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“But that the reasoning from these facts, the drawing from them correct conclusions, is a matter of great difficulty, may be inferred from the imperfect state in which the Science is now found after it has been so long and so intensely studied.”

May Long Has Beens Matter States Facts Science Found Difficulty Drawing Conclusion Reasoning Imperfect Drawing Conclusions

Book:Political Economy

Source: Political Economy

“I think every single imperfection adds to your beauty. I'd rather be imperfect than perfect.”

Thinking Perfect Add Imperfection Imperfect

Author:Sonam Kapoor

“Yes, I am imperfect and vulnerable and sometimes afraid, but that doesn't change the truth that I am also brave and worthy of love and belonging.”

Sometimes Brave Worthy Vulnerable Belonging Imperfect Worthy Of Love

Book:Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead

Source: Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead

“We’re all imperfect and we all have needs. The weak usually do not ask for help, so they stay weak. If we recognize that we are imperfect, we will ask for help and we will pray for the guidance necessary to bring positive results to whatever we are doing.”

Ifs Needs Helping Motivational Asks Results Praying Weak Guidance Imperfect Positive Results

Author:John Wooden

“Love is sometimes shown in the things you don't say, don't keep track of and don't notice. The greatest kindness is often shown in letting things go. None of us is perfect, but we can all be perfect friends and perfect partners by allowing those that we love to be imperfect. Give those around you the 'break' that you hope the world will give you on your own 'bad day' and you'll never, ever regret it.”

World Giving Sometimes Perfect Love Is Break Kindness Regret Track Partners Allowing Imperfect Bad Day Letting Things Go Perfect Partner

Author:Neale Donald Walsch

“It meant that Diana had not waited for any explanation, however halting and imperfect, but had condemned him unheard; and this showed a much harder, far less affectionate woman than the Diana he had known or had thought he knew - a mythical person, no doubt created by himself. It had of course been evident from her letter, which made no reference to his; but he had not chosen to see the evidence and now it was absolutely forced upon his sight it made his eyes sting and tingle again. And deprived of his myth he felt extraordinarily lonely.”

Source: The Reverse of the Medal (Vol. Book 11) (Aubrey/Maturin Novels)

“Perfectionism is a dangerous state of mind in an imperfect world. The best way is to forget doubts and set about the task in hand. . . . If you are doing your best, you will not have time to worry about failure.”

Ifs World Way Mind States Hands Forget Worry Doubt Dangerous Failure Tasks Best Way State Of Mind Imperfect Perfectionism Doing Your Best A Perfect World Imperfect World

Author:Robert Hillyer

“Law is an imperfect profession in which success can rarely be achieved without some sacrifice of principle. Thus all practicing lawyers -- and most others in the profession -- will necessarily be imperfect, especially in the eyes of young idealists. There is no perfect justice, just as there is no absolute in ethics. But there is perfect injustice, and we know it when we see it.”

Knows Inspirational Motivational Eye Law Young Justice Perfect Principles Sacrifice Ethics Absolutes Injustice Profession Lawyer Imperfect Idealist

Author:Alan Dershowitz

“Let’s face it, we’re all imperfect and we’re going to fall short on occasion. But we must learn from failure and that will enable us to avoid repeating our mistakes. Through adversity, we learn, grow stronger, and become better people.”

People Faces Fall Grows Mistake Stronger Adversity Occasions Imperfect Learning From Failure

Book:Coach Wooden's Pyramid of Success (Large Print 16pt)

Source: Coach Wooden's Pyramid of Success (Large Print 16pt)

“I think that we come to love not by finding the perfect person, but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly. Raise kids. Have a good life. Be a good friend. And try to be completely who you are.”

People Ifs Persons Lost Answers Perfect Findings Imperfect Lost Everything Perfect Person Imperfect Person

Author:Angelina Jolie

“You have to understand accounting and you have to understand the nuances of accounting. It's the language of business and it's an imperfect language, but unless you are willing to put in the effort to learn accounting - how to read and interpret financial statements - you really shouldn't select stocks yourself”

Language Effort Willing Financial Statements Imperfect Select Accounting Nuance Financial Statements

Author:Warren Buffett

“Disregarding all evidence to the contrary, the student of Truth will maintain that he lives in a PERFECT Universe and among people potentially perfect. He will regulate his thinking to meet this necessity and refuse to believe in its opposite. At first he may be influenced by conditions, and he may appear weak, but as time goes on he will PROVE TO HIMSELF that his position is a correct one, for that which appears imperfect will begin to slip from his experience”

People Thinking Firsts Believe May Universe Perfect Conditions Position Students Goes On Prove Evidence Weak Opposites Refuse Contrary Slips Imperfect Time Goes On

Book:The Science of Mind Collection

Source: The Science of Mind Collection

“Tea ceremony is a way of worshipping the beautiful and the simple. All one's efforts are concentrated on trying to achieve perfection through the imperfect gestures of daily life. Its beauty consists in the respect with which it is performed. If a mere cup of tea can bring us closer to God, we should watch out for all the other dozens of opportunities that each ordinary day offers us.”

