Striving for excellence is a positive quality. Striving for perfection is self-defeating.

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Striving for excellence is a positive quality. Striving for perfection is self-defeating. - Melody Beattie

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Striving for excellence is a positive quality. Striving for perfection is self-defeating. - Julian Assange quotes