Embracing Flaws: Quotes on Imperfection

Discover a treasure trove of quotes celebrating imperfection on our website. Embrace the beauty of flaws and authenticity with our curated collection of wise and inspiring words from thinkers, writers, and artists. Explore the profound insights and affirming messages that remind us of the richness found within life’s imperfections. Join us in celebrating the beauty of being perfectly imperfect.

Inspirational Quotes About Imperfection

No one is perfect, that’s why pencils have erasers.

Perfection itself is imperfection.

There is beauty and humility in imperfection.

Persuade thyself that imperfection and inconvenience are the natural lot of mortals, and there will be no room for discontent, neither for despair.

Imperfection and perfection go so hand in hand, and our dark and our light are so intertwined, that by trying to push the darkness or the so-called negative aspects of our life to the side… we are preventing ourselves from the fullness of life.

Imperfection is the new perfection.

There’s beauty in imperfection.

It belongs to the imperfection of everything human that man can only attain his desire by passing through its opposite.

I find beauty in imperfection.

I think that’s the most beautiful thing about being confident – just loving yourself, not caring what everybody else thinks. Because you could be Mother Theresa, and people are still going to try to find some imperfection.

I don’t want to call myself a perfectionist, because perfection is imperfection.

I like imperfection.

I can deal with imperfection, but I can’t deal with people who lie to themselves and lie to the world to make the world feel better.

The fact of storytelling hints at a fundamental human unease, hints at human imperfection. Where there is perfection there is no story to tell.

Monsters are the patron saints of imperfection.

Even imperfection itself may have its ideal or perfect state.

A poor self-image is the magnifying glass that can transform a trivial mistake or an imperfection into an overwhelming symbol of personal defeat.

God is another name for human intelligence raised above all error and imperfection, and extended to all possible truth.

It is imperfection – not perfection – that is the end result of the program written into that formidably complex engine that is the human brain, and of the influences exerted upon us by the environment and whoever takes care of us during the long years of our physical, psychological and intellectual development.

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.

Both our senses and our passions are a supply to the imperfection of our nature; thus they show that we are such sort of creatures as to stand in need of those helps which higher orders of creatures do not.

Every form, not being the whole, must, of necessity, be imperfect; less than the whole, it cannot be identical with the whole, and being less than the whole and, therefore, imperfect by itself, it shows imperfection as evil, and only the totality of a universe can mirror the image of God.

There is a kind of beauty in imperfection.

There would be no need for love if perfection were possible. Love arises from our imperfection, from our being different and always in need of the forgiveness, encouragement and that missing half of ourselves that we are searching for, as the Greek myth tells us, in order to complete ourselves.

Public policy is a study in imperfection. It involves imperfect people, with imperfect information, facing deeply imperfect choices – so it’s not surprising that they’re getting imperfect results.

It’s not about finding relevance or perfection or imperfection in objects, but it’s that you can accept yourself and then go out and accept others.

Successful design is not the achievement of perfection but the minimization and accommodation of imperfection.

I love everything about my body. Every bit of it… the cellulite, the stretch marks, everything that I thought at one point was an imperfection, I now realize is everything that makes me unique.

It is only imperfection that complains of what is imperfect. The more perfect we are the more gentle and quiet we become towards the defects of others.

The power of doing anything with quickness is always prized much by the possessor, and often without any attention to the imperfection of the performance.

As a real person, he wouldn’t last a minute, would he? But drama is about imperfection. And we’ve moved away from the aspirational hero. We got tired of it, it was dull. If I was House’s friend, I would hate it. How he so resolutely refuses to be happy or take the kind-hearted road. But we don’t always like morally good people, do we?

I don’t love Photoshop; I like imperfection. It doesn’t mean ugly. I love a girl with a gap between her teeth, versus perfect white veneers. Perfection is just… boring. Perfect is what’s natural or real; that is beauty.

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.

Evil is only imperfection, that which is not complete, which is becoming, but has not yet found its end.

All imperfection is easier to tolerate if served up in small doses.

