Imperfection Quotes - Page 24

• I don't even bother trying to picture a perfect world, because I don't think that perfection is something to strive for. I prefer imperfection. That's what makes things special. You know, things that change

  Anthony Kiedis

  Thinking, Special You, Perfect

  Interview with Mark Marvel, anthonykiedis.net. October 1994.

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• The moon is a loyal companion.
  It never leaves. It’s always there, watching, steadfast, knowing us in our light and dark moments, changing forever just as we do. Every day it’s a different version of itself. Sometimes weak and wan, sometimes strong and full of light. The moon understands what it means to be human.
  Uncertain. Alone. Cratered by imperfections.

  Tahereh Mafi

  Strong, Mean, Dark

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• In some basic way, it is our imperfections and even our pain that draws others close to us.

  Rachel

  Pain, Way, Draws

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• When talking about marriage, Allah says your spouses are garments for you. A garment may or may not fit perfectly-but either way, it covers imperfections, protects, and beautifies.

  Yasmin Mogahed

  Relationship, Marriage, Couple

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• If you wait for a perfect church, you must wait until you get to heaven; and even if you could find a perfect assembly on earth, I am sure they would not admit you to their fellowship, for you are not perfect yourself.

  Charles Spurgeon

  Perfect, Waiting, Heaven

  Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1883). “Sermons: 10th series”

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• Being perfect is boring. It's the imperfections that make us perfect.

  Jessie J

  Perfect, Boring

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• You are imperfect, permanently and inevitably flawed. And you are beautiful.

  Amy Bloom

  Beauty, Beautiful, Sexy

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• The more seriously we work on our own imperfections, the less we are judgemental of the imperfections of others.

  Neal A. Maxwell

  Judgemental, Missionary

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• So much of our lives is given over to the consideration of our imperfections that there is no time to improve our imaginary virtues. The truth is we only perfect our vices, and man is a worse creature when he dies than he was when he was born.

  Edward Dahlberg

  Men, Perfect, Literature

  Edward Dahlberg (1967). “Alms for Oblivion”, p.138, U of Minnesota Press

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• When you work on your own life, you are less likely to hyper focus on the imperfections of your husband.

  Martha Quinn

  Husband, Hype, Focus

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• I don't think perfect is interesting. I think what makes life exciting is the imperfections.

  Mary Frann

  Thinking, Perfect, Interesting

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• The most amazing fact about Jesus, unlike almost any other religious founder, is that he found God in disorder and imperfection—and told us that we must do the same or we would never be content on this earth.

  Richard Rohr

  Religious, Jesus, Earth

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• ‎Reading good literature is an experience of pleasure...but it is also an experience of learning what and how we are, in our human integrity and our human imperfection, with our actions, our dreams, and our ghosts, alone and in relationships that link us to others, in our public image and in the secret recesses of our consciousness.

  Mario Vargas Llosa

  Dream, Integrity, Reading

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• There were many good years. Good decades, good centuries. We believed we were living in paradise. Perhaps that was our downfall. We wanted our lives to be perfect, so we ignored imperfections. Problems were magnified through inattention and war might have become inevitable if the Bore hadn't ever made.

  Robert Jordan

  War, Years, Perfect

  Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson (2013). “A Memory of Light”, p.144, Macmillan

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• Imperfections are not inadequacies; they are reminders that we're all in this together.

  Brené Brown

  Together, Reminders, Creativity And Writing

  Brené Brown (2010). “The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are”, p.76, Simon and Schuster

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• Being stigmatied by sex is being marked by its meaning in a human life of loneliness and imperfection, where some pain is indelible.

  Andrea Dworkin

  Sex, Pain, Loneliness

  Andrea Dworkin (2009). “Intercourse”, p.83, ReadHowYouWant.com

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• I'm never more courageous than when I'm embracing imperfection, embracing vulnerabilities, and setting boundaries with the people in my life.

  Brené Brown

  People, Courageous, Boundaries

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• Just because you are happy it does not mean that the day is perfect but that you have looked beyond its imperfections

  Bob Marley

  Love, Life, Happiness

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• Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring. When it comes down to it, I let them think what they want. If they care enough to bother with what I do, then I'm already better than them anyways.

  Marilyn

  Thinking, Genius, Care

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• Remember this: No one is looking at your imperfections; they're all too busy worrying about their own.

  Isaac Mizrahi

  People, Worry, Perfection

  FaceBook post by Isaac Mizrahi from Apr 18, 2011

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• Beloveds, you are fine, just the way you are! Perfect in your imperfection! You are divine! Growing brighter and more brilliant each day, you can accept the truth of who you are.

  Iyanla Vanzant

  Perfect, Each Day, Growing

  FaceBook post by Iyanla Vanzant from Jun 30, 2015

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• We need to learn to love ourselves first, in all our glory and our imperfections. If we cannot love ourselves, we cannot fully open to our ability to love others or our potential to create

  John Lennon

  Love Yourself, Things In Life, Love Of My Life

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• As I love and accept myself exactly as I am, right here and right now with all my so-called flaws and imperfections, I find it easier to accept others in the same way. As I open my consciousness to tap into unconditional love, I connect with new levels of spiritual power. I see a blanket of benevolence covering the planet, helping to transform Earth’s consciousness from fear to love.

  Louise Hay

  Spiritual, Unconditional Love, Way

  FaceBook post by Louise Hay from Apr 19, 2011

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• Be patient with everyone, but above all with yourself. I mean do not be disheartened by your imperfections, but always rise up with fresh courage

  Saint Francis de Sales

  Healing, Mean, Patient

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• Imperfection is the prerequisite for grace. Light only gets in through the cracks.

  Philip Yancey

  Christian, Light, Grace

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