Quotes for Perfection

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

Samuel Johnson

A principle is the expression of perfection, and as imperfect beings like us cannot practise perfection, we devise every moment limits of its compromise in practice.

Mahatma Gandhi

There was a point when I was so sick of this physical perfection thing that I thought it would be good for all young girls to eat burgers and sweets as a rebellion but I don't think that anymore because it's not healthy.

Alicia Silverstone

I'm trying to be more organized, put together, and be more kind to myself. I'm really hard on myself and really just self-critical and always striving for this perfection which doesn't exist.

Taylour Paige

I'm ultimately a perfectionist who doesn't believe in perfection.

Jack Garratt

I don't think there's any such thing as perfection. But I'm a perfectionist. I don't believe in the idea of perfection, but I will strive to achieve it.

Jack Garratt

I think when I was younger, I strived for perfection. And now I strive for my imperfections because I think they're more interesting.

Jane Krakowski

Even though you strive for perfection, you're never going to play the perfect game.

Joe Thomas

Some people strive for perfection, but I often find perfection boring.

Mario Testino

People throw away what they could have by insisting on perfection, which they cannot have, and looking for it where they will never find it.

Edith Schaeffer

Chasing perfection can make you go mad.

Tamzin Outhwaite

Nothing like being visible, publishing one's work, and speaking openly about one's life, to disabuse the world of the illusion of one's perfection and purity.

Joyce Maynard

Yes, gymnasts aim for perfection, but I never thought about the score. If that's what's in your mind, it will probably mess you up.

Nadia Comaneci

I understand reform to mean the perfection of what previous generations have already done. I'm not an advocate of destroying, 'kroshat,' and then selling like they do in Russia. That's how we can prevent the wild corruption in our state like they have in the other post-Soviet states.

Alexander Lukashenko