"The funny thing is if you directly aim to be perfect, you might not even end up being better; but if you aim to keep being better, in course of time, you will end up being pretty close to being perfect"

"A perfectionist is the one who does not realize that the only use of trying to  be perfect is to keep getting better"

Perfection

Nobody can be perfect - but trying to be so is  the only way to keep getting better

A perfectionist is the one who keeps getting better but is always sad about not being perfect
A negative person is the one who does not start off to get better offering the excuse that nobody is perfect anyway
A positive person is the one who understands he cannot be perfect but uses it as a means to keep getting better

As time progresses:
The perfectionist will be much better but will never be happy about it as he can be still better - He is trapped in the future
The negative person will remain stagnant always and will become even more negative when he realizes how much he has already lost - He is stuck in the past
The positive person is always happy with what is, and keeps making better choices to determine what will be - He is rooted in the present

"Being the best does not mean being perfect - it simply means being Better-than-the-rest "

"Perfection becomes impractical only when used as a goal; rather than a compass"