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Perfection

«Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor.»
Author: Anne Lamott | About: Perfection | Keywords: oppressor, perfectionism
«Perfection cannot be defined or seen; it can only be found in your heart»
Author: Kelly Millar | About: Perfection
«Perfection is immutable. But for things imperfect, change is the way to perfect them.»
Author: Owen Felltham | About: Perfection
«Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.»
«Perfectionism is the enemy of creation, as extreme self-solitude is the enemy of well-being.»
Author: John Updike | About: Perfection | Keywords: extreme, perfectionism, well-being
«Perfection is finally attained not when there is no longer anything to add but when there is no longer anything to take away, when a body has been stripped down to its nakedness»
«Perfection is an imaginary state of quality distinguished from the actual by an element known as excellence; an attribute of the critic.»
«Perfection is attained by slow degrees; it requires the hand of time»
Author: Voltaire (Philosopher, Writer) | About: Perfection | Keywords: attained, degrees, the Hand
«Perfection is a trifle dull. It is not the least of life's ironies that this, which we all aim at, is better not quite achieved.»
«Perfection has one grave defect: it is apt to be dull.»

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