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“I am careful not to confuse excellence with perfection. Excellence I can reach for; perfection is God's business.”

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Author:Michael J. Fox

“Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.”

“The man with insight enough to admit his limitations comes nearest to perfection.”

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Author:Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“The pursuit of perfection often impedes improvement.”

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Author:George Will

“But quality of work can be expected only through personal satisfaction, dedication and enjoyment. In our profession, precision and perfection are not a dispensable luxury, but a simple necessity.”

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Author:Niklaus Wirth

“To know how to do something well is to enjoy it.”

“The secret of joy in work is contained in one word - excellence. To know how to do something well is to enjoy it.”

“No good work whatever can be perfect, and the demand for perfection is always a sign of a misunderstanding of the ends of art.”

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Book:The Genius of John Ruskin: Selections from His Writings

Source: The Genius of John Ruskin: Selections from His Writings

“Gardeners work with an ever-receding ideal of perfection; no sooner is something growing well than they see how to place it better or give it a better neighbor. To other's eyes, all may look as well as could be expected, but a good gardener's eye sees more to be improved.”

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Author:Robin Lane Fox

“A lot of disappointed people have been left standing on the street corner waiting for the bus marked Perfection.”

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Author:Donald Kennedy

“A man's perfection is his work.”

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Author:Thomas Carlyle