Top 1200 Perfection And Imperfection Quotes & Sayings - Page 17

I used to think everything had to be perfect, but now I know perfection doesn't exist - life comes with bumps and grazes.

We insist on near perfection in everyone except ourselves. But if our course is questioned we become offended.

Perfection' is man's ultimate illusion. It simply doesn't exist in the universe.... If you are a perfectionist, you are guaranteed to be a loser in whatever you do.

Beyond the world of thought and sensorial impressions, there are planes and dimensions of perfect light, knowledge, and radiant perfection.

The relentless pursuit of perfection has been my problem over the years. It's maybe held me back.

Perfection is one thing and enjoyment another; these two having different ends, engage men differently.

Vegetarianism serves as the criterion by which we know that the pursuit of moral perfection on the part of humanity is genuine and sincere.

To take no account of oneself, but always to think well and highly of others is the highest wisdom and perfection.

Humanity will ever seek but never attain perfection. Let us at least survive and go on trying.

The moment you achieve perfection, you are dead. The word exists because we are all imperfect. That is true about performance as well.

Quality is not an absolute measure. It doesn't mean 'deluxeness' or 'perfection'. It means keeping the promise the customer wants you to make.

Every individual has in himself perfection. It lies within the dark recesses of his physical being.

Are you still to learn that the end and perfection of our victories is to avoid the vices and infirmities of those whom we subdue?

Asanas bring perfection in body, beauty in form, grace, strength, compactness, and the hardness and brilliance of a diamond.

We all parent the best we can. Being human, we're ambivalent. We want perfection for our babies, but we also need sleep.

What man-made machine will ever achieve the complete perfection of even the goose's wing?

Whoever we are, wherever we are, however we are, whatever our condition is, there is no impediment to attaining the perfection of life-if we are humble & sincere.

People throw away what they could have by insisting on perfection, which they cannot have, and looking for it where they will never find it.

The sole precoccupation of this learned society was the destruction of humanity for philanthropic reasons and the perfection of weapons as instruments of civilization.

In short, if we adhere to the standard of perfection in all our endeavors, we are left with nothing but mathematics and the White Album.

An artist's only concern is to shoot for some kind of perfection, and on his own terms, not anyone else's.

People throw away what they could have by insisting on perfection, which they cannot have, and looking for it where they will never find it

Perfection is a trifle dull. It is not the least of life's ironies that this, which we all aim at, is better not quite achieved.

Allow yourself the freedom to step away from perfection because it is only then that you can find success.

The true Mason takes full responsibility for the condition of his character and ever strives for its perfection.

PERFECTION, n. An imaginary state of quality distinguished from the actual by an element known as excellence; an attribute of the critic.

Perfection is too high a goal to strive for. Sometimes working hard brings more satisfaction in the end.

It is always some illusion that creates disillusion, especially in the young, for whom the only alternative to perfection is cynicism.

I'm not going to change my teeth or get a nose job. That manufactured perfection does nothing for me.

All of our holy fathers knew this and all with one accord teach that perfection in holiness can be achieved only through humility.

There is still that singular perfection, and it's perfect in part because it seemed, at the time, so clearly to promise more.

We have all been expelled from the Garden, but the ones who suffer most in exile are those who are still permitted to dream of perfection.

I fully realize that this gratitude of mine is not in the least a sign of perfection: it must be my nature - I could be suborned with a sardine.

That which causes us trials shall yield us triumph: and that which make our hearts ache shall fill us with gladness. The only true happiness is to learn, to advance, and to improve: which could not happen unless we had commenced with error, ignorance, and imperfection. We must pass through the darkness, to reach the light.

Every form, not being the whole, must, of necessity, be imperfect; less than the whole, it cannot be identical with the whole, and being less than the whole and, therefore, imperfect by itself, it shows imperfection as evil, and only the totality of a universe can mirror the image of God.

If you think you've already made it, that's when you can fall short and go backwards. I'm constantly pushing forward and chasing the element of perfection.

Computers were programmed to swap out error-prone, inconsistent human calculation with digital perfection.

I think what makes people fascinating is conflict, it's drama, it's the human condition. Nobody wants to watch perfection.

You know one of the causes of modern despair is the fact that we have had proposed to us, from various quarters, an impossible perfection.

The lack of perfection, that's the hardest quality of all, because you're fighting your instincts. You're trained to want to do things perfectly.

Entrepreneurs are never satisfied. They want to do things better. They strive for perfection and use all the ingenuity to their command to achieve it.

Not every pass-rush move is going to work to perfection, so therefore, you've got to figure out what's best for you.

A lot of disappointed people have been left standing on the street corner waiting for the bus marked Perfection.

Everyday that goes by I try to improve myself and searching for something that may even be impossible; perfection.

The wisdom of divine rule appears not in the perfection but in the improvement of the world... History is the true demonstration of Religion.

I really had a great time shooting for Dabboo Ratnani. He is such an experienced photographer and works in perfection.

The highest perfection of human life consists in the mind of man being detached from care, for the sake of God.

Sin and virtue are a game of resistance we play with God in His efforts to draw us towards perfection.

Sometimes people carry to such perfection the mask they have assumed that in due course they actually become the person they seem.

I don't believe in perfection, but those acrimony-free gaps during our family holidays can be downright blissful.

Qualities I sought in a scientific theory were naturalness, inner perfection and logical simplicity from an aesthetic approach.

There was no such thing as perfection in this world, only moments of such extreme transparency that you forgot yourself, a holy mercy if there ever was one.

Ive seen the majestic beauty of nature and the overwhelming perfection of it. To me, theres nothing closer to God than that.

We live in a world with "free" content, and this freedom is not an imperfection. We listen to the radio without paying for the songs we hear; we hear friends humming tunes that they have not licensed. We tell jokes that reference movie plots without the permission of the directors. We read our children books, borrowed from a library, without paying the original copyright holder for the performance rights.

Perfection of planning is a symptom of decay. During a period of exciting discovery or progress, there is no time to plan the perfect headquarters.

Of all religious systems, Islam alone declares that individual perfection is possible in our earthly existence.

My confidence is in the idea that I may be wrong on this or that. No man in this life should ever have to bear the burden of perfection.

When you are in a sport, there is a plan to reach for perfection in a certain week in August and it gives you a focus in life and in everything you do around it.

It is of no use to possess a lively wit if it is not of the right proportion: the perfection of a clock is not to go fast, but to be accurate.

When you understand dharma, when you see its perfect perfection, shining both in and beyond all things, you will be freed from all misunderstandings.