As we lay hold upon the truth of God, its influence must affect us. It must elevate us. It must remove from us every imperfection.

The charge of being ambiguous and indefinite may be brought against every human composition, and necessarily arises from the imperfection of language. Perhaps no two men will express the same sentiment in the same manner and by the same words; neither do they connect precisely the same ideas with the same words.

Klutziness is endearing. I like imperfection.

Imperfection clings to a person, and if they wait till they are brushed off entirely, they would spin for ever on their axis, advancing nowhere.

The detail adds an element of unexpected something. All fiction is false; what makes it convincing is that it runs alongside the truth. The real world has lots of incidental details, so a painting also has to have that element of imperfection and irregularity, those incidental details.

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

I feel like the live record thing is something that I’ve been getting used to as the years go by and with this being my second one, I’m continuing to learn what works and what doesn’t work. A live record is an example of that authenticity and that realness that you find in imperfection and you can hear that in this record.

Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.

There is no real beauty without some slight imperfection.

I think every single imperfection adds to your beauty. I’d rather be imperfect than perfect.

Imperfection is perfection. – Flume

To bear with patience wrongs done to oneself is a mark of perfection, but to bear with patience wrongs done to someone else is a mark of imperfection and even of actual sin.

As machines become more and more efficient and perfect, so it will become clear that imperfection is the greatness of man.

If someone is too perfect they won’t look good. Imperfection is important.

There is nothing in machinery, there is nothing in embankments and railways and iron bridges and engineering devices to oblige them to be ugly. Ugliness is the measure of imperfection.

At some point, I’m just of the mind that no art is perfect, and it shouldn’t be perfect. I think it’s beautiful in its imperfection. You could tweak something forever, but you have to let it go and trust it.

Imperfection is relatable.

‘Solutionism’ for me is, above all, an unthinking pursuit of perfection – by means of technology – without coming to grips with the fact that imperfection is an essential feature of liberal democracy.

Imperfection is fine. – Anna Wintour

With ‘Girls’… I feel like there’s an impulse to try to make it look better or neater or more perfect, and when I watch theater, television, movies, it’s always the imperfection I’m always more attracted to.

Catholicism actually resembles a family that survives because even as it aspires to holiness, it understands and can live with sin and imperfection.

If you ask people what attracted them to the person they love, they never tell you of some perfect feature that focused them on sheer surfaces but rather an imperfection that allowed them to see into their uncharted depths.

That concerns me, that we’re reaching out for perfection, when country music has always been about imperfection.

Mississippi is an imperfect state, and I can predict with certainty that I will reflect that imperfection. Mississippians also strive for excellence, and I swear to reflect that as well.

Therefore it does not help to sneer at the imperfection of today’s reality or to preach absolutes as a daily agenda.

The flaw in, say, austerity, is that its success is predicated on the relative exactitude of math rather than the shifting, liquid imperfection of people’s lives.

If you ask people what attracted them to the person they love, they never tell you of some perfect feature that focused them on sheer surfaces but rather an imperfection that allowed them to see into their uncharted depths. – Eugene Kennedy

The fact of storytelling hints at a fundamental human unease, hints at human imperfection. Where there is perfection there is no story to tell. – Ben Okri

Imperfection and perfection go so hand in hand, and our dark and our light are so intertwined, that by trying to push the darkness or the so-called negative aspects of our life to the side… we are preventing ourselves from the fullness of life. – Jeff Bridges

Being human means you will make mistakes. And you will make mistakes, because failure is God’s way of moving you in another direction. – Oprah Winfrey

Dont brag about being perfect..imperfections are what makes you attractive.. – Sandra Chami Kassis

The road to perfection winds through a land called imperfection. – Bangambiki Habyarimana

Fire makes me believe that there is a flame in a spark. – Sandra

Life is full of imperfect things and imperfect people and the right attitude helps us create harmony amongst these imperfect people. – Itayi Garande

Embrace the honesty of imperfection and you will be unstoppable. – Alice Bag

Beauty is the shadow of imperfection. – Simon Van Booy

Everything was real, not perfect. And yet that’s what had made it so perfect. – Sarah Winman