“The celebration of Advent is possible only to those who are troubled in soul, who know themselves to be poor and imperfect, and who look forward to something greater to come.”

Knows Looks Soul Poor Greater Celebration Imperfect Looking Forward Advent

Author:Dietrich Bonhoeffer

“I'm an imperfect messenger, but the message is perfect.”

Perfect Messages Imperfect Messengers

Author:Ron Paul

“I am imperfect in a million ways, but I always thought I was the kind of woman, the kind of wife to whom a husband would be faithful.”

Way Kind Would Be Millions Wife Husband Faithful Imperfect Being Faithful

Author:Elizabeth Edwards

“We are not merely imperfect creatures who must be improved; we are rebels who must lay down our arms.”

Arms Creatures Lays Rebel Imperfect

Author:C. S. Lewis

“The unmet need that can get met right now is the need to be whole, to be both your magnificent, divine self and your imperfect, human self.”

Needs Humans Self Whole Divine Mets Right Now Imperfect Magnificent Unmet Needs

Author:Debbie Ford

“We are all imperfect. We can not expect perfect government.”

Government Perfect Imperfect Can Not Perfection And Imperfection

Book:The Collected Works of William Howard Taft: Presidential addresses and state papers

Source: The Collected Works of William Howard Taft: Presidential addresses and state papers

“Your goal is to launch an imperfect product and let people laugh at you.”

People Goal Laughing Products Imperfect

Author:Bo Sanchez

“As has been pointed out with Libya, the debate over Libya, sometimes we allow diplomatic relations with imperfect regimes because progress can best be made through engagement instead of isolation.”

Has Beens Made Sometimes Progress Relation Debate Isolation Engagement Imperfect Regimes Diplomatic Libya Diplomatic Relations

Author:Earl Blumenauer

“I found happiness when I realized that as imperfect as I may be, I am the perfect Nick Vujicic. I am God's creation, designed according to His plan for me. That's not to say there isn't room for improvement. I'm always trying to be better so I can better serve Him and the world!”

World Trying May I Can Found Perfect Rooms Plans Creation I Realized Improvement Imperfect Always Trying God's Creation Found Happiness Room For Improvement

Author:Nick Vujicic

“We must act, knowing that our work will be imperfect.”

Knowing Imperfect

Author:Barack Obama

“The Church is designed to nourish the imperfect, the struggling, and the exhausted.”

Church Struggle Imperfect Exhausted

Author:Dieter F. Uchtdorf

“I think we learn the most from imperfect relationships - things like forgiveness and compassion.”

Thinking Compassion Forgiveness Imperfect

Author:Andrea Thompson

“The improvisational ability to lead adaptively relies on responding to the present situation rather than importing the past into the present and laying it on the current situation like an imperfect template.”

Past Ability Situation Currents Rely Imperfect Responding Current Situation Present Situation

Author:Ronald A. Heifetz

“We're imperfect people trapped in an imperfect world until we get to that place beyond”

People World Imperfect Trapped A Perfect World Imperfect World

Book:I Can't Believe I Said That!: An Autobiography

Source: I Can't Believe I Said That!: An Autobiography

“In ancient times, people said that imperfect moves to becoming perfect. Are these words vain? No! Truly, by gaining Unity you come to Perfection!”

People Said Moving Perfect Knowledge Becoming Perfection Unity Ancient Vain Imperfect Ancient Times Becoming Perfect

Author:Laozi

“Fallen man is not simply an imperfect creature who needs improvement: he is a rebel who must lay down his arms. Laying down your arms, surrendering, saying you are sorry, realizing that you have been on the wrong track and getting ready to start life over again from the ground floor-that is the only way out of a "hole." This process of surrender-this movement full speed astern-is repentance.”

Men Way Needs Has Beens Process Realizing Sin Movement Ready Arms Creatures Lays Sorry Track Speed Improvement Surrender Holes Fallen Repentance Rebel Imperfect Laying Down

Author:C. S. Lewis

“Cause and effect are two sides of one fact.”

Two Facts Causes Sides Effects Imperfect Cause And Effect Two Sides

Author:Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Give me the comma of imperfect striving, thus to find zest in the immediate living. Ever the reaching but never the gaining, ever the climbing but never the attaining of the mountain top.”

Giving Mountain Give Me Strive Reaching Climbing Imperfect Hiking Zest Mountain Top

Author:Winston Graham

“In justice to human society it may perhaps be said of almost all the polities and civil institutions in the world, however imperfect, that they have been founded in and carried on with very considerable wisdom.”

