Perfect Quotes - Page 82

When you aim for perfection, you discover it's a moving target.

The perfect life, the perfect lie, I realised after Christmas, is one which prevents you from doing that which you would ideally have done (painted, say, or written unpublishable poetry) but which, in fact, you have no wish to do. People need to feel that they have been thwarted by circumstances from pursuing the life which, had they led it, they would not have wanted; whereas the life they really want is precisely a compound of all those thwarting circumstances.

When you strive for perfection, you compare different versions of what could be instead of being present with what is. Perfectionism is an attempt to inhabit an imaginary world in order to avoid experiencing the world in which you live.

Marriage is not a union merely between two creatures - it is a union between two spirits; and the intention of that bond is to perfect the nature of both.

Today I believe in the possibility of love; that is why I endeavor to trace its imperfections, its perversions.

Whether the ice caps melt, or expand - whatever happens - the anthropogenic global warming theorists claim it confirms their theory. A perfect example of a pseudo-science like astrology.

But I am not perfect in my way of putting things Because I lack the divine simplicity Of being only what I appear to be.

A monarchy conducted with infinite wisdom and infinite benevolence is the most perfect of all possible governments.

Perfect beauty implies perfect simplicity, a quality that at first sight does not arouse the emotions which we feel before gigantic works, objects whose very disproportion constitutes an element of beauty.

Whatever it is you are feeling is a perfect reflection of what you are in the process of becoming

One that desires to excel should endeavor in those things that are in themselves most excellent.

I am little concerned with beauty or perfection. I don't care for the great centuries. All I care about is life, struggle, intensity.

The benefits of the accomplished journey cannot be weighed in terms of perfect moments, but in terms of how this journey affects and changes our character.

God uses the flawed, the failures, and the imperfect to accomplish His perfect will.

The pursuit of excellence is gratifying and healthy. The pursuit of perfection is frustrating, neurotic, and a terrible waste of time.

The work of art assumes the existence of the perfect spectator, and is indifferent to the fact that no such person exists.

& all your friends telling you stories that you often misinterpret and taint all the images of yo Mr Perfect

The gospel of Jesus Christ has the divine power to lift you to great heights from what appears at times to be an unbearable burden or weakness. The Lord knows your circumstances and your challenges. He said to Paul and to all of us, 'My grace is sufficient for thee.' And like Paul we can answer: 'My strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me'(2 Corinthinans 12:9)".

With modeling, you pose. You want to look your best all the time. With acting, you have to be aware of the camera, but the more you show your imperfections, the better you're going to be.

The reason I stopped modeling was because I was not pleased with trying to portray something that is impossible to reach. Even when I do photo shoots now for films, I am just not interested in trying to look my best all the time anymore. That pursuit of an impossible perfection seems ridiculous to me now. I would rather show my vulnerabilities or my doubts than try to be something that no one is.

It will never be a perfect time, you can only make time perfect.

Darkness has completely descended onto the landscape and I stood up and stretched my arms above my head and I wondered what it would be like if it were a perfect world. Only god knows. And he is dead.

As we fear God more completely, we love Him more perfectly. And 'perfect love casteth out all fear'.

Nothing is perfect. Therefore, being perfect is being nothing… and that's a great way to lose weight.

The Internet is a perfect diversion from learning... it opens many doors that lead to empty rooms.