Patricia MacLachlan Quotes

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

Good enough is good enough. We're not supposed to be perfect. We're supposed to be complete.

You can't get it all right all the time, but you can try your best. If you've done that, all that's left is to accept your shortcomings and have the courage to try to overcome them.

There have been a few moments when I have known complete satisfaction, but only a few. I have rarely been free from the disturbing realization that my playing might have been better.

Strive for excellence, not perfection.

Strive for excellence, not perfection, because we don't live in a perfect world.

I acknowledge that we are all human and are on a journey. We are not born perfect, mistakes are inevitable.

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.

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.

I'm quite content: although what I'm doing is far from being as I should like, I am complemented often enough all the same.

People can live up to high standards, but they can't live up to perfection.

Life did not intend to make us perfect. Whoever is perfect belongs in a museum.

The failure to be perfect does not mean you are not a success; it is giving your best that helps you to understand the joy of receiving.

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

If you look for perfection, you'll never be content.

Once you accept the fact that you're not perfect, then you develop some confidence.

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

I wouldn't mind removing all the mistakes I have made. That would be exhausting and take forever. Honestly, it's one of the spells of my life that has been the most perfect. Not because I did the job perfectly, because of course I did it very imperfectly, but because I enjoyed it so much. What would I change? I complain a lot. I whinge, I more or less communicate in levels of complaint so I wish sometimes I didn't just spend all my time saying, 'I'm working so hard, what do I get in return for this?'.

We are all failures – at least, all the best of us are.

I am certainly not perfect. I don't think you should try to be perfect for anyone. When you come to terms with that, then you're OK.

Learn not only to find what you like, learn to like what you find.

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

Life is never going to be perfect, as much as we want it to be, and I have to lead by example.

The choices that we make aren't always perfect but it's ok... It's part of the journey.