229 quotes found
“You just have to learn not to care about the dust mites under the beds.”
“What after all is a halo? It's only one more thing to keep clean.”
“Angels can do no better.”
“Excellence encourages one about life generally it shows the spiritual wealth of the world.”
“Excellence is not an act but a habit. The things you do the most are the things you will do the best.”
“To talk about the need for perfection in man is to talk about the need for another species.”
“The very pink of perfection.”
“Striving for perfection is the greatest stopper there is. You'll be afraid you can't achieve it. ... It's your excuse to yourself for not doing anything. Instead strive for excellence doing your ...”
“There are many lovely women but no perfect ones.”
“The "C" students run the world.”
“Trifles make perfection and perfection is no trifle.”
“You know what they call the guy who finishes last in medical school? They call him Doctor!”
“Whoever thinks a faultless piece to see. Thinks what ne'er was nor is nor e'er shall be.”
“At times failure is very necessary for the artist. It reminds him that failure is not the ultimate disaster. And this reminder liberates him from the mean fussing of perfectionism.”
“Perfection is no more a requisite to art than to heroes.”
“A finished person is a boring person.”
“He is all fault who hath no fault at all. For who loves me must have a touch of earth.”
“You're only human you're supposed to make mistakes.”
“Truth is immortal error is mortal.”
“I don't like a man to be too efficient. He's likely to be not human enough.”
