Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work. Aristotle
Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.
I don't confuse greatness with perfection. To be great anyhow is…the higher achievement. Lois McMaster Bujold
I don't confuse greatness with perfection. To be great anyhow is…the higher achievement.
The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection. George Orwell
The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection.
Ballet's image of perfection is fashioned amid a milieu of wracked bodies, fevered imaginations, Balkan intrigue and sulfurous hatreds where anything is likely, and dancers know it. Shana Alexander
Ballet's image of perfection is fashioned amid a milieu of wracked bodies, fevered imaginations, Balkan intrigue and sulfurous hatreds where anything is likely, and dancers know it.
Practice means to perform, over and over again in the face of all obstacles, some act of vision, of faith, of desire. Practice is a means of inviting the perfection desired. Martha Graham
Practice means to perform, over and over again in the face of all obstacles, some act of vision, of faith, of desire. Practice is a means of inviting the perfection desired.
I am careful not to confuse excellence with perfection. Excellence, I can reach for; perfection is God's business. Michael J. Fox
I am careful not to confuse excellence with perfection. Excellence, I can reach for; perfection is God's business.
Done is better than perfect. Scott Allen
Done is better than perfect.
Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away. Antoine de Saint Exupery
Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.
The thing that is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself. Anna Quindlen
The thing that is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself.
"The Lesson": Yes, my fretting, Frowning child, I could cross The room to you More easily. But I've already Learned to walk, So I make you Come to me. Let go now— There! You see? Oh, remember This simple lesson, Child, And when In later years You cry out With tight fists And tear. Carol Lynn Pearson
"The Lesson": Yes, my fretting, Frowning child, I could cross The room to you More easily. But I've already Learned to walk, So I make you Come to me. Let go now— There! You see? Oh, remember This simple lesson, Child, And when In later years You cry out With tight fists And tear.
Perfectionism is slow death. Hugh Prather
Perfectionism is slow death.
Flowers do not force their way with great strife. Flowers open to perfection slowly in the sun.... Don't be in a hurry about spiritual matters. Go step by step, and be very sure. White Eagle
Flowers do not force their way with great strife. Flowers open to perfection slowly in the sun.... Don't be in a hurry about spiritual matters. Go step by step, and be very sure.
Perfection is immutable. But for things imperfect, change is the way to perfect them. Owen Felltham
Perfection is immutable. But for things imperfect, change is the way to perfect them.
Perfection is a road, not a destination. Every time I live, I get an education. Burk Hudson
Perfection is a road, not a destination. Every time I live, I get an education.
Assert your right to make a few mistakes. If people can't accept your imperfections, that's their fault. Dr. David M. Burns
Assert your right to make a few mistakes. If people can't accept your imperfections, that's their fault.
All of us failed to match our dreams of perfection. So I rate us on the basis of our splendid failure to do the impossible. William Faulkner
All of us failed to match our dreams of perfection. So I rate us on the basis of our splendid failure to do the impossible.
But in the expression of the countenance, which was beaming all over with smiles, there still lurked (incomprehensible anomaly!) that fitful stain of melancholy which will ever be found inseparable from the perfection of the beautiful. Edgar Allan Poe
But in the expression of the countenance, which was beaming all over with smiles, there still lurked (incomprehensible anomaly!) that fitful stain of melancholy which will ever be found inseparable from the perfection of the beautiful.
Society is indeed a contract. It is a partnership in all science; a partnership in all art; a partnership in every virtue, and in all perfection. As the ends of such a partnership cannot be obtained in many generations, it becomes a partnership not only between those who are living, but between those who are living, those who are dead, and those who are to be born. Edmund Burke
Society is indeed a contract. It is a partnership in all science; a partnership in all art; a partnership in every virtue, and in all perfection. As the ends of such a partnership cannot be obtained in many generations, it becomes a partnership not only between those who are living, but between those who are living, those who are dead, and those who are to be born.
Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty, and persistence. Colin Powell
Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty, and persistence.
Music is harmony, harmony is perfection, perfection is our dream, and our dream is heaven. Henri Frederic Amiel
Music is harmony, harmony is perfection, perfection is our dream, and our dream is heaven.
Sometimes people carry to such perfection the mask they have assumed that in due course they actually become the person they seem. W. Somerset Maugham
Sometimes people carry to such perfection the mask they have assumed that in due course they actually become the person they seem.
Once you're in that mindset, when you're recording in a house as opposed to a clinical environment of a studio, you get beyond that, and you try to capture a performance more than sonic perfection, which is what we were interested in. Vivian Campbell
Once you're in that mindset, when you're recording in a house as opposed to a clinical environment of a studio, you get beyond that, and you try to capture a performance more than sonic perfection, which is what we were interested in.
