Perfect Quotes

Perfectionism is slow death.

Perfection, n. An imaginary state of quality distinguished from the actual by an element known as excellence; an attribute of the critic.

Get a shot off fast, this upsets him long enough to make your second shot perfect.

The bottom line is that (a) people are never perfect, but love can be, (b) that is the one and only way that the mediocre and vile can be transformed, and (c) doing that makes it that. We waste time looking for the perfect lover, instead of creating the perfect love.

What’s come to perfection perishes, Things learned on earth we shall practise in heaven; Works done least rapidly Art most cherishes.

Perfectionism is a dangerous state of mind in an imperfect world.

Strive for perfection in everything you do. Take the best that exists and make it better. When it does not exist, design it. Accept nothing as nearly right or good enough.

There is a passion for perfection which you will rarely see fully developed but you may note this fact, that in successful lives it is never wholly lacking.

Nothing can be so perfect while we possess it as it will seem when remembered.

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