#perfect

Mathematics as an expression of the human mind reflects the active will, the contemplative reason, and the desire for aesthetic perfection. Its basic elements are logic and intuition, analysis and construction, generality and individuality. ↗

— Richard Courant

#aesthetic #analysis #basic #basic elements #construction

The Crosby family is sort of legendary for all of its traumas and familial problems, even though it has this appearance of being this perfect world. It had quite a dark side to it. ↗

— Denise Crosby

#being #crosby #dark #dark side #even

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

#consideration #creature #dies #given #imaginary

Politics move, as fast as Twitter, and for everyone to think that in four years America was going to be perfect is ridiculous. ↗

— Cedric the Entertainer

#everyone #fast #four #going #move

Calamity is the perfect glass wherein we truly see and know ourselves. ↗

— William Davenant

#glass #know #ourselves #perfect #see

To give a body and a perfect form to one's thought, this - and only this - is to be an artist. ↗

— Jacques-Louis David

#body #form #give #only #perfect

Heroes are never perfect, but they're brave, they're authentic, they're courageous, determined, discreet, and they've got grit. ↗

— Wade Davis

#brave #courageous #determined #discreet #got

I always find beauty in things that are odd and imperfect--they are much more interesting. ↗

— Marc Jacobs

#imperfection #beauty

Most important, though, I had to wait until I found the perfect traveling/eating/drinking/napping companion. And I did finally find him, two years ago - my Brazilian-born, French-speaking, wine-worshipping, tripe-consuming, uncomplaining traveler of a sweetheart. ↗

— Elizabeth Gilbert

#companion #did #drinking #eating #finally

I had the feeling that Sarajevo was the perfect place to shoot the film I wanted to shoot. It is the perfect illustration of purgatory. ↗

— Jean-Luc Godard

#film #had #i #illustration #perfect