#perfection

There are many who criticise the United Nations. And those of us who know this institution well know that it is not immune from criticism. But those who argue against the United Nations advance no credible argument as to what should replace it. Whatever its imperfections, the United Nations represents a necessary democracy of states. ↗

— Kevin Rudd

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The perfection of our union, especially our commitment to equality of opportunity, has been a story of constant striving to live up to our Founding principles. This is what Abraham Lincoln meant when he said, 'In giving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom to the free - honorable alike in what we give, and what we preserve.' ↗

— Paul Ryan

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Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections. ↗

— Saint Francis de Sales

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On the contrary, I'm a strong believer in the necessity of imperfection coming into the film. ↗

— Walter Salles

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Ethics is the activity of man directed to secure the inner perfection of his own personality. ↗

— Albert Schweitzer

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To be ambitious of true honor, of the true glory and perfection of our natures, is the very principle and incentive of virtue. ↗

— Walter Scott

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Aikido is not merely about fighting and the development of the physical self but the perfection of the spiritual man at the same time. It has very harmonious movements, very beautiful to watch and beautiful for your body to feel. ↗

— Steven Seagal

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Choose silence of all virtues, for by it you hear other men's imperfections, and conceal your own. ↗

— George Bernard Shaw

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I'm a perfectionist, which I think is a mistake. ↗

— Michelle Shocked

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Finality is death. Perfection is finality. Nothing is perfect. There are lumps in it. ↗

— James Stephens

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