Perfection Quotes
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Because the true perfection of a practical occupation consists not only in knowing the actual performance of the occupation but also in its explanation, why the work is done a in a particular way, and because the art of calculating is a practical occupation, it is clear that it is pertinent to concern oneself with the theory.
Gersonides -
Quality is not an absolute measure. It doesn't mean 'deluxeness' or 'perfection'. It means keeping the promise the customer wants you to make.
Seth Godin
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Nobody is perfect, though. We all want everyone to think we are, but perfection is some crazy mythical state that we can never achieve. It is a goal beyond our grasp, always shifting and changing and taunting us, because it knows...it knows we can never reach it.
Carrie Jones -
Agony is truth its our connection to the living I accept it as perfection and keep on existing in the now.
Eyedea -
Now, brethren, do not expect perfection in your choice of a mate. Do not be so particular that you overlook her most important qualities of having a strong testimony, living the principles of the gospel, loving home, wanting to be a mother in Zion, and supporting you in your priesthood responsibilities. Of course, she should be attractive to you.... And one good yardstick as to whether a person might be the right one for you is this: in her presence, do you think your noblest thoughts, do you aspire to your finest deeds, do you wish you were better than you are?
Ezra Taft Benson -
I want to reach absolute perfection. And I think I can reach it.
Richard Krajicek -
You're looking at the reflection of perfection. You're looking at the man who gets all your attention. You're looking at the man with the biggest arm. At the man, with the greatest charm, the man in Chicago who will do harm to the guy three doors down. Whatcha gonna do, when you know who? How ya gonna deal, with the man of steel? How ya gonna react to Sonnen's attack?
Chael Sonnen -
Perfection is the lowest standard of achievement. Doing is the highest.
Andy Jenkins
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So, to detract from the perfection of creatures is to detract from the perfection of divine power.
Thomas Aquinas -
A song is such a short form ... that 'the slightest flaw seems like a mountain.' And so every song needs to be revised 'til it's close to perfection... But achieving perfection takes a lot of energy.
Stephen Sondheim -
Always remember... Perfection is not attainable, but if you chase perfection you can catch excellence and beyond. Be fearless...
Ziad K. Abdelnour -
To be always thinking about your manners is not the way to make them good; the very perfection of manners is not to think about yourself.
Richard Whately -
Aim at perfection and nothing less. Need the best. Deserve the best. Those who say it's not possible are the people who decided to settle.
Behdad Sami -
What do dancers think of Fred Astaire? It's no secret. We hate him. He gives us a complex because he's too perfect. His perfection is an absurdity. It's too hard to face.
Mikhail Baryshnikov
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When I was young, I thought confidence could be earned w/ perfection. Now I know that you don't earn it; you claim it.
Cecelie Berry -
Turn down the volume of your negative inner voice and create a nurturing inner voice to take it’s place. When you make a mistake, forgive yourself, learn from it, and move on instead of obsessing about it. Equally important, don’t allow anyone else to dwell on your mistakes or shortcomings or to expect perfection from you.
Beverly Engel -
If the physical perfection of childhood could last, what a possesssion it would be for humanity!
Candace Wheeler -
Wisdom is not a question of learning facts with the mind; it can only be acquired through perfection of living.
Nilakanta Sri Ram -
Progress not perfection.
Court McGee -
A man's perfection is his work.
Thomas Carlyle
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As I hold the flower in my hand and think of trying to describe it, I realize how poor a creature I am, how impotent are words in the presence of such perfection.
Celia Thaxter -
The world is evolving from imperfection to perfection. It needs all love and sympathy; great tenderness and watchfulness are required from each one of us.
Hazrat Inayat Khan -
A certain type of perfection can only be realized through a limitless accumulation of the imperfect.
Haruki Murakami -
If there's any such thing as a perfect man, I think John Coltrane was one. And I think that kind of perfection has to come from a greater force than there is here on earth.
Elvin Jones