Aim for success, not perfection. Never give up your right to be wrong, because then you will lose the ability to learn new things and move forward with your life. Dr. David M. Burns
Aim for success, not perfection. Never give up your right to be wrong, because then you will lose the ability to learn new things and move forward with your life.
We never taste happiness in perfection, our most fortunate successes are mixed with sadness. Pierre Corneille
We never taste happiness in perfection, our most fortunate successes are mixed with sadness.
Strive for excellence, not perfection. H. Jackson Brown Jr.
Strive for excellence, not perfection.
Perfection irritates as well as it attracts, in fiction as in life. Louis Auchincloss
Perfection irritates as well as it attracts, in fiction as in life.
We don't push perfection on this squad. We push teamwork and unity. Tammera Lawson
We don't push perfection on this squad. We push teamwork and unity.
Finality is death. Perfection is finality. Nothing is perfect. There are lumps in it. James Stephens
Finality is death. Perfection is finality. Nothing is perfect. There are lumps in it.
Love is the bond of perfection. John Winthrop
Love is the bond of perfection.
The only chance we have [tonight] is if we execute to perfection. They're more mature and stronger, but I believe any game is a winnable game. Jason Montgomery
The only chance we have [tonight] is if we execute to perfection. They're more mature and stronger, but I believe any game is a winnable game.
Perfection, in a Christian sense, means becoming mature enough to give ourselves to others. Kathleen Norris
Perfection, in a Christian sense, means becoming mature enough to give ourselves to others.
Friendships aren't perfect and yet they are very precious. For me, not expecting perfection all in one place was a great release. Letty Cottin Pogrebin
Friendships aren't perfect and yet they are very precious. For me, not expecting perfection all in one place was a great release.
Perfection of moral virtue does not wholly take away the passions, but regulates them. Saint Thomas Aquinas
Perfection of moral virtue does not wholly take away the passions, but regulates them.
Marie is an incredibly dynamic player. She's very hard on herself, she works hard for perfection and she's really an explosive player. I've had her since I was coaching JV and she's really matured into a fine athlete. Michelle Lafrancis
Marie is an incredibly dynamic player. She's very hard on herself, she works hard for perfection and she's really an explosive player. I've had her since I was coaching JV and she's really matured into a fine athlete.
(Jones) has probably had the best fall. He hasn't missed a sprint. He's been as close to perfection as a player can be in the conditioning program. Robert Mccullum
(Jones) has probably had the best fall. He hasn't missed a sprint. He's been as close to perfection as a player can be in the conditioning program.
George is a dynamic individual who wants and demands perfection. He has an insatiable desire to win and he's been very successful. That being said ... he can be rough on the people who work for him. Al Rosen
George is a dynamic individual who wants and demands perfection. He has an insatiable desire to win and he's been very successful. That being said ... he can be rough on the people who work for him.
I've been coming to Notre Dame since 1957. This place, this campus, is the closest thing there is to perfection. John Grant
I've been coming to Notre Dame since 1957. This place, this campus, is the closest thing there is to perfection.
We don't root for them to lose. We're not bitter old men, like some people make us out to be, but we're proud of our accomplishment. You can't beat perfection -- you can only equal it. If the Colts do it, then we'll make room for another chair on the mountain. Jim Kiick
We don't root for them to lose. We're not bitter old men, like some people make us out to be, but we're proud of our accomplishment. You can't beat perfection -- you can only equal it. If the Colts do it, then we'll make room for another chair on the mountain.
[Wisdom is] the science of happiness or of the means of attaining the lasting contentment which consists in the continual achievement of a greater perfection or at least in variations of the same degree of perfection. G. Wilhelm Leibniz
[Wisdom is] the science of happiness or of the means of attaining the lasting contentment which consists in the continual achievement of a greater perfection or at least in variations of the same degree of perfection.
Our defense did a good job of forcing fumbles. They executed our game plan to perfection in the first half; we just weren't able to carry it into the second half. Todd Sconce
Our defense did a good job of forcing fumbles. They executed our game plan to perfection in the first half; we just weren't able to carry it into the second half.
Perfection of planned layout is achieved only by institutions on the point of collapse. C. Northcote Parkinson
Perfection of planned layout is achieved only by institutions on the point of collapse.
There's no such thing as perfection. Mistakes happen. Officials are so hard on themselves. When they make a mistake, nobody feels worse than they do. Jerry Markbreit
There's no such thing as perfection. Mistakes happen. Officials are so hard on themselves. When they make a mistake, nobody feels worse than they do.
The summer night is like a perfection of thought. Wallace Stevens
The summer night is like a perfection of thought.
