“I don't understand why people in this country are so bent on doing the 'perfect,' when you have something that is good and makes sense from a cost-benefit point of view.” PeopleCountryPerfectViewsCostBenefitsPoint Of ViewMake SenseBent Author:George Voinovich
“When we receive with an entire and perfect resignation the afflictions which God sends us they become for us favors and benefits; because conformity to the will of God is a gain far superior to all temporal advantages.” ReligiousPerfectBenefitsGainsAdvantageFavorsGods WillSuperiorsConformityAfflictionResignation Author:Vincent de Paul
“I would just say try it and see if you like it. See how it makes you feel and remember that it's not about being perfect, it's about just doing your best. I think it would have tremendous benefits for everyone.” IfsThinkingFeelsTryingRememberPerfectBenefitsYou Like ItDoing Your Best Author:Jayne Middlemiss
“Lastly, I would address one general admonition to all: that they consider what are the true ends of knowledge, and that they seek it not either for pleasure of the mind, or for contention, or for superiority to others, or for profit, or fame, or power, or any of these inferior things: but for the benefit and use of life; and that they perfect and govern it in charity.” MindEndsUsePerfectPleasureKnowledgeFameBenefitsCharityProfitAddressesInferiorsSuperiorityContentionAdmonition Book:Selected Philosophical Works Source: Selected Philosophical Works
“Investors frequently benefit from making decisions with less than perfect knowledge and are well rewarded for bearing the risk of uncertainty. The time other investors spend delving into the last unanswered detail may cost them the chance to buy into situations at prices so low they offer a margin of safety despite the incomplete information” WellsMayLastsChanceDecisionPerfectSituationRiskInformationCostOffersBenefitsLowsSafetyDetailsDespiteUncertaintyInvestorsMarginsIncompleteMaking DecisionsUnansweredDelvingIncomplete Information Author:Seth Klarman
“Nothing happens in life by accident. Nothing occurs by chance. Nothing takes place without producing the opportunity for real and lasting benefit to you. The perfection of every moment may not be apparent to you, yet that will make the moment no less perfect.” MayRealMomentsHappensOpportunityChancePerfectBenefitsPerfectionAccidentsThings HappenLastingCherish Every Moment Author:Neale Donald Walsch
“God tested Abraham. That is, he sent him afflictions for his benefit, not so that he could find out what sort of man he was, for God knows everything, but so that He give him the means to perfect his faith.” KnowsMenInspirationalGivingMeanChristianReligiousPerfectBenefitsOrthodoxFaith In GodAfflictionTestedGod KnowsAbrahamGod Knows Everything Author:Marcus Eremita
“If we could turn around and stand back, then we would see the whole complete pattern. And therefore what we have to do in this lifetime is to perfect this pattern, so that it will continue a most beautiful pattern next time and next time and next time and next time because we vowed until samsara is empty! Now, that's going to be a long time, so you'd better get prepared for the long haul, and the best way to do that is to really prepare yourself as much as possible in this lifetime, and not waste your opportunities so that we can genuinely benefit beings, endlessly, endlessly, endlessly.” IfsWayLongWholeBeautifulTurnsNextOpportunityPerfectWasteBenefitsLong TimeEmptyPreparedLifetimePatternsBest WayNext TimeHaulLong HaulSamsara Author:Tenzin Palmo
“Jesus has chosen, even in a resurrected, otherwise perfected body, to retain for the benefit of His disciples the wounds in His hands and in His feet and in His side-signs, if you will, that painful things happen even to the pure and the perfect; signs, if you will, that pain in this world is not evidence that God doesn't love you; signs, if you will, that problems pass and happiness can be ours.” IfsWorldProblemBodyHandsHappensPainJesusSidesPerfectFeetLove YouThis WorldPureBenefitsEvidencePainfulWoundsThings HappenChosenDisciplePainful Things Author:Jeffrey R. Holland
“Don't expect me to be perfect. Despite all my lives, I'm still only human. I can't deliver perfection, and I'll only disappoint you. But I want you to know that you are the most important person to me. I'm trying to protect you. Sometimes I screw things up. I may even tell a white lie every now and then. But you have to give me the benefit of the doubt.” KnowsWantGivingTryingHumansMayPersonsStillsI CanImportantSometimesLyingWhitePerfectDoubtProtectBenefitsPerfectionGive MeDespiteNow And ThenI Want YouScrewsDisappointProtect YouBenefit Of The DoubtImportant PersonMost Important PersonWhite Lie Author:Kirsten Miller
“Religion is an important institution. A nation without religion cannot survive. Yet it is also very important to note that religion is a link between Allah and the individual believer. The brokerage of the pious cannot be permitted. Those who use religion for their own benefit are detestable. We are against such a situation and will not allow it. Those who use religion in such a manner have fooled our people; it is against just such people that we have fought and will continue to fight. Know that whatever conforms to reason, logic, and the advantages and needs of our people conforms equally to Islam. If our religion did not conform to reason and logic, it would not be the perfect religion, the final religion.” PeopleIfsKnowsNeedsImportantReasonUseFightingIndividualNationsPerfectSituationBenefitsAdvantageLogicInstitutionsNotesIslamFinalsBelieverLinksConformFooledPiousReason And Logic Author:Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
“While the idea of taking you right now, against the wall, is enough to make me lose control, I want you to know that I’m serious. You’re not a hook up. You’re not a friend with benefits. You’re more than that to me.” I closed my eyes, breathing heavily. “Well, that was…really sort of perfect.” “I’m really sort of perfect … Everyone else knows that. You’re just a little slow on the uptake.” KnowsWantWellsLittlesIdeasEnoughEyeLosesPerfectSeriousWallRight NowBenefitsBreathingI Want YouHookHook UpFriend With Benefits Author:J. Lynn
“The preamble to the Constitution states: "We, the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquillity, provide for the common defence, promote the general welfare..." It doesn't say "guarantee the general welfare." And it certainly doesn't say "give welfare benefits to all the people in the country who aren't doing so well even if the reason they aren't doing so well is because they're sitting on their butts in front of the TV".” PeopleIfsGivingWellsCountryStatesReasonFormOrderJusticePerfectUnitedCommonUnited StatesFrontsTvsBenefitsSittingConstitutionUnionsWelfareGuaranteesDefenceTranquillityGeneral WelfarePreamble Author:P. J. O'Rourke