“It seemed he was the perfect lover, at least for the moment. He did not live where you lived. He did not… — Ben Greenman Copy Share Image
“You can argue with a thousand scholars but not with one fool who thinks he's correct and perfect all the time. It's… — Heshan Udunuwara Copy Share Image
I like first class, but I don't like first class people - I prefer the people in coach. I like fine restaurants,… — Alber Elbaz Copy Share Image
As we gain satisfaction from artificial substitutes for nature we forget that there is no known substitute for Nature, the real thing… — Michael J Cohen Copy Share Image
But in the expression of the countenance, which was beaming all over with smiles, there still lurked (incomprehensible anomalyl) that fitful strain… — Edgar Allan Poe Copy Share Image
“This increasingly prevalent tendency for women in particular to think that “perfection” is possible from the perspective of their physique is an… — Amy White Copy Share Image
“PERFECTIONISM Perfectionism is a family system rule and a core culprit in creating toxic shame. We see it also in both the… — John Bradshaw Copy Share Image
That is why all great men are modest: they consistently measure themselves not in comparison to other people but to the idea… — Giacomo Leopardi Copy Share Image
We have no adequate conception of the perfection of the ancient tragic dance. The pleasure which the greeks received from it had… — Samuel Taylor Coleridge Copy Share Image
It is an error to imagine that evolution signifies a constant tendency to increased perfection. That process undoubtedly involves a constant remodeling… — Thomas Huxley Copy Share Image
Study is to study what cannot be studied. Undertaking means undertaking what cannot be undertaken. Philosophizing is to philosophize about what cannot… — Zhuangzi Copy Share Image
The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection, that one is sometimes willing to commit sins for the… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
“Cinderella Rule #16 Standards. Goals. Everyone has them. Or should. But before you judge yourself a success or failure, make certain the… — Donna Kauffman Copy Share Image
Of course, some will say the goal [of abolition] is a utopian dream of human perfection. We needn't worry. There will be… — Jonathan Schell Copy Share Image
I have always looked at it this way: If you strive like crazy for perfection - an all-out assault on total perfection… — Charlie Trotter Copy Share Image
[The works of Archimedes] are without exception, monuments of mathematical exposition; the gradual revelation of the plan of attack, the masterly ordering… — Thomas Little Heath Copy Share Image
Whoever wishes to make progress in perfection should use particular diligence in not allowing himself to be led away by his passions,… — St. Vincent Copy Share Image
We Christians joyfully recognize the religious values we have in common with Islam. I would like to repeat what I said to… — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
“Perfectionism is a slow death…If everything were to turn out just as I would want it, just as I would plan, I… — Hugh Prather Copy Share Image
In order to the attaining of all useful knowledge this is most necessary, that we fear God; we are not qualified to… — Matthew Henry Copy Share Image
She is a mortal danger to all men. She is beautiful without knowing it, and possesses charms that she's not even aware… — Cyrano de Bergerac Copy Share Image
What people want is perfection," said the man. "In themselves." "But they need the steps to it to be pointed out," said… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
Have you ever noticed the perfection of nature? The seasons and how one changes into the next, the falling leaves, composting soil,… — Bryan Kest Copy Share Image
As an artist, you are always striving toward an ultimate achievement but never seem to reach it. You shoot a film, and… — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
If everything is perfect, language is useless. This is true for animals. If animals don't speak, it's because everything's perfect for them.… — Jean Baudrillard Copy Share Image
All things are linked with one another, and this oneness is sacred; there is nothing that is not interconnected with everything else.… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
On closer inspection, the hero status accorded to Abraham, Moses and David in the Old Testament (and echoed in the New Testament)… — Paul Copan Copy Share Image
Heaven does nothing: its non-doing is its serenity. Earth does nothing: its non-doing is its rest. From the union of these two… — Zhuangzi Copy Share Image
Mathematics as an expression of the human mind reflects the active will, the contemplative reason, and the desire for aesthetic perfection. Its… — Richard Courant Copy Share Image
We do not merely give a religious education because that would seem to imply the possibility of some other education, a secular… — Charlotte Mason Copy Share Image
There are great advantages to seeing yourself as an accident created by amateur parents as they practiced. You then have been left… — Frank Pittman Copy Share Image
“But more than just analysis, perfectionism offers us two distinct distractions: Hiding places Noble obstacles A hiding place is an activity you… — Jon Acuff Copy Share Image
I was suddenly struck by how dissimilar we were. It occurred to me that if Grace and I were objects, she would… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and everything shall be added unto you. This is the one great duty, this is… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
I really don't feel like I'm in any kind of contest. Except, maybe, with myself. Just want to learn and create and… — Angela Bettis Copy Share Image
I am not a perfect girl. My hair doesn't always stay in place & I spill things a lot. I'm pretty clumsy… — Camilia Copy Share Image
You're not supposed to look perfect while you're making babies. Making babies is the perfection. It's about feeling good in clothes and… — Drew Barrymore Copy Share Image
Painters and sculptors under the Nazis often depicted the nude, but they were forbidden to show any bodily imperfections. Their nudes look… — Susan Sontag Copy Share Image
Business is not the supreme virtue, and sanctity is not measured by the amount of work we accomplish. Perfection is found in… — Thomas Merton Copy Share Image
Man is/the symbol-using (symbol making, symbol-misusing) animal/inventor of the negative (or moralized by the negative)/separated from his natural condition by instruments of… — Kenneth Burke Copy Share Image
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