It is okay to be flawed and defective, or even wonderful. – David D. Burns

Imperfection doesn’t disqualify you from helping others – it makes you more qualified to give advice in the area you learned from. – Adam Smith

Accept yourself irrespective of your imperfection and express your skills. – Israelmore Ayivor

No person is completely wicked, just as no person is perfect. We are all grey. – Sweety Shinde

Nothing and no one is perfect. It just takes a good eye to find those hidden imperfections. – Daphne Delacroix

To bear with patience wrongs done to oneself is a mark of perfection, but to bear with patience wrongs done to someone else is a mark of imperfection and even of actual sin. – Thomas Aquinas

I find beauty in imperfection. – Rachel Morrison

On the contrary, I’m a strong believer in the necessity of imperfection coming into the film. – Walter Salles

As machines become more and more efficient and perfect, it will become clear that imperfection is the greatness of man. – Ernst Fischer

Don’t let society dictate who you should be; be yourself and embrace your imperfections.

Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.

Embrace your uniqueness. Time is too short to be living someone else’s life.

The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are.

Let yourself be uniquely you. Embrace imperfections, they make you who you are.

Don’t try to be someone you’re not, because the world already has plenty of people like that.

Your imperfections are what make you perfectly you.

The beauty of life is in the imperfections. Embrace them, love them and make them a part of your story.

Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.

The beauty of being imperfect is that you can always improve.

Imperfections are what make us unique and beautiful.

Embrace your imperfections, they make you who you are.

Imperfection is what makes life interesting, embrace it with open arms.

Life is too short to be perfect, make the most of your imperfections and have fun.

Imperfection adds character and depth to life, much like the cracks in a vase make it more interesting.

Perfectly Imperfect Quotes

Being happy doesn’t mean that everything is perfect. It means that you’ve decided to look beyond the imperfections. – Gerard Way

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

The beauty of imperfection is that it allows us to see our own humanity.

The word ‘imperfect’ actually spells ‘I’m perfect’ because everyone is perfect in their own imperfect ways.

Imperfection is beauty. Madness is genius. It is better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring. – Marilyn Monroe

If you look closely at a tree you’ll notice it’s knots and dead branches, just like our bodies. What we learn is that beauty and imperfection go together wonderfully. – Matthew Fox

In nature, nothing is perfect and everything is perfect. Trees can be contorted, bent in weird ways, and they’re still beautiful. – Alice Walker

There is a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in. – Leonard Cohen

Better to do something imperfectly than to do nothing flawlessly. – Robert H. Schuller

The good man is the man who, no matter how morally unworthy he has been, is moving to become better. – John Deway

Imperfections are not mistakes; they’re the marks of uniqueness and the badges of courage. – Brené Brown

You are just human. Being imperfect does not make you any less. – Kartika Atmadja

I realized that I don’t have to be perfect. All I have to do is show up and enjoy the messy, imperfect and beautiful journey of my life. – Kerry Washington

Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else. – Judy Garland

Imperfections are not meant to be hidden; they are meant to be shared and celebrated. – Brené Brown

You don’t love someone because they’re perfect, you love them in spite of the fact that they’re not.

To the people who love you, you are beautiful already. This is not because they’re blind to your shortcomings but because they so clearly see your soul. Your shortcomings then dim by comparison. The people who care about you are willing to let you be imperfect and beautiful, too.

One of the basic rules of the universe is that nothing is perfect. Perfection simply doesn’t exist. Without imperfection, neither you nor I would exist

Stop trying to ‘fix’ yourself; you’re NOT broken! You are perfectly imperfect and powerful beyond measure.

I am not always good and noble. I am the hero of this story, but I have my off moments.

Some of the most beautiful things worth having in your life come wrapped in a crown of thorns.

For the believer, humility is honesty about one’s greatest flaws to a degree in which he is fearless about truly appearing less righteous than another.

Stupidity is to have amnesia over your own faults when the person you hate makes theirs.