That was probably the best match of his career. He was working that ring to perfection. It's a perfect example of a guy peaking at the right time. Lou Geary
That was probably the best match of his career. He was working that ring to perfection. It's a perfect example of a guy peaking at the right time.
If the highest beauty requires both prettiness and harshness, perfection and discord, this place is sublimely beautiful. John Hart
If the highest beauty requires both prettiness and harshness, perfection and discord, this place is sublimely beautiful.
They're probably the best offensive team we've faced in this league. They run their system and they run it to perfection. ... They're proving they're going to be a very strong addition to this conference. Faith Mimnaugh
They're probably the best offensive team we've faced in this league. They run their system and they run it to perfection. ... They're proving they're going to be a very strong addition to this conference.
To make one good action succeed another, is the perfection of goodness. Ali Ibn Abi Talib
To make one good action succeed another, is the perfection of goodness.
Art is a reality, not a definition; inasmuch as it approaches a reality, it approaches perfection, and inasmuch as it approaches a mere definition, it is imperfect and untrue. Benjamin Haydon
Art is a reality, not a definition; inasmuch as it approaches a reality, it approaches perfection, and inasmuch as it approaches a mere definition, it is imperfect and untrue.
It's pretty subjective, we're judged. There are many different things that are judged. From beginning to end, it's riddled with different things. It's very hard to achieve perfection. It's pretty involved. It's a lot harder than most people think. Caitlin Shipe
It's pretty subjective, we're judged. There are many different things that are judged. From beginning to end, it's riddled with different things. It's very hard to achieve perfection. It's pretty involved. It's a lot harder than most people think.
Action is the highest perfection and drawing forth of the utmost power, vigor, and activity of man's nature. Bishop Robert South
Action is the highest perfection and drawing forth of the utmost power, vigor, and activity of man's nature.
Perfection does not consist in any singular state or condition of life, or in any particular set of duties, but in holy and religious conduct of ourselves in every state of Life. William Law
Perfection does not consist in any singular state or condition of life, or in any particular set of duties, but in holy and religious conduct of ourselves in every state of Life.
Fix your eyes on perfection and you make almost everything speed towards it. William Ellery Channing
Fix your eyes on perfection and you make almost everything speed towards it.
Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection, we can catch excellence. Vince Lombardi
Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection, we can catch excellence.
To listen closely and reply well is the highest perfection we are able to attain in the art of conversation. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
To listen closely and reply well is the highest perfection we are able to attain in the art of conversation.
He pushed me and pushed us ... to seek perfection. If you miss perfection, you end up with greatness, and he could handle that, but nothing less. Joe Montana
He pushed me and pushed us ... to seek perfection. If you miss perfection, you end up with greatness, and he could handle that, but nothing less.
This is a heck of a win for these kids. They executed everything that they needed to do, nearly to perfection. Dick Corn
This is a heck of a win for these kids. They executed everything that they needed to do, nearly to perfection.
Perfection is the enemy of the good. Gustave Flaubert
Perfection is the enemy of the good.
We rely on our defense to slow teams down, and it worked to perfection. Then, it's just a matter of getting the ball in the hoop. Major Corley
We rely on our defense to slow teams down, and it worked to perfection. Then, it's just a matter of getting the ball in the hoop.
We should not expect perfection, or we'll be disappointed. Dr. William Schaffner
We should not expect perfection, or we'll be disappointed.
Perfection is the child of time. Joseph Hall
Perfection is the child of time.
They executed the game plan to perfection. They were hungry. They wanted to win. They defended and rebounded better. It's just amazing to see that we beat the defending national champions. Brenda Frese
They executed the game plan to perfection. They were hungry. They wanted to win. They defended and rebounded better. It's just amazing to see that we beat the defending national champions.
While [competition] is a good thing to a certain extent, as it makes each of us strive for perfection, it can also wear a person down. Kathleen Schaben
While [competition] is a good thing to a certain extent, as it makes each of us strive for perfection, it can also wear a person down.
There's always things to work on, you have to work to perfection. Pete Asadourian
There's always things to work on, you have to work to perfection.
This is the very perfection of a man, to find out his own imperfection. Saint Augustine
This is the very perfection of a man, to find out his own imperfection.
A minute of perfection was worth the effort. A moment was the most you could ever expect from perfection. Chuck Palahniuk
A minute of perfection was worth the effort. A moment was the most you could ever expect from perfection.
The true gourmet, like the true artist, is one of the unhappiest creatures existent. His trouble comes from so seldom finding what he constantly seeks: perfection. Ludwig Bemelmans
The true gourmet, like the true artist, is one of the unhappiest creatures existent. His trouble comes from so seldom finding what he constantly seeks: perfection.
