Hugh Prather Quotes

Perfectionism is slow death

Hugh Prather

To live for results would be to sentence myself to continuous frustration. My only sure reward is in my actions and not from them.

Hugh Prather

Unless I accept my faults I will most certainly doubt my virtues.

Hugh Prather

I sometimes react to making a mistake as if I have betrayed myself. My fear of making a mistake seems to be based on the hidden assumption that I am potentially perfect and that if I can just be very careful I will not fall from heaven. But a 'mistake' is a declaration of the way I am, a jolt to the way I intend, a reminder I am not dealing with the facts. When I have listened to my mistakes I have grown.

Hugh Prather

When I have listened to my mistakes, I have grown.

Hugh Prather

Negative feedback is better that none. I would rather have a man hate me than overlook me. As long as he hates me I make a difference

Hugh Prather

Almost any difficulty will move in the face of honesty. When I am honest I never feel stupid. And when I am honest I am automatically humble.

Hugh Prather