I had a perfect life in my reach once, and it was a crashing bore. Perfect is too clean, too easy. I don’t want perfect any more than I want to be perfect. I want imperfect.

He didn’t mind if she hated him. They were never going to be a cute romantic couple like Sam and Astrid. Clean-cut, righteous, all that. The perfect couple. He and Diana were the imperfect couple.

Imperfection inspires invention, imagination, creativity. It stimulates. The more I feel imperfect, the more I feel alive.

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.

I am not perfect, but if I looked perfect to everyone, I must have been rocking imperfect perfectly to a few imperfect souls that seek imperfection vs. perfection, in an imperfect world where God asks us to seek perfection for our imperfect souls.

To accomplish the perfect perfection, a little imperfection helps.

The first reaction is surely the most natural one, but not always the most correct one; thereupon, the invention of apologies.

The ultimate story of success: When a nobody, who has never once in his entire life known the feeling of being remembered or respected, suddenly snaps and becomes a world dictator. On one hand, it sounds just, but on the other, it illustrates the reason why a prosperity message has and needs its limitations.

There is something perfect to be found in the imperfect: the law keeps balance through the juxtaposition of beauty, which gains perfection through nurtured imperfection.

There is a desire in the perfect, beauty in the imperfect. Thus, I lust over the flawless, and fall amorously forceless to the flawed.

We’re all flawed. We’re all monsters. Our ugly parts are in different places, but they’re all the same.

Realising your potential and spirituality begins with seeing yourself as imperfect with the intent of working towards perfection.

A thing can be imperfect according to some standard, but not in itself.

The road to perfection winds through a land called imperfection

I’m flawed; therefore, I won’t judge; instead, I’ll ask questions.

The world is imperfectly perfect and always has been.

Content to be an imperfect, ordinary fucked-up human being.

Success does not consist in never making mistakes but in never making the same one a second time. – George Bernard Shaw

Practice doesn’t make perfect. Practice reduces the imperfection. – Toba Beta

There are no mistakes or failures, only lessons. – Denis Waitley

Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn. – Benjamin Franklin

There is a fine balance between honoring the past and losing yourself in it. For example, you can acknowledge and learn from mistakes you made, and then move on and refocus on the now. It is called forgiving yourself. – Eckhart Tolle

A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them. – John C. Maxwell

The true genius shudders at incompleteness – imperfection – and usually prefers silence to saying the something which is not everything that should be said. – Edgar Allan Poe

Successful design is not the achievement of perfection but the minimization and accommodation of imperfection. – Henry Petroski

Even the knowledge of my own fallibility cannot keep me from making mistakes. Only when I fall do I get up again. – Vincent Van Gogh

Mistakes are acceptable if they’re the result of moving forward. – Andrew Yang

To banish imperfection is to destroy expression, to check exertion, to paralyze vitality. – John Ruskin

Imperfections are not inadequacies; they are reminders that we’re all in this together. – Brené Brown

Perfection has one grave defect: it is apt to be dull. – W. Somerset Maugham

No one is perfect… absolutely no one. Like precious stones, we have a few flaws, but why focus on that? Focus on what you like about yourself, and that will bring you happiness and peace. – Richard Simmons

I allow myself to fail. I allow myself to break. I’m not afraid of my flaws. – Lady Gaga

The flaws, the mistakes I make – that’s the real me. – Nas

Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them. – Bruce Lee

There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting. – Buddha

Imperfection is a form of freedom. – Anh Ngo

There is a kind of beauty in imperfection. – Conrad Hall

Perfection itself is imperfection. – Vladimir Horowitz

It’s not about finding relevance or perfection or imperfection in objects, but it’s that you can accept yourself and then go out and accept others. – Jeff Koons

Public policy is a study in imperfection. It involves imperfect people, with imperfect information, facing deeply imperfect choices – so it’s not surprising that they’re getting imperfect results. – Jake Sullivan

Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.

The biggest challenge in life is being yourself… in a world trying to make you like everyone else.

Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.

Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

Embrace the glorious mess that you are.

You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.

Fall seven times, stand up eight.

The only way to do great work is to love what you do.

