#imperfect

The world is not imperfect or slowly evolving along a path to perfection. No, it is perfect at every moment, every sin already carries grace in it. ↗

— Herman Hesse

#already #carries #every #evolving #grace

I am a dash man and not a miler, and it is probable that I will never write a novel. So far the novels of this war have had too much of the strength, maturity and craftsmanship critics are looking for, and too little of the glorious imperfections which teeter and fall off the best minds. The men who have been in this war deserve some sort of trembling melody rendered without embarrassment or regret. I’ll watch for that book. ↗

— J.D. Salinger

#novel #short-stories #war #writing #wwii

We love the imperfect shapes in nature and in the works of art, look for an intentional error as a sign of the golden key and sincerity found in true mastery. ↗

— Dejan Stojanovic

#dejan-stojanovic #golden #golden-rule #imperfect #imperfection

I am imperfect in a million ways, but I always thought I was the kind of woman, the kind of wife to whom a husband would be faithful. ↗

— Elizabeth Edwards

#am #faithful #husband #i #i always

We will have to give up the hope that, if we try hard, we somehow will always do right by our children. The connection is imperfect. We will sometimes do wrong. ↗

— Judith Viorst

#children #connection #give #hard #hope

International relationships are preordained to be clumsy gestures based on imperfect knowledge. ↗

— Rebecca West

#clumsy #gestures #imperfect #international #knowledge

We're imperfect people trapped in an imperfect world until we get to that place beyond. ↗

— Kathie Lee Gifford

#get #imperfect #people #perfect people #perfect world

I never expect to see a perfect work from an imperfect man. ↗

— Alexander Hamilton

#i #imperfect #man #never #never expect

You'll remember Dr. Rice said that several times: It was not a warning about the place and the method and the time - it was a general warning. And that points out the imperfection, if you would, of our intelligence. ↗

— Lee H. Hamilton

#dr #general #imperfection #intelligence #method

The fastest way to break the cycle of perfectionism and become a fearless mother is to give up the idea of doing it perfectly - indeed to embrace uncertainty and imperfection. ↗

— Arianna Huffington

#become #break #cycle #doing #embrace