“The so-called conscientiousness of the majority of painters is only perfection applied to the art of boring.” ArtPerfectionMajorityBoringPainterBoredomExactitudeConscientiousness Author:Eugene Delacroix
“Cold exactitude is not art... The so-called consciousness of the majority of painters is only perfection applied to the art of boring. People like that, if they could, would work with the same minute attention on the back of their canvas.” PeopleIfsArtAttentionConsciousnessMinutesColdPerfectionCriticismMajorityBoringPainterCanvasExactitude Author:Eugene Delacroix
“Perfection is boring. If a face doesn't have mistakes, it's nothing.” IfsFacesMistakePerfectionBoringMakeup ArtistNot Being Perfect Author:Kevyn Aucoin
“I don't love Photoshop; I like imperfection. It doesn't mean ugly. I love a girl with a gap between her teeth, versus perfect white veneers. Perfection is just... boring. Perfect is what's natural or real; that is beauty.” MeanRealGirlNaturalWhitePerfectPerfectionUglyBoringTeethGapsImperfectionVersusVeneerPhotoshop Author:Marc Jacobs
“There are no perfect human beings! Persons can be found who are good, very good indeed, in fact, great. There do in fact exist creators, seers, sages, saints, shakers, and movers...even if they are uncommon and do not come by the dozen. And yet these very same people can at times be boring, irritating, petulant, selfish, angry, or depressed. To avoid disillusionment with human nature, we must first give up our illusions about it.” PeopleIfsGivingFirstsHumansPersonsFactsFoundHuman BeingsPerfectHuman NatureGiving UpIllusionPerfectionAngryVery GoodSaintCreatorBoringSelfishDozenSageUncommonDisillusionmentIrritatingSeersShakers Author:Abraham Maslow
“For me, beauty is synonymous with uniqueness . . . perfection is mundane, boring, and emotionless. It is by celebrating the differences in others that we can begin to accept our own individuality.” DifferencesAcceptingPerfectionIndividualityBoringCelebrateUniquenessMundane Author:Kevyn Aucoin