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“Dancers, many dancers today can do so much technically. You can give them steps that are complicated, then more complicated, pyrotechnical - and they can execute these steps to perfection. But to do simple steps with a pure classical line, that is truly difficult.”

Giving Today Difficult Can Do Lines Simple Steps Pure Perfection Complicated Dancer

Author:Natalia Makarova

“That is what great athletes can do: they give us a model of striving for human perfection.”

Giving Humans Can Do Models Perfection Strive Athlete Great Athlete

Author:Armstrong Williams

“You can simulate perfection, but it's not the same. Some one can do a copy of Rembrandt, but it's not a Rembrandt. It doesn't have the vibration or the power.”

Can Do Perfection Mysticism Copies Vibrations Gaining Power Simulate

Author:Frederick Lenz

“I feel like every role that you take there's a part of you that obviously feels like you can do it. I don't know if perfect is the right word because I don't believe in perfection and I don't think it exists but I think striving to do something well is in every single part.”

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Author:Mila Kunis

“For example, when someone does something really, really good one time but has a little mishap later, people will still say, "Ah, that person is not like that. He's a good person. Don't you know what he did last time?" It will become like that. Once you have achieved perfection, the rest will be "free". After that, you can do whatever you want so in order to reach my 100 potential, I have to have a resilient attitude.”

People Knows Want Littles Persons Doe Stills Lasts Order Can Do Attitude Example Perfection One Time Last Time Good Person Resilient Do Whatever You Want Mishaps

Author:Seungri

“The cruelest thing a man can do to a woman is to portray her as perfection.”

Men Can Do Perfection

Author:D. H. Lawrence

“Remember this. Hold on to this. This is the only perfection there is, the perfection of helping others. This is the only thing we can do that has any lasting meaning. This is why we're here. To make each other feel safe.”

Feels Helping Motivational Remember Can Do Safe Perfection Helping Others Lasting Helping Each Other

Author:Andre Agassi

“The real questions for parents should be: "Are you engaged? Are you paying attention?" If so, plan to make lots of mistakes and bad decisions. Imperfect parenting moments turn into gifts as our children watch us try to figure out what went wrong and how we can do better next time. The mandate is not to be perfect and raise happy children. Perfection doesn't exist, and I've found what makes children happy doesn't always prepare them to be courageous, engaged adults.”

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

“Humble people can do great things with uncommon perfection because they are no longer concerned about their own interests and their own reputation, and therefore they no longer need to waste their efforts in defending them.”

People Needs Interest Can Do Effort Humility Waste Concerned Perfection Humble Great Things Reputation Uncommon

Author:Thomas Merton

“I'm a perfectionist, and I always think that I can do better what I have done, even if it's good.”

Ifs Thinking I Can Done Can Do Perfection Excellence Perfectionist

Author:Luciano Pavarotti

“A man can do his best only by confidently seeking (and perpetually missing) an unattainable perfection.”

Men Science Can Do Missing Perfection Seeking Accomplishment Unattainable

Book:Puritanism and Democracy

Source: Puritanism and Democracy

“If a thing happens once, it can happen again. If any human being has ever realised perfection, we too can do so. If we cannot become perfect here and now, we never can in any state or heaven or condition we may imagine.”

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Book:The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda

Source: The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda

“Perfection does not come from belief or faith. Talk does not count for anything. Parrots can do that. Perfection comes through the disinterested performance of action.”

Doe Action Belief Can Do Perfection Performances Vedanta Parrots Disinterested

Book:The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda

Source: The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda

“The material body has a practical reality that is accessible. It is here and now, and we can do something with it. However, we must not forget that the innermost part of our being is also trying to help us. It wants to come out to the surface and express itself.”

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Book:Light on Life: The Yoga Journey to Wholeness, Inner Peace, and Ultimate Freedom

Source: Light on Life: The Yoga Journey to Wholeness, Inner Peace, and Ultimate Freedom