“Perfectionism is not the same thing as striving to be our best. Perfectionism is not about healthy achievement and growth; it’s a shield.” – Brene Brown

A daily selection of quotes from around the world.
“Perfectionism is not the same thing as striving to be our best. Perfectionism is not about healthy achievement and growth; it’s a shield.” – Brene Brown

“Children are educated by what the grown-up is and not by his talk.” – Carl Jung

“The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future in life.” – Plato

“Let us be absolutely clear about one thing: we must not confuse humility with false modesty or servility.” – Paulo Coelho

“Management by objective works – if you know the objectives. Ninety percent of the time you don’t.” – Peter Drucker

“For the timid, change is frightening; for the comfortable, change is threatening; but for the confident, change is opportunity.” – Nido Qubein

“Habits change into character.” – Ovid

“A learned man has always riches in himself.” – Phaedrus

“Do not yield to misfortunes, but advance more boldly to meet them, as your fortune permits you.” – Virgil

“The worst disease which can afflict executives in their work is not, as popularly supposed, alcoholism; it’s egotism.” – Robert Frost

“You can’t calm the storm, so stop trying. What you can do is calm yourself. The storm will pass.” – Timber Hawkeye

“Judge each day not by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant.” – William A. Ward

“The first thing successful people do is view failure as a positive signal to success.” – Brendon Burchard

“A man always has two reasons for doing anything: a good reason and the real reason.” – J. P. Morgan

“Do not be embarrassed by your failures, learn from them and start again.” – Richard Branson

“Good character is not formed in a week or a month. It is created little by little, day by day. Protracted and patient effort is needed to develop good character.” – Heraclitus

“Happiness resides not in possessions and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul.” – Democritus

“We have two ears and one tongue so that we would listen more and talk less.” – Diogenes

“Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.” – Michael Jordan
