Perfection Quotations | Page 6

I asked for perfection and I settle with what I can get. The closer we can get to perfection, which would be zero, I'd like to have that.

The best painters, as they progress in reputation and towards perfection, are found to dispense more and more with the technique of the art, for simpler methods. Simplicity never fails to charm.

It is beyond a doubt that during the sixteenth century, and the years immediately preceding and following it, poisoning had been brought to a pitch of perfection which remains unknown to modern chemistry, but which is indisputably proved by history. Italy, the cradle of modern science, was at that time, the inventor and mistress of these secrets, many of which are lost.

Of course sportsmen and women are not only great role models, they are great fashion models too, as they are at the peak of physical perfection.

Perfection is not necessary to make a real and lasting difference to other people's lives.

No barber shaves so close but another finds worke.

That is why all great men are modest: they consistently measure themselves not in comparison to other people but to the idea of perfection ever present in their minds, an ideal infinitely clearer and greater than any common people have, and they also realize how far they are from fulfilling their ideal.

Only gods can safely risk perfection ... it's a dangerous thing for a man.

Producing perfection from imperfection is, after all, the highest of art forms.

Nothing endures, nothing is precise and certain (except the mind of a pedant), perfection is the mere repudiation of that ineluctable marginal inexactitude which is the mysterious inmost quality of Being

He who excels in his art so as to carry it to the utmost height of perfection of which it is capable may be said in some measure to go beyond it: his transcendent productions admit of no appellations.

He who only writes to suit the taste of the age, considers himself more than his writings. We should always aim at perfection, and then posterity will do us that justice which sometimes our contemporaries refuse us.

A good marriage is not one where perfection reigns: it is a relationship where a healthy perspective overlooks a multitude of "unresolvables."

Software breaks before it bends, so it demands perfection in a universe that prefers statistics.

I think seeking perfection in human affairs is a perfect way to destroy them.

Perfection is the enemy of greatness

Perfection is often the enemy of greatness

The perfection of outward loveliness is the soul shining through its crystalline covering.

The thing about perfection is that it is unknowable, it's impossible, but its also right in front of us, all the time

Philosophers say that perfection is unattainable. Lithographers redefine perfection according to SEMI standards.

People may be in awe of perfection, but they warm to humanity.

Ideas never lack for words. It is words that lack ideas. As soon as the idea has come to its last degree of perfection, the word blossoms.

The heads (Plural) of the Gods appointed one God for us; and when you take that view of the subject, it sets one free to see all the beauty, holiness and perfection of the Gods.

The concept of life and perfection is incompatible. BUT so is death and perfection

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

Religion is very easy and whoever overburdens himself in his religion will not be able to continue in that way. So you should not be extremists, but try to be near to perfection and receive the good tidings that you will be rewarded; and gain strength by worshipping in the mornings, the nights.

It's all about perfection, isn't it?

Wellness isn’t about deprivation and it’s not about perfection. It is about pointing yourself in the direction of growth, training yourself to get comfortable with your highest potential, and then taking small steps to support that shift. It’s about showing up for yourself, day by day, and then one day finding that you’ve undergone a transformation.

The goal is progress, not perfection!

There's no soul in perfection.

Strive for continuous improvement, instead of perfection.

If you don't seek perfection, you can never reach excellence.

Mathematics is an obscure field, an abstruse science, complicated and exact; yet so many have attained perfection in it that we might conclude almost anyone who seriously applied himself would achieve a measure of success.

Nothing quite new is perfect.

No art is superior to another one, but every art looks for expertise and perfection. This is life, which continues; this is why there is no death. There is continuation. There is no silence. There is a continuation of thought.

But parents, she supposed, were not the pinnacle of perfection their children thought or expected them to be. They were humans who usually did the best they could but often made the wrong choices.

Nothing is permanently perfect. But there are perfect moments and the will to choose what will bring about more perfect moments.

To do the right thing, at the right time, in the right way; to do some things better than they were ever done before; to eliminate errors; to know both sides of the question; to be courteous; to be an example; to work for the love of work; to anticipate requirements; to develop resources; to recognize no impediments; to master circumstances; to act from reason rather than rule; to be satisfied with nothing short of perfection.

Time pressure gradually corrupts an engineer's standard of quality and perfection. It has a detrimental effect on people as well as products

Perfection is unattainable, so I like to live in imperfection.

A warrior is not about perfection or victory or invulnerability. He's about absolute vulnerability.

Difficulties can be a valuable tool in our pursuit of perfection. Adversity need have no necessary connection with failure.

I don't want to call myself a perfectionist because perfection is imperfection.

There is too much emphasis on technical perfection nowadays, and not enough on what music is actually about - irony, joy, human suffering, love.

Now that we are rid of this syndrome of imposing the communist model on people, now that we've given them the chance to get rid of this dogma, I have to tell you Americans that you've been pushing your American way of life for decades. You thought it was perfection itself, the ultimate achievement of human thought... There has to be a different approach... Americans have to be more modest in their desires. We have to stimulate human qualities in people rather than greed.

Perfection is no more a requisite to art than to heroes.

It's stupid to expect perfection from bands because afterall they're just human beings.

The eye always fills in the imperfections.

