A Quote by Janelle Monae

Perfection is often the enemy of greatness.

Janelle Monae

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Enemy Greatness Often Perfection

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Janelle Monae
American - Musician
Born: December 1, 1985

Perfection is the often the enemy of greatness.

Janelle Monae

It's easy to deprecate some of the puffery and jingoism that often go with affirmations of 'American greatness.' It's also easy to confuse greatness with perfection, as if evidence of our shortcomings is proof of our mediocrity.

Bret Stephens

Embrace what makes you unique, even if it makes others uncomfortable. i didn't have to become perfect because I've learned throughout my journey that perfection is the enemy of greatness.

Janelle Monae

A good character today is shaped by greatness, greatness in vision, greatness in courage, greatness in insight, greatness in purpose and devotion.

A. Powell Davies

The enemy of the black is not the white. The enemy of capitalist is not communist, the enemy of homosexual is not heterosexual, the enemy of Jew is not Arab, the enemy of youth is not the old, the enemy of hip is not redneck, the enemy of Chicano is not gringo and the enemy of women is not men. We all have the same enemy. The enemy is the tyranny of the dull mind. The enemy is every expert who practices technocratic manipulation, the enemy is every proponent of standardization and the enemy is every victim who is so dull and lazy and weak as to allow himself to be manipulated and standardized.

Tom Robbins

Greatness, in order to gain recognition, must all too often consent to ape greatness.

Jean Rostand

Some people strive for perfection, but I often find perfection boring.

Mario Testino

Some people strive for perfection, but I often find perfection boring

Mario Testino

Resilency, not perfection, is the signature of greatness.

James C. Collins

I can't stand satisfaction. To me, greatness comes from that quest for perfection.

Mike Schmidt

I don't confuse greatness with perfection. To be great anyhow is the higher achievement.

Lois McMaster Bujold

I've always thought that a lot of really good writers go wrong by getting so into the craft and the technique and perfection. Perfection can be the enemy sometimes. Some songs don't need to be told perfectly. Life is messy and has loose ends, and sometimes I think the songs should reflect that.

Patterson Hood

Daily life is the enemy of greatness.

Marianne Williamson

Children in home-school conflict situations often receive a double message from their parents: "The school is the hope for your future, listen, be good and learn" and "the school is your enemy. . . ." Children who receive the "school is the enemy" message often go after the enemy--act up, undermine the teacher, undermine the school program, or otherwise exercise their veto power.

James P. Comer

There is often with restaurant reviews in particular, I think, this kind of impulse to be deferential and bow down to the greatness of the restaurant and the greatness of the chef, and then with great regret to say, "And yet, all is not as it should be in the kingdom," and I didn't want to do any of that.

Pete Wells

Satisfaction may be the goal of the common man, but it is the enemy of greatness.

Garrison Wynn

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