"Perfectionism is a time waster - 20 percent of the effort you put into any project accomplishes 80 percent of the outcome - so this is a time to ask yourself when good enough is enough and then stop."

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Source : Mira Kirshenbaum (1999). “The Gift of a Year: How to Give Yourself the Most Meaningful, Satisfying, and Pleasurable Year of Your Life”, Dutton Adult

Mira Kirshenbaum

#Positive Quotes #Effort Quotes #Outcomes Quotes

“You know that you don't have all the answers, and the unknown is the best place where you would want to be as an artist, not knowing. That actually leads you to ask questions, and it continuously feeds itself.”
“Dogs are gonna take over the world. It's a known fact for those who believe it, kinda like the Bible.”
“Courage and confidence are what decision making is all about.”
“In Finland, getting a university degree is the first thing that you expect your kids to do.”

Source : Interview with Kenneth Plume, www.ign.com. April 27, 2001.
“By and large, women in New Zealand are fortunate compared with some other countries, including many in our own region. But there is still progress to be made.”
“I have a hands-off policy when it comes to my larynx.”
“When you're a solo artist and you have a band on tour you have to pay the band some salary. You don't realise the expenses, the way they add up SO quickly. But thank god I'm not a money person. So it doesn't really bug me at all, I mean it's more comical to me.”
“The secret to success, to parenting, to life, is to not count up the cost. Don't focus on all the steps it will take. Don't stare into the abyss at the giant leap it will take. That view will keep you from taking the next small step.”

Source : Regina Brett (2010). “Life's Little Detours: 50 Lessons to Find and Hold onto Happiness”, p.11, Hachette UK

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