Perfection Quotes

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In order to go on living one must try to escape the death involved in perfectionism. — Hannah Arendt
Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work. — Aristotle
Perfect friendship is the friendship of men who are good, and alike in excellence; for these wish well alike to each other qua good, and… — Aristotle
If I waited for perfection... I would never write a word. — Margaret Atwood
Perfection is boring. If a face doesn't have mistakes, it's nothing. — Kevyn Aucoin
This is the very perfection of a man, to find out his own imperfections. — Saint Augustine
Jonathan is that brilliant little fire that burns within us all, that lives only for those moments when we reach perfection. — Richard Bach
I'm a perfectionist. Sometimes I have to remind myself that it's okay if there are flaws here and there. — Tyra Banks
It is only imperfection that complains of what is imperfect. The more perfect we are the more gentle and quiet we become towards the defects… — Joseph Addison
Flowers are the sweetest things God ever made and forgot to put a soul into. — Henry Ward Beecher
I don't like these cold, precise, perfect people, who, in order not to speak wrong, never speak at all, and in order not to do… — Henry Ward Beecher
The age we live in is a busy age; in which knowledge is rapidly advancing towards perfection. — Jeremy Bentham
God who is eternally complete, who directs the stars, who is the master of fates, who elevates man from his lowliness to Himself, who speaks… — Alfred Adler
If we believe in a God at all, we must surely ascribe to him perfection of wisdom and perfection of goodness; we are then forced… — Annie Besant
If a man should happen to reach perfection in this world, he would have to die immediately to enjoy himself. — Josh Billings
I know who I am. I am not perfect. I'm not the most beautiful woman in the world. But I'm one of them. — Mary J. Blige
I'm on my way to a place where I'd never dreamed I'd be, and that's perfection. — Mary J. Blige
Probably the closest things to perfection are the huge absolutely empty holes that astronomers have recently discovered in space. If there's nothing there, how can… — Richard Brautigan
When you hear Bach or Mozart, you hear perfection. Remember that Bach, Mozart and Beethoven were great improvisers. I can hear that in their music. — Dave Brubeck
I'm chasing perfection. — Kobe Bryant

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