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.

Growth and comfort do not coexist.

Imperfections are not inadequacies, they are reminders that we’re all human and in this together.

Perfection is not the goal, progress is.

There’s a beauty in imperfection that perfection can never match.

The beauty of imperfection lies in its ability to make us grow.

Don’t chase perfection, chase progress and enjoy the imperfections along the way.

Don’t let the fear of imperfection hold you back from pursuing your dreams.

Imperfection is the path to self-discovery and growth.

Perfection is an illusion, it’s not real and it’s not achievable.

Perfection is the enemy of creativity.

Don’t strive for perfection, strive for excellence.

Perfection is an impossible standard, embrace the beauty of being imperfect.

Perfection is a myth, embrace the journey of becoming your best self.

The pursuit of perfection often holds us back from experiencing the joys of life.

The fear of not being perfect keeps us from taking risks and living life to the fullest.

The pursuit of perfection is a never-ending journey without destination, it holds us back from growth and progress.

Perfectionism is a self-destructive and addictive belief system that fuels this primary disease to be better than we are.

The pursuit of perfection often leads to stagnation and a lack of progress.

Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor, the enemy of the people.

Perfection is an illusion, embrace your imperfections.

Imperfection is not a flaw, it’s a sign of authenticity.

Life is too short to be perfect, make the most of your imperfections.

The journey towards perfection is filled with beautiful imperfections.

Perfection is overrated, embrace the imperfection that makes you who you are.

Perfection is impossible, focus on progress and enjoying the journey.

Quotes On Flaws And Imperfections

You will always be too much of something for someone: too big, too loud, too soft, too edgy. If you round out your edges, you lose your edge. Apologize for mistakes. Apologize for unintentionally hurting someone – profusely. But don’t apologize for being who you are.

To realize that you do not understand is a virtue; Not to realize that you do not understand is a defect. – Lao Tzu

Stop trying to ‘fix’ yourself; you’re NOT broken! You are perfectly imperfect and powerful beyond measure. – Steve Maraboli

Have no fear of perfection – you’ll never reach it. – Salvador Dali

A diamond with a flaw is worth more than a pebble without imperfections. – Confucius

You were born to be real, not to be perfect. You are here to be you, not to live someone else’s life. – Ralph Marston

Use the talents you possess, for the woods would be very silent if no birds sang except the best. – Henry Van Dyke

Life is not perfect. It never will be. You just have to make the very best of it, and you have to open your heart to what the world can show you; and sometimes it’s terrifying, and sometimes it’s incredibly beautiful, and I’ll take both.

The thing that is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself. – Anna Quindlen

Maybe the most any of us can expect of ourselves isn’t perfection but progress. – Michelle Burford

Perhaps it is our imperfections that make us so perfect for one another. – Jane Austen

All men have their frailties; and whoever looks for a friend without imperfections, will never find what he seeks. – Cyrus the Great

Sometimes we strive so hard for perfection that we forget that imperfection is happiness. – Karen Nave

The day the child realizes that all adults are imperfect, he becomes an adolescent; the day he forgives them, he becomes an adult; the day he forgives himself, he becomes wise.

Your imperfections are marks of authenticity and that is the beauty of you. – Isaac Fowler

My imperfections and failures are as much a blessing from God as my successes and my talents and I lay them both at his feet. – Mahatma Gandhi

Perfectionism is a dangerous state of mind in an imperfect world. – Robert Hillyer

Don’t try and perfect yourself for one person. Wait for the one who loves your imperfections.

This is the very perfection of a man, to find out his own imperfections. – Saint Augustine

Since no one is perfect, it follows that all great deeds have been accomplished out of imperfection. – Lois McMaster Bujold

You’re imperfect, and you’re wired for struggle, but you are worthy of love and belonging. Imperfections are not inadequacies; they are reminders that we’re all in this together.

