Many people think of perfectionism as striving to be your best, but it is not about self-improvement; it’s about earning approval and acceptance.
First gain the victory and then make the best use of it you can.
The best way to keep your friends is not to give them away.
I don’t get recognized that much. That’s the best part of it. I tend to get things like, ‘You sound a lot like that guy on ‘Deadwood.’ And that’s lovely. I’ve been very fortunate. No giggling, screaming girls. None of that.
Most people enjoy the inferiority of their best friends.
To help yourself, you must be yourself. Be the best that you can be. When you make a mistake, learn from it, pick yourself up and move on.
Find something that you’re really interested in doing in your life. Pursue it, set goals, and commit yourself to excellence. Do the best you can.
I believe God is managing affairs and that He doesn’t need any advice from me. With God in charge, I believe everything will work out for the best in the end. So what is there to worry about.
I am easily satisfied with the very best.
The best comfort food will always be greens, cornbread, and fried chicken.
It is not enough to do your best; you must know what to do, and then do your best.
Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.
First be best, then be first.
Man, being reasonable, must get drunk; the best of life is but intoxication.
Whatever you do, do with determination. You have one life to live; do your work with passion and give your best. Whether you want to be a chef, doctor, actor, or a mother, be passionate to get the best result.
Your best teacher is your last mistake.
Hunger is the best pickle.
Whatever I do, I want to be the best.
It might be said now that I have the best of both worlds. A Harvard education and a Yale degree.
The man with the best job in the country is the vice-president. All he has to do is get up every morning and say, ‘How is the president?’
I’ve been searching for ways to heal myself, and I’ve found that kindness is the best way.
I am happy to do anything that comes my way, and I will always do my best in anything that presents itself.
I find that it’s best to take one step at a time and cross each bridge as they come to you.
The best teamwork comes from men who are working independently toward one goal in unison.
Don’t lower your expectations to meet your performance. Raise your level of performance to meet your expectations. Expect the best of yourself, and then do what is necessary to make it a reality.
I am prepared for the worst, but hope for the best.
Youth is the best time to be rich, and the best time to be poor.
Focused. I’m a hustler. And my hustle is trying to figure out the best ways to do what I like without having to do much else.
God always gives His best to those who leave the choice with him.
If you try to do your best there is no failure.
The short words are best, and the old words are the best of all.
I have very high expectations of myself. I’m a very competitive person but competitive with myself. I want to be the best that I can be and if that means that I’m eventually better than everyone else then so be it.
I just want to be the next me or the next best I can be of me.
The best books… are those that tell you what you know already.
Someone said adversity builds character, but someone else said adversity reveals character. I’m pleasantly surprised with my resilience. I persevere, and not just blindly. I take the best, get rid of the rest, and move on, realizing that you can make a choice to take the good.
In the practical art of war, the best thing of all is to take the enemy’s country whole and intact; to shatter and destroy it is not so good.
Remember, always give your best. Never get discouraged. Never be petty. Always remember, others may hate you. But those who hate you don’t win unless you hate them. And then you destroy yourself.
Culture is the habit of being pleased with the best and knowing why.
The most important thing is to try to do your best.
Education is the best provision for old age.
Technology is best when it brings people together.
Sculpture is an art of the open air. Daylight, sunlight, is necessary to it, and for me, its best setting and complement is nature.
When you love someone, the best thing you can offer is your presence. How can you love if you are not there?
I’m just myself. That’s the best way to put it.
The actions of men are the best interpreters of their thoughts.
He who has done his best for his own time has lived for all times.
The best portion of a good man’s life is his little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and of love.
The best football is always about expression of emotion. Always.
We’re just human beings. In the end, you do your job. I do my job in the best way I can.
Clever men are good, but they are not the best.
The best leaders lead through influence and collaboration,regardless of their title.
I’m just here for good times, man. I want people to have the best time ever. Especially if they’re around me.
The important thing is to learn a lesson every time you lose. Life is a learning process and you have to try to learn what’s best for you. Let me tell you, life is not fun when you’re banging your head against a brick wall all the time.
Sometimes the very best of all summer books is a blank notebook. Get one big enough, and you can practice sketching the lemon slice in your drink or the hot lifeguard on the beach or the vista down the hill from your cabin.
The best thinking has been done in solitude. The worst has been done in turmoil.
A well regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, trained in arms, is the best most natural defense of a free country.
I can be a tomboy or an absolute lady – I gave myself the title ‘The Best of Both Girls.’
Music is the best means we have of digesting time.
I can not believe that war is the best solution. No one won the last war, and no one will win the next war.
Success is best when it’s shared.
You had better live your best and act your best and think your best today; for today is the sure preparation for tomorrow and all the other tomorrows that follow.
The best time for you to hold your tongue is the time you feel you must say something or bust.
Some people would call me a workaholic. I don’t consider this time: I just love my work so much, so it’s my real hobby, OK? And, yeah, getting some play during working hours for which you are paid is the best job I can recommend for anyone around!
I’m not interested in dating. I like being with my own best friend, me. Certain women, particularly older women, cannot believe I like going to a social event by myself. But I do.
The best career advice I’ve gotten is to stay focused, keep moving forward.
You may go through a lot of good times, you may go through a lot of bad times, you just have to try to prepare yourself as best as you can, and for me, that’s just sticking with my family.
Outside of a dog, a book is a man’s best friend. Inside of a dog it’s too dark to read.
We should remember that one man is much the same as another, and that he is best who is trained in the severest school.
We feel very honored to have been offered the responsibility to host this great event, Berlin is a wonderful city that is developing at a tremendous rate, and this decision means that we can now prepare to welcome the world’s best athletes to a fascinating place.
Climate change is destroying our path to sustainability. Ours is a world of looming challenges and increasingly limited resources. Sustainable development offers the best chance to adjust our course.
All you can do is to do your best.
Look for your choices, pick the best one, then go with it.
Townes Van Zandt is the best songwriter in the whole world, and I’ll stand on Bob Dylan’s coffee table in my cowboy boots and say that.
Life is a lot like jazz… it’s best when you improvise.
In a completely rational society, the best of us would be teachers and the rest of us would have to settle for something else.
Luck marches with those who give their very best.
Your best ideas, those eureka moments that turn the world upside down, seldom come when you’re juggling emails, rushing to meet the 5 P.M. deadline or straining to make your voice heard in a high-stress meeting. They come when you’re walking the dog, soaking in the bath or swinging in a hammock.
The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.
One we discover how to appreciate the timeless values in our daily experiences, we can enjoy the best things in life.
The most important thing is, whatever you do decide to choose, take it seriously and do your best.
Battle is the most magnificent competition in which a human being can indulge. It brings out all that is best; it removes all that is base. All men are afraid in battle. The coward is the one who lets his fear overcome his sense of duty. Duty is the essence of manhood.
