Perfecting Quotes

83 quotes by 78 authors

Green consumerism generally, and 'healthy' products and lifestyles in particular, contain quite precise notions about how an individual should consider his or her well-being. Not… — Peter Dickens
The essence of acting is the conveyance of truth through the medium of the actor's mind and person. The science of acting deals with the… — Minnie Maddern Fiske
The Way is basically perfect. It doesn't require perfecting. The Way has no form or sound. It's subtle and hard to perceive. It's like when… — Bodhidharma
Perfecting one's intellect causes one to speak less, and those words spoken will be adorned with wisdom. — Ali ibn Abi Talib
There is no fanaticism in any of this. There is intensity. You have to make it happen. You have to put your will into perfecting… — Frederick Lenz
The responsibility of the artist consists in perfecting his work so that it may become attractively disinteresting. — John Cage
The poem is a form of texting... it's the original text. It's a perfecting of a feeling in language - it's a way of saying… — Carol Ann Duffy
What is the mark of a Christian? That he be purified of all defilement of the flesh and of the spirit in the Blood of… — Saint Basil
Enlightenment is the culmination of self-knowledge, pure unadulterated knowledge. Not knowledge you can get from reading a book, it comes from perfecting your awareness, your… — Frederick Lenz
When it comes to fundraising for a social enterprise, if you are pursuing your true passion, you'll learn to become great at your craft because… — Adam Braun
Deceit for personal gain is one of history's most recurring crimes. Man's first step towards change would be thinking, counter-arguing, re-thinking, twisting, straightening, perfecting, then… — Criss Jami
Reality is very, very contradictory, and so I try to write just perfecting what I see, what I read, what I feel, in a feel-thinking… — Eduardo Galeano
Manufacturing is more than just putting parts together. It's coming up with ideas, testing principles and perfecting the engineering, as well as final assembly. — James Dyson
Neuroplasticity research showed that the brain changes its very structure with each different activity it performs, perfecting its circuits so it is better suited to… — Naveen Jain
I do not believe that we can stop perfecting new ways of dying until we have found new ways of living. Every new life-way ought… — Haniel Long
For the first time, I notice the lax skin at Mrs. Nightwing's jaw, the fine down that lies upon her cheek like the imprint of… — Libba Bray
Basketball is an intricate, high-speed game filled with split-second, spontaneous decisions. But that spontaneity is possible only when everyone first engages in hours of highly… — Malcolm Gladwell
Everyone had clearly spent far too long perfecting their appearance. I used to feel intimidated by people like this; now I see them as walking… — Charlie Brooker
Love, in its own nature, demands the perfecting of the beloved. — C.S. Lewis
I have made a silent compact with myself not to change a line of what I write. I am not interested in perfecting my thoughts,… — Henry Miller

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