Be happy with being you. Love your flaws. Own your quirks. And know that you are just as perfect as anyone else, exactly as you are. – Ariana Grande

Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly, and get on with improving your other innovations. – Steve Jobs

Persuade thyself that imperfection and inconvenience are the natural lot of mortals, and there will be no room for discontent, neither for despair. – Ieyasu Tokugawa

I believe that for all our imperfections, we are full of decency and goodness, and that the forces that divide us are not as strong as those that unite us. – Barack Obama

Don’t get upset with your imperfections. It’s a great mistake because it leads nowhere – to get angry because you are angry, upset at being upset, depressed at being depressed, disappointed because you are disappointed. So don’t fool yourself. Simply surrender to the Power of God’s Love, which is always greater than our weakness.

Life is not always perfect. Like a road, it has many bends, ups and down, but that’s its beauty. – Amit Ray

The depths of her thoughts will have you never wanting to surface for air…

You are not flawed; you are as beautiful as you have always been and blessed with evidence of a life lived.

We are imperfect humans growing imperfect humans in an imperfect world, and that’s perfectly okay.

Practice does not make perfect. Imperfect makes our practice.

Do not have expectations. We, humans, are created imperfect, which means that we have flaws

Letting one’s imagination run loose, and believing we all understand each other – that is pure happiness! I admire humans – they are such deep creatures, fully unpredictable and unstable, which is the exact thing that renders them perfect!

I was moving around with my imperfect, broken pieces until you came across and stitched my flaws with your words.

Share your voice and your heart. Listen to how it falls in with the cosmic symphony. Let it be imperfect, incomplete, unrefined. The masterpiece is coming.

…I fell asleep and had a dream that a king was liquidated by a group of kind faces….

It might not be about perfection. Rather, it may be that that which is imperfect is that which has the most character.

Have you ever thought, how perfectly imperfect you are!

Imperfect. Beautiful. The most extraordinary thought of all.

The law is made by men, so it is not perfect either.

I think we need to develop a powerful dose of tolerance to understand each other’s humanness. None of us is perfect.

Every political mean is imperfect.

Accept yourself irrespective of your imperfection and express your skills.

This world, the eternally imperfect, the eternal and imperfect image of a contradiction – an intoxicating joy to its imperfect creator – that is what I once thought the world.

The voice in her head said: Imperfect, unlovable, victim, defeated, hide. The voice in her heart said: Kind, peaceful, gentle soul, easy to love, winner. Release the insecurities and reclaim your heart, your purpose, your peace.

I am full of mistakes and imperfections and therefore I am real …

Most people give up finding their soul mate, and settle down to just having a flesh mate.

I saw you before. All your flaws, your imperfections. Your body’s going to a lot of trouble to hide something, something inside of you. It must be very precious.

Some days you feel like you’re the worst of sinners; others like you’re the most righteous person on earth. I am convinced that the former is when you’re closest to God.

Your soulmate wasn’t supposed to be perfect. You were meant to see the cracks in her soul and fill them with what you have and she was meant to see yours. Together you would be complete.

God uses the flawed, the failures, and the imperfect to accomplish His perfect will.

Imperfections don’t make something ugly.

Perfection is born of imperfection.

You may not understand issues that do not pertain to the heart but be a master in areas that do. Nobody knows everything, and nobody can be a master of everything. Nobody was created perfect, and nobody should be measured according to perfection. It is the weight of your heart that matters the most in the end. All else is irrelevant.

Pain dutifully reminds me that the world is terribly imperfect, but it faithfully helps me appreciate the world on those days when it’s a little closer to being perfect.

Perfection is an illusion. Allow yourself room to make mistakes and permission to be happy regardless of the outcome.

It’s always funny that you can try and try again to steal all your critics’ ammo, predict their responses, but no matter what, they’ll still have a water gun stashed somewhere.

I do think imperfection is underrated

Every human being who loves another loves imperfection, for there is no perfect being on this earth–nothing is so simple as that.

I’m not perfect, I’m beautifully imperfect

The imperfections in life are what make life perfect.

It is good to be imperfect so that we retain our joy to work hard to rise to perfection!

I have no flaws, I’m perfect at being imperfect.

I always find beauty in things that are odd & imperfect – they are much more interesting.

