Perfection Quotes
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He is the half part of a blessed man, Left to be finished by such as she; And she a fair divided excellence, Whose fullness of perfection lies in him.
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It is true that we shall not be able to reach perfection, but in our struggle toward it we shall strengthen our characters and give stability to our ideas, so that, whilst ever advancing calmly in the same direction, we shall be rendered capable of applying the faculties with which we have been gifted to the best possible account.
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Perfection is the measure of heaven, and the wish to be perfect the measure of man.
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Bachelors' wives and old maids' children are always perfect.
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We demand of our political life greater certainty and greater perfection than we demand of our personal life.
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Perfectionism is the enemy of art. Since art is essentially divine play, not dogged work, it often happens that as one becomes more professionally driven one also becomes less capriciously playful.
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I had given up magic, because it had reached a state of perfection. I felt that I was able to transform men into animals. I did not make use of this capability, because I believed I could not justify an intervention of this kind in the life of another person.
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And pictures of perfection, as you know, make me sick and wicked.
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So we strive for perfection in the areas in which we can control, and that isn't necessarily what provides contentment and joy for ourselves and, more importantly, for our children.
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The true Mason takes full responsibility for the condition of his character and ever strives for its perfection.
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True perfection has to be imperfect. I know that sounds foolish, but it's true.
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Seeking perfection just ends up creating ridiculous amounts of stress and disappointment.
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Perfection is some mythical state that we can never achieve
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If you obey the technique to perfection, that technique will become invisible.
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Before Alaska came along and ruined everything, one of every twenty-five square miles in America was Montanan. This much space has nurtured a healthy Cult of Place in which people find perfection, even divinity in the landscape.
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Perfection is what we create in our own mind. I prefer the flaw.
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Fledgeby deserved Mr. Alfred Lammle's eulogium. He was the meanest cur existing, with a single pair of legs. And instinct (a word we all clearly understand) going largely on four legs, and reason always on two, meanness on four legs never attains the perfection of meanness on two.
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Share your weaknesses. Share your hard moments. Share your real side. It'll either scare away every fake person in your life or it will inspire them to finally let go of that mirage called "perfection," which will open the doors to the most important relationships you'll ever be a part of.
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The object of man's worship, whatever it be, will naturally be his standard of perfection. He clothes it with every attribute, belonging, in his view, to a perfect character; and this character he himself endeavors to attain.
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Jesus removes all that is superfluous & unclean from our prayers, & adds His perfection, beauty & fragrance to them!
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For paradise we long. For perfection we were made...This longing is the source of the hunger and dissatisfaction that mark our lives...This longing makes our loves and friendships possible, and so very unsatisfactory. The hunger is for...nothing less than perfect communion with the...one in whom all the fragments of our scattered existence come together...we must not stifle this longing. It is a holy dissatisfaction. Such dissatisfaction is not a sickness to be healed, but the seed of a promise to be fulfilled...The only death to fear is the death of settling for something less.
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A man must be strong enough to mold the peculiarity of his imperfections into the perfection of his peculiarities.
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The perfection of intention. In the end, it is all that matters.
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A lot of people from my generation of music are so focused on playing things correctly or to perfection that they're stuck in that safe place.
