Perfection Quotes - Page 22

Because the true perfection of a practical occupation consists not only in knowing the actual performance of the occupation but also in its explanation, why the work is done a in a particular way, and because the art of calculating is a practical occupation, it is clear that it is pertinent to concern oneself with the theory.

You can't live your life blaming your failures on your parents and what they did or didn't do for you. You're dealt the cards that you're dealt. I realised it was a waste of time to be angry at my parents and feel sorry for myself.

It is much more valuable to look for the strength in others. You can gain nothing by criticizing their imperfections.

The superior person tries to promote music as a means to the perfection of human culture. When such music prevails, and people's minds are led towards the right ideals and aspirations, we may see the appearance of a great nation.

All things excellent are as difficult as they are rare.

But democracy isn't a state of perfection. It has to be improved, and that means constant vigilance.

I don’t crop my images and I always shoot handheld. By doing that I build in a kind of imperfection and this helps to emphasize reality.

Whenever competition is feasible it is, for all its imperfections, superior to regulation as a means of serving the public interest.

A perfect human being: Man in search of his ideal of perfection. Nothing less.

Perfection of moral virtue does not wholly take away the passions, but regulates them.

Perfection is always infinite. We are the Infinite already. You and I, and all beings, are trying to manifest that infinity.

Absolute perfection is here and now, not in some future, near or far.

Aiming for perfection causes frustration at best and paralysis at worst.

It is however, reasonable, to have perfection in our eye; that we may always advance towards it, though we know it never can be reached.

Do not be afraid of perfection - you will never attain it.

Eroticism, hallucinogenic drugs, nuclear science, Gaudi's Gothic architecture, my love of gold - there is a common denominator in all of it: God is present in everything. The same magic is at the heart of all things, and all roads lead to the same revelation: we are children of God, and the entire universe tends towards the perfection of mankind.

Lend, by your imperfections, self-esteem to others, and you will be invited everywhere.

I'm like a shark, right at the top of the food chain. I take what I want, when I want. I truly am the reflection of perfection.

Imperfection is the prerequisite for grace. Light only gets in through the cracks.

Instead of waiting for perfection, run with what you've got, and fix it as you go.

Once you accept that perfection is just a goal, screwing up isn't so hard to handle. Each misstep is still a step, another lesson learned, another opportunity to get it right the next time.

To do the right thing, at the right time, in the right way; to do some things better than they were ever done before; to eliminate errors; to know both sides of the question; to be courteous; to be an example; to work for the love of work; to anticipate requirements; to develop resources; to recognize no impediments; to master circumstances; to act from reason rather than rule; to be satisfied with nothing short of perfection.

....try the mustard, - a man can't know what turnips are in perfection without mustard.

The leaves had fallen from the trees and lay crisp and crackling beneath his feet. Picking one up he marveled, not for the first time, at the perfection of nature where leaves were most beautiful at the very end of their lives.

I am a pationate lover of the snapshot, because of all photographic images, it comes closest to the truth ... the snapshooter['s] pictures have an apparent disorder and imperfection which is exactly their appeal and their style.