World Humans May Has Beens Said Wisdom Justice Institutions Imperfect Human Society

Author:Ezra Stiles

“Each day, awakening, are we asked to paint the sky blue? Need we coax the sun to rise or flowers to bloom? Need we teach birds to sing, or children to laugh, or lovers to kiss? No, though we think the world imperfect, it surrounds us each day with its perfections. We are asked only to appreciate them, and to show appreciation by living in peaceful harmony amidst them. The Creator does not ask that we create a perfect world; He asks that we celebrate it.”

“[E]xcess in the practice of virtue is no less imperfect than the lack of it.”

Values Practice Virtue Imperfect

Book:Correspondence, Conferences, Documents: Correspondence; January 1640-July 1646)

Source: Correspondence, Conferences, Documents: Correspondence; January 1640-July 1646)

“You can drink pickle juice and imitate gorillas and do silly dances and sing stupid songs and wear funny hats and be as imperfect as you please and still be a good person. Good people are hard to find nowadays. And they're a lot more fun than perfect people any day of the week.”

Source: Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days!

“Perhaps we are wiser, less foolish and more far-seeing than we were two hundred years ago. But we are still imperfect in all these things, and since the turn of the century it has been remarked that neither wisdom nor virtue have increased as rapidly as the need for both.”

Needs Years Has Beens Stills Two Turns Virtue Seeing Century Hundred Years Ago Foolish Imperfect Wiser

Author:Joseph Wood Krutch

“Experience teaches acceptance of the imperfect as life.”

Teach Acceptance Imperfect

Author:Anais Nin

“If you place the imperfect next to the perfect, people will see the difference between the one and the other. But if you offer the imperfect alone, people are only too apt to be satisfied by it.”

People Ifs Next Differences Perfect Offers Satisfied Imperfect

Author:Alfred Stieglitz

“Identify the problem.”) I love the late Japanese psychotherapist Shoma Morita's advice to stop trying to fix yourself and start living instead: “Give up on yourself. Begin taking action now, while being neurotic or imperfect, or a procrastinator, or unhealthy, or lazy, or any other label by which you inaccurately describe yourself. Go ahead and be the best imperfect person you can be and get started on those things you want to accomplish before you die.”

“Institutions are imperfect. Governments surely are. People are.”

People Government Institutions Imperfect

Author:Chuck Hagel

“Once you accept that we're all imperfect it's the most liberating thing in the world. Then you can go around making mistakes and saying the wrong thing and tripping over on the street and all that and not feel worried.”

World Feels Mistake Accepting Streets Acceptance Singers Worried Making Mistakes Imperfection Imperfect Liberating Wrong Things Singer Songwriters Stop Worrying Tripping Saying The Wrong Thing Tripping Over

Author:Paloma Faith

“My hand will always be imperfect because it's human… I think that's where the beauty is.”

Thinking Humans Hands Imperfect

Author:Margaret Kilgallen

“I like telling stories of imperfect people because most people are imperfect.”

People Stories Imperfect Telling Stories

Author:David S. Goyer

“Sometimes we give too much too soon. Sometimes we hold back for too long. This is our beautiful dance. Our imperfect dance. This is the dance that makes us human.”

Giving Humans Long Sometimes Beautiful Too Much Imperfect Not Being Perfect Beautiful Dance

Author:Simon Sinek

“Often, when you've reached a very high level of achievement, you almost become paralyzed by the idea that anything you might do might be imperfect. Perfection is just the striving, the effort, the struggle, but it's hard to remember that.”

Ideas Hard Might Remember Levels Effort Struggle Achievement Perfection Strive Imperfect High Level Paralyzed

Author:Gelsey Kirkland

“Men shouldn’t try too hard, or think about what they wear too much. I like when there’s something about a look that throws it off a little – perfection is really imperfect.”

Thinking Men Trying Looks Littles Hard Too Much Perfection Imperfect

Author:Thom Browne

“More progress results from the violent execution of an imperfect plan than the perfection of a plan to violently execute.”

Results Progress Plans Perfection Violent Imperfect Execution Disruptive

Author:Hubert H. Humphrey

“Adam wasn't lonely because he was imperfect but because he was perfect. The ache for friends is not the result of sin.”

Sin Perfect Results Lonely Adam Imperfect Ache Feeling Lonely

Author:Timothy Keller

“Dare to be imperfect and one day there will tug at your sleeve a soulmate.”

Wise Wise Words One Day Dare Imperfect Soulmate Sleeves

Author:Robert Breault

“To treat an imperfect brother (or sister) impatiently is to advertise our own imperfections.”

Brother Treats Imperfection Imperfect

Author:Aiden Wilson Tozer

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