

Strive for perfection - never be content with mediocrity. You don't win until you conquer the little flaws. You don't beat these great ones until your form is perfect. This is true in all of life. A flaw in a product can ruin a business. A personal failing, a little one, can ruin a person's life. Don't be content with mediocrity - strive to live up to the greatest within you.

Striving for perfection is the greatest stopper there is. You'll be afraid you can't achieve it. It's your excuse to yourself for not doing anything. Instead, strive for excellence, doing your best.

I only scream and scratch when something's only 'really good' or 'good', I want to be great, or let's go home.

The relentless pursuit of perfection has been my problem over the years. It's maybe held me back.

We strivin' for perfection.

Everybody wants to be perfect.