Hagar Sabaa

“Let me explain why. "Perfection" is man's ultimate illusion. It simply doesn't exist in the universe. There is no perfection. It's really the world's greatest con game; it promises riches and delivers misery. The harder you strive for perfection, the worse your disappointment will become because it's only an abstraction, a concept that doesn't fit reality. Everything can be improved if you look at it closely and critically enough—every person, every idea, every work of art, every experience, everything. So if you are a perfectionist, you are guaranteed to be a loser in whatever you do.”
― David D. Burns, Feeling Good: Overcome Depression and Anxiety with Proven Techniques

“Labeling yourself is not only self-defeating, it is irrational. Your self cannot be equated with any one thing you do. Your life is a complex and ever-changing flow of thoughts, emotions, and actions. To put it another way, you are more like a river than a statue. Stop trying to define yourself with negative labels—they”
― David D. Burns, Feeling Good: Overcome Depression and Anxiety with Proven Techniques

“ALL-OR-NOTHING THINKING: You see things in black-and-white categories. If your performance falls short of perfect, you see yourself as a total failure.”
― David D. Burns, Feeling Good: Overcome Depression and Anxiety with Proven Techniques

“ولو علِمنا الغيب ، فقط لو علمناه ، لاستكثرنا من الخير ، وما مسّنا السوُء . ولذلك لا نعلمه ، ليَمِيز الله الصادقين بصدقهم ، وليمتحن الله صدق الإيمان بالغيب . فمن رضي فله الرضا ، ومن سخِط فله السُّخْط . وإن القدَر سيجري على كل حال ، فإما أن يجريَ على من يجري علي مأجورًا، أو مأزورًا، والله غنيّ عن العالمين .”
― هدى عبد الرحمن النمر, سلمى: قصة الحب والقدر