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“What is creative is the seeking of perfection - and not attaining it.”

Creative Perfection Seeking

Author:Semir Zeki

“It seemed to me that I now saw the Star Maker in two aspects: as the spirit's particular creative mood that had given rise to me, the cosmos; and also, most dreadfully, as something incomparably greater than creativity, namely as the eternally achieved perfection of the absolute spirit. Barren, barren and trivial are these words. But not barren the experience.”

Two Spirit Given Stars Creativity Creative Saws Greater Particular Aspect Perfection Absolutes Mood Cosmos Makers Barren

Author:Olaf Stapledon

“The rationalism of the creative minds was tempered by abundant fantasies, and the supreme beauty of the monuments was probably spoiled by the circumambient vanities and ugliness; in a few cases the Greeks came as close to perfection as it was possible to do, yet they were human and imperfect.”

Mind Humans Cases Fantasy Creative Perfection Supreme Vanity Greek Imperfect Ugliness Monument Spoiled Rationalism Creative Mind

Book:Ancient Science Through the Golden Age of Greece

Source: Ancient Science Through the Golden Age of Greece

“Every culture, if its natural development is not too much affected by political restrictions, experiences a perpetual renewal of the formative urge, and out of that comes an ever growing diversity of creative activity. Every successful piece of work stirs the desire for greater perfection and deeper inspiration; each new form becomes the herald of new possibilities of development.”

Source: Anarcho-Syndicalism: Theory and Practice

“In recovering from our creative blocks, it is necessary to go gently and slowly... These are baby steps. Progress, not perfection, is what we should be asking of ourselves.”

Should Steps Creative Progress Baby Perfection Asking Block Not Perfect Recovering Baby Steps Creative Block Progress Not Perfection

Book:Inspirations: Meditations from The Artist's Way

Source: Inspirations: Meditations from The Artist's Way

“We all know that there are many people that can play the instrument perfectly today, up and down with technical perfection, but does the sound connect internally, do they touch people's hearts, how creative are they.... ?”

People Knows Heart Doe Play Today Sound Creative Perfection Instruments Up And Down

Author:David Finckel

“True life is creativity, not development: it is the freedom for creative acts, for creative fire, rather than necessity and the heaviness of congealing self-perfection.”

Self Life Is Creativity Creative Fire Development Perfection True Life Heaviness Self Perfection

Author:Nikolai Berdyaev

“The truth is that no matter how many retakes you do, each will be different and that is the nature of any creative medium. There's no such thing as perfection.”

Different Matter Creative Truth Is Perfection Mediums

Author:Aamir Khan

“It seems that the creative faculty and the critical faculty cannot exist together in their highest perfection.”

Seems Together Creativity Creative Highest Perfection Critical Judgement Tension Faculty Be Creative

Author:W. Somerset Maugham

“An artist's only concern is to shoot for some kind of perfection, and on his own terms, not anyone else's.”

Writing Kind Art Artist Term Creative Concern Perfection Open Minded Being An Artist

Book:franny and zooey

Source: franny and zooey

“But I think Steve's main contribution besides just the pure leadership is his passion for excellence. He's a perfectionist. Good enough isn't good enough. And also his creative spirit. You know he really, really wants to do something great.”

Thinking Knows Want Enough Spirit Passion Leadership Creative Pure Perfection Excellence Contribution Good Enough Perfectionist Creative Spirit Passion For Excellence

Author:Andy Hertzfeld

“Love is the creative refinement of sex energy. And so, when love reaches perfection, the absence of sex automatically follows. A life of love, an abstinence from physical pleasures is called brahmacharya, and anyone who wishes to be free from sex must develop his capacity to love. Freedom from sex cannot be achieved through supersession. Liberation from sex is only possible through love.”

Energy Wish Sex Love Is Pleasure Creative Capacity Perfection Absence Liberation Refinement Abstinence Capacity To Love Love Freedom Brahmacharya

Author:Rajneesh

“In his garden every man may be his own artist without apology or explanation. Each within his green enclosure is a creator, and no two shall reach the same conclusion; nor shall we, any more than other creative workers, be ever wholly satisfied with our accomplishment. Ever a season ahead of us floats the vision of perfection and herein lies its perennial charm.”