P Quotes
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“Perfection is not when there is no more to add, but no more to take away.”
“Perfection is often the enemy of greatness.”
“Perfection is one thing and enjoyment another; these two having different ends, engage men differently.”
Source: The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda
“Perfection is only an ideal for man; it cannot be attained, for man is made imperfect.”
Source: Collected Works
“Perfection is perfectly simple; fouling things up requires true skill.”
“Perfection is pure action that comes with zeal to excel.”
Source: You By You
“Perfection is reachednot when there's nothing to add, but when there's nothing to take away.”
“Perfection is really boring!”
“Perfection is shallow, unreal, and fatally uninteresting.”
“Perfection is something everyone strives for, but it’s elusive and may be an illusion.”
Source: Seamless
“Perfection is something we should all strive for. It's a duty and a joy to perfect one's nature... The most difficult thing is love. A loveless, driving person that just competes in the rat race is far from perfection in my book.”
“Perfection is static,
And
I am in full progress.”
“Perfection is such a nuisance that I often regret having cured myself of using tobacco.”
“Perfection is terrible, it cannot have children.”
Source: Ariel
“Perfection is the antithesis of authenticity.”
“Perfection is the child of time.”
“Perfection is the enemy of authenticity.”
Source: Presenting for Humans: Insights for Speakers on Ditching Perfection and Creating Connection
“Perfection is the exclusive attribute of God, and it is indescribable, untranslatable. I do believe that it is possible for human beings to become perfect, even as God is perfect. It is necessary for all of us to aspire after that perfection but when that blessed state is attained, it become indescribable, indefinable.”
Source: All Men Are Brothers
“Perfection is the lowest standard of achievement. Doing is the highest.”
“Perfection is the measure of heaven, and the wish to be perfect the measure of man.”
Source: Maxims and Reflections
“Perfection is the natural consequence of eternity: wait long enough, and anything will realize its potential. Coal becomes diamonds, sand becomes pearls, apes become men. It's simply not given to us, in one lifetime, to see those consummations, and so every failure becomes a reminder of death.”
Source: The rule of four
“Perfection is the often the enemy of greatness.”
“Perfection is the satin-lined casket of creativity and originality. If you are a perfectionist, at least stop telling everybody you're one and try to get over it yourself, alone in your home with the lights off”
“Perfection is the willingness to be imperfect.”
“Perfection is their usual standard. AVPs as adults and as children find it very difficult to accept help.”
Source: Hiding In The Light: Understanding Avoidant Personality Disorder
“Perfection is too high a goal to strive for. Sometimes working hard brings
more satisfaction in the end.”
“Perfection is unattainable, so I like to live in imperfection.”
“Perfection is very difficult to achieve, and perfection was what I wanted in McDonald's. Everything else was secondary for me.”
Source: Grinding It Out: The Making of McDonald's
“Perfection is what we create in our own mind. I prefer the flaw.”
“Perfection is worth striving for, even if it is ultimately unattainable in this life.”
“Perfection isn't a thing, It is a moment. A very brief moment that in time, that is lost as the world and the universe continues to move around you. If we are going to reject solutions because they aren't perfect or come from imperfect people, then we will never move forward.”
“Perfection isn't necessarily found only in publicly accepted trends. Perfection is found in self.”
“Perfection isn't the gist of family's strength; it's found in the resilience despite imperfections.”
“Perfection itself is a flaw, an odd knot in the cosmic fabric of evenly-braided imperfections.”
“Perfection itself is imperfection.”
“Perfection itself is not the ultimate goal
but the ultimate condition of life.”
“Perfection may never be attained, constant repetition of good habits are the closest thing to perfection.”
“Perfection may not be possible, but striving for excellence is.”
Source: BECOME: Unleash the Power of Moral Character and Be Proud of the Life You Choose
“Perfection never exists in reality, but only in our dreams.”
Source: The Challenge of Marriage
“Perfection of character is this: to live each day as if it were your last, without frenzy, without apathy, without pretence.”
Source: Meditations
“Perfection” of existence is in its plurality and its “imperfection.” Existence contains the whole purpose in a constant, eternal pursuit of perfection. In this pursuit, the mode, motives, and, above all, meaning are found. Even if there were a possibility for perfect particularities within the realm of existence (world, universe), this perfection would still undermine the higher perfection achieved through evolution. The perfection of particularities would undermine the absolute potential of the Absolute for infinity. The world must be “perfect” (or “imperfect”) not only concerning the Absolute and not only concerning the particular realities but also proportionately perfect (or imperfect) concerning its potential and the potential of the Absolute concerning eternity and infinity.”
Source: ABSOLUTE
“Perfection of means and confusion of goals seem to characterize our age. If we desire sincerely and passionately the safety, the welfare and the free development of the talents of all men, we shall not be in want of the means to approach such a state.”
“Perfection of moral virtue does not wholly take away the passions, but regulates them.”
Source: Summa Theologica, Volume 1
“Perfection of planned layout is achieved only by institutions on the point of collapse.”
“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.”
“Perfection of rhythm, balanced perfection of rhythm. Everything in Nature is expressed by rhythmic waves of light. Every thought and action is a light-wave of thought and action. If one interprets the God within one, one's thoughts and actions must be balanced rhythmic waves. Ugliness, fears, failures and diseases arise from unbalanced thoughts and actions. Therefore think beauty always if one desire vitality of body and happiness.”
“Perfection often creates such a flawless surface that there's no place for the audience to enter into a piece, while the idiosyncrasies of individual style are like windows into the singer's heart.”
Source: The Inner Voice: The Making of a Singer
“Perfection only exists in babies and pastries.”
“Perfection’s unattainable but it isn’t unapproachable.”
Source: Blindsight
“Perfection seems sterile;
It is final, no mystery in it;
It's a product of an assembly line.”