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Perfectionism is not a quest for the best. It is a pursuit of the worst in ourselves, the part that tells us that nothing we do will ever be good enough - that we should try again.


Julia Cameron

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JULIA CHILD I don't have the luxury of sitting around any more. I must have had bags of spare time before I ...
JULIA ROBERTS Colorful garments - ball gowns, kimonos, evening pajamas - made from yards upon yards of iridescent ...
JULIA GLASS I'm on a constant path of self-discovery and change. I'm trying to become a better person, a...
JULIA SAWALHA I am always baffled by age, but to be honest with you, I feel like I am about 34. I feel better now ...
JULIA SAWALHA If I'm lucky enough to see the day when my sons are living independently, maybe with families of...
JULIA GLASS I was ridiculed in public school for being smart. A teacher's pet.
JULIA GLASS I just want to make a point that it's not just great teachers that sometimes shape your life. So...
JULIA ROBERTS It's so beautifully arranged on the plate - you know someone's fingers have been all over it...
JULIA CHILD I definitely think some of my older female peer group are deeply beautiful women. They have this thi...
JULIA ROBERTS I am big in Japan... heightwise! But, yeah, I started modeling there in my teens and into my 20s. I ...
JULIA VOTH Cuba is such a beautiful country, and everywhere you go, there's music and people dancing - espe...
JULIA SAWALHA Maybe it's like becoming one with the cigar. You lose yourself in it; everything fades away: you...
RAUL JULIA True love doesn't come to you, it has to be inside you.
JULIA ROBERTS I’m not trying to impress you,” he replied, glancing up at the front of the room. “Gads,” he...
JULIA QUINN I like analyzing human behavior. It's complex. That's what keeps me going.
JULIA STILES I don't get angry very often. I lose my temper rarely. And when I do, there's always a legit...
JULIA ROBERTS In college, I was a researcher/writer for 'Let's Go: Europe,' assigned to Crete and Cypr...
JULIA QUINN In the 1970s we got nouvelle cuisine, in which a lot of the old rules were kicked over. And then we ...
JULIA CHILD My parents always stressed finding some sort of creative outlet, so they would take me to dance clas...
JULIA STILES The only time to eat diet food is while you're waiting for the steak to cook.
JULIA CHILD A party without cake is just a meeting
JULIA CHILD When conflicts end non-violently, it's more likely that the result will be longer-lasting, democ...
JULIA BACHA I loved creating a series about the four Cabot sisters, who were not content to let their destinies ...
JULIA LONDON In my fairly disorganized life, yellow stickies are too easily lost, and as for software, I try to a...
JULIA GLASS I could have been a dental hygienist with nothing bad ever appearing in print about me, but that'...
JULIA ROBERTS Winter sports aren't my thing. You can have your boards and blades and your glacier-gripping cle...
JULIA GLASS I just love doing costume dramas; I am very lucky, as I see myself as a part-time time traveller.
JULIA SAWALHA If you are never scared, embarrassed or hurt, it means you never take chances.
JULIA SOUL The King is dead! Long live the King!
JULIA PARDOE We didn't know there was anything being built until today.
JULIA ALLEN