When we see someone or something as imperfect, it is a reflection of our limitations, not theirs.

As we try to achieve perfection, society changes and we just become more imperfect

Mistakes are, after all, the foundations of truth, and if a man does not know what a thing is, it is at least an increase in knowledge if he knows what it is not. – Carl Jung

Perfectionism rarely begets perfection, or satisfaction – only disappointment. – Ryan Holiday

Vulnerability is not weakness. And that myth is profoundly dangerous. – Brené Brown

The hardest thing about being a leader is demonstrating or showing vulnerability… When the leader demonstrates vulnerability and sensibility and brings people together, the team wins. – Howard Schultz

We’re often afraid of looking at our shadow because we want to avoid the shame or embarrassment that comes along with admitting mistakes. – Marianne Williamson

I’m very observant and very instinctive. In life, you have to have the vulnerability to accept when you are to blame. And I do have that, and I am open enough to say it. – Naomi Campbell

The great comics can fall on their faces, but then they can say, ‘Oh, baby, you’re the greatest.’ They show their heart and their vulnerability. – Chris Farley

When we were children, we used to think that when we were grown-up we would no longer be vulnerable. But to grow up is to accept vulnerability… To be alive is to be vulnerable. – Madeleine L’Engle

When you’re willing to be vulnerable, you can surprise yourself at how strong you can be. – Jonathan Van Ness

My attitude is that if you push me towards something that you think is a weakness, then I will turn that perceived weakness into a strength. – Michael Jordan

We are all full of weakness and errors; let us mutually pardon each other our follies – it is the first law of nature. – Voltaire

I think that when you are famous every weakness is exaggerated. – Marilyn Monroe

You can’t let praise or criticism get to you. It’s a weakness to get caught up in either one. – John Wooden

We are all wonderful, beautiful wrecks. That’s what connects us-that we’re all broken, all beautifully imperfect. – Emilio Estevez

I think every single imperfection adds to your beauty. I’d rather be imperfect than perfect. – Sonam Kapoor

There is beauty and humility in imperfection. – Guillermo del Toro

Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring. – Marilyn Monroe

At some point, I’m just of the mind that no art is perfect, and it shouldn’t be perfect. I think it’s beautiful in its imperfection. You could tweak something forever, but you have to let it go and trust it. – Colman Domingo

If someone is too perfect they won’t look good. Imperfection is important. – Eric Cantona

Klutziness is endearing. I like imperfection. – Elizabeth Banks

There is no real beauty without some slight imperfection. – James Salter

One of the basic rules of the universe is that nothing is perfect. Perfection simply doesn’t exist…..Without imperfection, neither you nor I would exist. – Stephen Hawking

No human being should be a role model. We all have flaws. – Jim Brown

Drama is about imperfection. And we’ve moved away from the aspirational hero. We got tired of it, it was dull. – Hugh Laurie

But life isn’t something that should be edited. Life shouldn’t be cut. The only way you’ll ever discover what it truly means to be alive and human is by sharing the full experience of what it means to be human and each blemish and freckle that comes with it. – Iain Thomas

The more I feel imperfect, the more I feel alive. – Jhumpa Lahiri

I can deal with imperfection, but I can’t deal with people who lie to themselves and lie to the world to make the world feel better. – Bibi Bourelly

She was completely whole and yet never fully complete. – Maquita Donyel Irvin

I’m not looking for the perfect man. I’m looking for the man whose imperfections I can put up with. – Devon Ashley

Until we can receive with an open heart, we are never really giving with an open heart. – Brene Brown

Life isn’t meant to be lived perfectly…but merely to be lived. Boldly, wildly, beautifully, uncertainly, imperfectly, magically lived. – Mandy Hale

Don’t pointless things have a place, too, in this far-from-perfect world? Remove everything pointless from an imperfect life, and it’d lose even its imperfection. – Haruki Murakami

To love another human in all of her splendor and imperfect perfection , it is a magnificent task…tremendous and foolish and human. – Louise Erdrich

God knows I’m not perfect, either. – Hideaki Anno