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

  Ernst Fischer

  Greatness, Men, Machines

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• We grew up founding our dreams on the infinite promise of American advertising. I still believe that one can learn to play the piano by mail and that mud will give you a perfect complexion.

  Zelda Fitzgerald

  Funny, Music, Dream

  Zelda Fitzgerald (1992). “The Collected Writings”, New York : Collier Books ; Toronto : Maxwell Macmillan Canada ; New York : Maxwell Macmillan International

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• I love working with big flavors like chiles and smoke. Honey is perfect for softening the edges, mellowing them out a bit. I put it in everything - vinaigrettes, soups, stocks, salsas, so I'm always on the hunt for great honey.

  Bobby Flay

  Flavor, Soup, Honey

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• We're not meant to be perfect. It took me a long time to learn that.

  Jane Fonda

  Long, Long Time, Meant To Be

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• I spent a good deal of time going back over my childhood, my midlife, to try to understand who I was. We're supposed to be complete and whole, and you can't be whole if you're trying to be perfect. Doing a life review helped me get over the disease to please.

  Jane Fonda

  Childhood, Trying, Midlife

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• The work of art assumes the existence of the perfect spectator, and is indifferent to the fact that no such person exists.

  E. M. Forster

  Art, Facts, Assuming

  E.M. Forster (1951). “Two Cheers for Democracy”

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• The art of life is to live in the present moment, and to make that moment as perfect as we can by the realization that we are the instruments and expression of God Himself.

  Emmet Fox

  Life, Change, Art

  Emmet Fox (1938). “The Sermon on the Mount: a general introduction to scientific Christianity in the form of a spiritual key to Matthew V, VI, and VII”

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• And perfect happiness? Man, that's a...the pool is about 92 degrees, the Jacuzzi is about 102 and an avocado farm.

  Jamie Foxx

  Men, Degrees, Avocados

  "Jamie Foxx Interview - THE KINGDOM". Interview with Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub, collider.com. September 27, 2007.

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• Beauty is perfect in its imperfections, so you just have to go with the imperfections.

  Diane von Furstenberg

  Imperfection

  "DVF Up Close". Interview with Anamaria Wilson, www.harpersbazaar.com. March 31, 2011.

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• Every video I'm in, every magazine cover, they stretch you; they make you perfect. It's not real life.

  Lady Gaga

  Real, Video, Magazines

  "Lady Gaga tells students she was bulimic as a high schooler". Lady Gaga's remarks during a young women's conference "It’s Our Turn" at the Brentwood School in Los Angeles, www.foxnews.com. February 9, 2012.

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• A man who was completely innocent, offered himself as a sacrifice for the good of others, including his enemies, and became the ransom of the world. It was a perfect act.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Friday, Jesus, Easter

  Mahatma Gandhi (2007). “Gandhi on Non-Violence”, p.47, New Directions Publishing

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• There are those who give with joy, and that joy is their reward.

  Khalil Gibran

  Happiness, Famous Inspirational, Giving

  Khalil Gibran (2014). “The Prophet - Der Prophet”, p.34, Lulu.com

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• My perfect guy wears converse, is totally laid back, and doesn't worry about being cool.

  Selena Gomez

  Girly, Perfect Guy, Worry

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• I've learned that I want what I deny. I want someone who is crazy about me, who treats me like a princess. I want the picture-perfect fairy tale stuff.

  Selena Gomez

  Crazy, Princess, Want

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• I'm one of those people, in any country I'm in, if somebody could just put me in a car or a bus, I'll look out the window and say, 'OK, there's the Tower of London, there's Buckingham Palace, there's Big Ben,' and if it all takes about five minutes, perfect. I've seen all of it and I can go home.

  Gilbert Gottfried

  Country, Home, People

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• Every day I'd say I look different. Sometimes I look really formal, sometimes I love the classic Stella McCartney, Chloe Sevigny and Gwyneth Paltrow thing. Other days I like being rock star and wearing leather jackets and studs. I love wearing Burberry - it's the perfect combination of formal and punky.

  Ellie Goulding

  Stars, Rocks, Leather Jackets

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I'm obsessed with the countryside: woods, forests, fields, lakes, mountains. I'm really into folk music and folklore. But more so I'm into electronic music. I'm into bands that have both aspects, like Boards of Canada is a perfect example. You could listen to that type of music running through a woods. It's kind of what I wanted to achieve.

  Ellie Goulding

  Running, Lakes, Romance

  "Ellie Goulding talks style, music and why she loves Beyonce". Interview with Nerissa Pacio Itchon, blog.sfgate.com. April 26, 2011.

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• God will prepare everything for our perfect happiness in heaven, and if it takes my dog being there, I believe he'll be there.

  Billy Graham

  Happiness, Dog, Believe

  "Do All Dogs Go to Heaven? Pretty Sure This One Did" by Cathleen Falsani, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 20, 2010.

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• 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

  Flaws, Quirks, Knows

  "Even Performers Like Me Get Bullied" by Ariana Grande, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 9, 2012.

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• I am certainly not perfect. I don't think you should try to be perfect for anyone. When you come to terms with that, then you're OK.

  Ashley Greene

  Thinking, Trying, Should

  "Ashley Greene: The Bombshell". Interview With Josh Patner, www.glamour.com. March 28, 2011.

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• Holding a note is a very difficult thing - you have to use your whole body to achieve a perfect pitch.

  Daphne Guinness

  Use, Body, Achieve

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• The more the diamond is cut the brighter it sparkles; and in what seems hard dealing, there God has no end in view but to perfect His people.

  Thomas Guthrie

  Cutting, Views, People

  Thomas Guthrie (1865). “Man and the Gospel”, p.21

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• Humour and high seriousness... Perfect bedfellows, I think. Though I usually phrase it in terms of comedy and darkness. Comedy without darkness rapidly becomes trivial. And darkness without comedy rapidly becomes unbearable.

  Mark Haddon

  Thinking, Darkness, Phrases

  "'I'm flattered, amazed, deeply moved and sometimes a little dizzy'". The Guardian interview, www.theguardian.com. February 2, 2004.

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• Wherever I am in the world, my perfect day begins with waking up and heading to the beach or the pool or somewhere I can be semi-comatose. I just wake up and go to the sun.

  Zaha Hadid

  Beach, Perfect Days, Wake Up

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• The one thing I do have is good ears. I don't mean perfect pitch, but ears for picking things up. I developed my ear through piano theory, but I never had a guitar lesson in my life, except from Eric Clapton off of records.

  Eddie Van Halen

  Mean, Guitar, Piano

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