When reality is perceived in its nature of ultimate perfection, the practitioner has reached a level of wisdom called non-discrimination mind - a wondrous communion in which there is no longer any distinction made between subject and object.

By definition, love made you better than good enough; it redefined perfection to include your traits, instead of excluding them.

Margo's beauty was a kind of sealed vessel of perfection--uncracked and uncrackable.

I reflected on the fact that no matter how good I aspired to be, I was never going to achieve perfection

I wasn't thinking so much of music. I wasnt thinking so much of perfection or stardom or any of that stuff.

Perfection in asana is achieved when the effort to perform it becomes effortless and the infinite being within is reached.

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

When it is understood that one loses joy and happiness in the attempt to possess them, the essence of natural farming will be realized. The ultimate goal of farming is not the growing of crops, but the cultivation and perfection of human beings.

I don't think perfect is interesting. I think what makes life exciting is the imperfections.

There is only one way by which I can get right with God, and that is through the death of Jesus Christ. I must get rid of the underlying idea that I can ever be right with God because of my obedience. Who of us could ever obey God to absolute perfection!

Instead of waiting for perfection, run with what you've got, and fix it as you go.

As for the differences of opinion upon speculative questions, if we wait till they are reconciled, the action of human affairs must be suspended forever. But neither are we to look for perfection in any one man, nor for agreement among many.

for Christ's sake, were the mountains blue, then chuck on some blue and don't go telling me that it was a blue a bit like this or like that, it was blue wasn't it? Good - make them blue and that's enough!

One has to set high standards... I can never be happy with mediocre performance.

God always ignores the present perfection for the ultimate perfection.

Friendships aren't perfect and yet they are very precious. For me, not expecting perfection all in one place was a great release.

Striving for perfection is the greatest stopper there is. You'll be afraid you can't achieve it. It's your excuse to yourself for not doing anything. Instead, strive for excellence, doing your best.

Don't waste your time striving for perfection; instead, strive for excellence - doing your best.

The perfection of conversational intercourse is when the breeding of high life is animated by the fervor of genius.

Perfection is a promise, and a reassurance that we are not wrong.

Our spirit of life is not identical with that of our ancestors, and therefore their music, even if restored with utter technical perfections, can never have to us precisely the same meaning it had for them. We cannot tear down the barricade that separates the present world from things and deeds past.

All perfection is melancholy.

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

It is an absolute perfection... to get the very most out of one's individuality.

Friendship is the highest degree of perfection in society.

Of all human and ancient opinions concerning religion, that seems to me the most likely and most excusable, that acknowledged God as an incomprehensible power, the original and preserver of all things, all goodness, all perfection, receiving and taking in good part the honour and reverence that man paid him, under what method, name, or ceremonies soever.

An able reader often discovers in other people's writings perfections beyond those that the author put in or perceived, and lends them richer meanings and aspects.

It was a style not of perfection, but warmth. Even mistakes had a good feeling about them

Nothing that happened before this moment has any power over you whatsoever, except to the extent to which you carry it into this moment. Dwell in the present with full forgiveness of yourself and others, and your life will be lifted to divine right order...perfection, prosperity and peace.

Forgiveness is a selective remembering. It is a conscious choice to focus on someone's innocence instead of his or her mistakes...This serves *you*...Your body was not created to bear the burden of your overattachment to it, but was created as a container for the light of your spirit. It will more easily remember how to function perfectly when you remember the perfection in everyone.

Perfection is a polished collection of errors.

Don't strive for somebody else's notion of perfection. It's an unattainable and ultimately ridiculous goal. Strive instead to be uniquely yourself and when in doubt listen to your gut, because it already knows what you want to become.

Few things are worth doing perfectly.

The egg is the symbol of perfection. Do you want an egg?

I used to love ballet and I did it really, really intensely. But it came so much about achieving physical perfection, which when I was 14 was a big deal.

All things are complete within ourselves.

Striving for excellence is a positive quality. Striving for perfection is self-defeating.

Immoral is choosing not to act when you hold in your hands the power to create perfection.

A new idea is rarely born like Venus attended by graces. More commonly it's modeled of baling wire and acne. More commonly it wheezes and tips over.

We know of our own knowledge that we are human beings, and, as such, imperfect. But we are bathed by the communications industry in a ceaseless tide of inhuman, impossible perfection.

... the Power who gave a power, by its mere existence, signifies that it must be brought out towards perfection.

A good artist ought never to allow impatience to overcome his sense of the main end of art - perfection

Art is a shadow of Divine perfection.

Trifles make perfection but perfection is not a trifle

Perfection is no small thing, but it is made up of small things.

Good painting is nothing else but a copy of the perfections of God and a reminder of His painting. Finally, good painting is a music and a melody which intellect only can appreciate, and with great difficulty.

Don't be bothered by perfection. Replace the word 'Perfection' by 'Totality. Totality will give you a different dimension.

Ballet's image of perfection is fashioned amid a milieu of wracked bodies, fevered imaginations, Balkan intrigue and sulfurous hatreds where anything is likely, and dancers know it.

As creators, our pursuit of perfection might be misguided, particularly if it comes at the expense of the things that matter.

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

Your generosity is more important than your perfection.

The perfectionist is another name for someone who is getting ready to become mad.