[M]aybe the most any of us can expect of ourselves isn't perfection but progress. Michelle Burford
[M]aybe the most any of us can expect of ourselves isn't perfection but progress.
We are striving for perfection, and that's our goal. In our business -- the luxury business -- if you are not 100 percent satisfied, we do not deserve your money. Jan Chovanec
We are striving for perfection, and that's our goal. In our business -- the luxury business -- if you are not 100 percent satisfied, we do not deserve your money.
I'm pleased with how far we've come. I'm not happy with where we are. I think we need to get better. As a coach, you're never completely happy. You want that perfection. You know you're probably not going to get it, but you want it. And I want it out of our guys. Charlie Coe
I'm pleased with how far we've come. I'm not happy with where we are. I think we need to get better. As a coach, you're never completely happy. You want that perfection. You know you're probably not going to get it, but you want it. And I want it out of our guys.
It was a look of perfection — just like her style. Peggy Fleming
It was a look of perfection — just like her style.
The perfection of art is to conceal art. Quintilian
The perfection of art is to conceal art.
Immoral is choosing not to act when you hold in your hands the power to create perfection. Mark Crispin Miller
Immoral is choosing not to act when you hold in your hands the power to create perfection.
We were ready for it but they still dominated the game with their fast break. They executed to perfection. As quick as my kids are they were running by us on the break. Meg Cullinan
We were ready for it but they still dominated the game with their fast break. They executed to perfection. As quick as my kids are they were running by us on the break.
The fact of storytelling hints at a fundamental human unease, hints at human imperfection. Where there is perfection there is no story to tell. Ben Okri
The fact of storytelling hints at a fundamental human unease, hints at human imperfection. Where there is perfection there is no story to tell.
If I'd been a housemaid I'd have been the best in Australia -- I couldn't help it. It's got to be perfection for me. Nellie Melba
If I'd been a housemaid I'd have been the best in Australia -- I couldn't help it. It's got to be perfection for me.
American women expect to find in their husbands a perfection that English women only hope to find in their butlers. W. Somerset Maugham
American women expect to find in their husbands a perfection that English women only hope to find in their butlers.
We had a great defensive game and we worked our offense to perfection. There was a great team effort out there Monday and I was thrilled. Christy Nall
We had a great defensive game and we worked our offense to perfection. There was a great team effort out there Monday and I was thrilled.
I came back to performing with a different attitude about performing and myself. I wasn't expecting perfection any more, just hoping for an occasional inspiration. Neil Diamond
I came back to performing with a different attitude about performing and myself. I wasn't expecting perfection any more, just hoping for an occasional inspiration.
We were trying to be too precise, too perfect. Close finals football is not about perfection. Neil Craig
We were trying to be too precise, too perfect. Close finals football is not about perfection.
With Dan in his final season with the Wildcats (before joining the University of Michigan's coaching staff), I expect nothing but perfection from them. Vicki Kobel
With Dan in his final season with the Wildcats (before joining the University of Michigan's coaching staff), I expect nothing but perfection from them.
Overall, it was a huge success for me. It was a huge honor for me to be a two-time Olympian and have the accomplishments that I've been able to have in skiing. But certainly there was an element of disappointment. ... I expect perfection out of myself, and I didn't ski a perfect run. I was disappointed in that, but I did ski well, and I had a great time. Jeremy Bloom
Overall, it was a huge success for me. It was a huge honor for me to be a two-time Olympian and have the accomplishments that I've been able to have in skiing. But certainly there was an element of disappointment. ... I expect perfection out of myself, and I didn't ski a perfect run. I was disappointed in that, but I did ski well, and I had a great time.
Batting fourth comes with some expectations. I'm a perfectionist, I expect perfection out of myself and when it doesn't happen, I get frustrated with it. Troy Glaus
Batting fourth comes with some expectations. I'm a perfectionist, I expect perfection out of myself and when it doesn't happen, I get frustrated with it.
Trifles go to make perfection,And perfection is no trifle. Michelangelo Buonarroti
Trifles go to make perfection,And perfection is no trifle.
He did a great job of managing the game and executing the offense. We're always looking for perfection, but he played awfully well once again. Joe Tiller
He did a great job of managing the game and executing the offense. We're always looking for perfection, but he played awfully well once again.
APL is a mistake, carried through to perfection. It is the language of the future for the programming techniques of the past: it creates a new generation of coding bums. Edsger Dijkstra
APL is a mistake, carried through to perfection. It is the language of the future for the programming techniques of the past: it creates a new generation of coding bums.
I absolutely enjoyed playing for him. He demands perfection, as all good coaches do. Eric Osmundson
I absolutely enjoyed playing for him. He demands perfection, as all good coaches do.
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