Flaws Quotes - Page 8

• Things that are done, it is needless to speak about...things that are past, it is needless to blame.

  Confucius

  Wise, Mistake, Failure

  Confucius, James Legge (1893). “Confucian Analects: The Great Learning, and The Doctrine of the Mean”, p.162, Courier Corporation

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• A song is such a short form ... that 'the slightest flaw seems like a mountain.' And so every song needs to be revised 'til it's close to perfection... But achieving perfection takes a lot of energy.

  Stephen Sondheim

  Song, Writing, Perfection

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• Yet Gotama's Dhamma is more than just a series of axioms. It is to be lived rather than simply adopted and believed in. It entails that one embrace this world in all its contingency and specificity, with all its ambiguity and flaws.

  Stephen Batchelor

  World, Embrace, Ambiguity

  Stephen Batchelor (2010). “Confession of a Buddhist Atheist”, p.246, Spiegel & Grau

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• The best and most innovative products don't always win...(it's an) aesthetic flaw in how the universe worked

  Walter Isaacson

  Winning, Innovative, Aesthetic

  Walter Isaacson (2011). “Walter Isaacson Great Innovators e-book boxed set: Steve Jobs, Benjamin Franklin, Einstein”, p.241, Simon and Schuster

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• Arrogance is one of the flaws in the Erudite heart -- I know. It is often in mine.

  Veronica Roth

  Heart, Arrogance, Mines

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• Appius Livius Ocella made mistakes in his whole long existence. Perhaps changing Eric was his finest hour. He created the perfect vampire. Eric's only flaw is you.

  Charlaine Harris

  Mistake, Long, Perfect

  "Deadlocked". Book by Charlaine Harris, May 1, 2012.

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• Crippled things are always more beautiful. It's the flaw that brings out beauty.

  Holly Black

  Beautiful, Crippled

  Holly Black (2012). “Tithe”, p.77, Simon and Schuster

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• I lay there silently, hoarding my small dignity. I did not ask about the gate or the closet. I did not question the bedtime ritual where, on the cold bathroom tiles, I was spread out daily and examined for flaws. I did not know that my bones, those solids, those pieces of sculpture would not splinter.

  Anne Sexton

  Hoarding, Sculpture, Splinters

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• The only way to maximize group creativity—to make the whole more than the sum of its parts—is to encourage a candid discussion of mistakes. In part, this is because the acceptance of error reduces cost. When you believe your flaws will be quickly corrected by the group, you're less worried about perfecting your contribution, which leads to a more candid conversation. We can only get it right when we talk about what we got wrong.

  Jonah Lehrer

  Mistake, Believe, Creativity

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• My worst character flaw that I'm conscious of is that I tend to think my way into circles instead of resolving anything. It's paralyzing and boring for people around me.

  David Foster Wallace

  Character, Thinking, Circles

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• Like all real heroes, Charley had a fatal flaw. He refused to believe that he had gonorrhea, whereas the truth was that he did.

  Kurt Vonnegut

  Real, Believe, Hero

  Kurt Vonnegut (2011). “God Bless You, Mr Rosewater”, p.142, Random House

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• I think her flaws make me love her even more. She's not perfect, but she's perfect to me

  Jodi Picoult

  Thinking, Perfect, Not Perfect

  Jodi Picoult, Samantha van Leer (2013). “Between the Lines”, p.170, Simon and Schuster

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• Was there some basic flaw in her makeup that made her keep falling in love with this man who couldn’t love her back?

  Susan Elizabeth Phillips

  I Love You, Falling In Love, Makeup

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• I feel like it's always about embracing what it is that you think is wrong with you. It's often times your greatest 'flaw' which actually forays into what is also your greatest strength.

  Olivia Thirlby

  Thinking, Feels

  "Olivia Thirlby Talks NOBODY WALKS, What Drew Her to Lena Dunham’s Script, the Film’s Themes of Sexual Energy and Expression and Its Moral Gray Area". Interview with Sheial Roberts, collider.com. October 11, 2012.

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• He always loved her because of, not in sprite of, her flaws.

  Megan McCafferty

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• Every handsome man had a flaw. It was just her luck that in William's case that flaw was lunacy.

  Ilona Andrews

  Men, Luck, Handsome

  Ilona Andrews (2010). “Bayou Moon”, p.84, Penguin

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• They all laugh. We all laugh. And it occurs to me that I might be meeting Tobias's true faction. They are not characterized by a particular virtue. They claim all colors, all activities, all virtues, and all flaws as their own.

  Veronica Roth

  Color, Laughing, Might

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• Courageous? Courageous would have been admitting weakness and leaving Dauntless, no matter what shame accompanied it. Pride is what killed Al, and it is the flaw in every Dauntless heart. It is in mine.

  Veronica Roth

  Heart, Pride, Leaving

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• On his first hand he wore rings of stone,
  Iron, Amber, Wood and Bone.
  There were rings unseen on his second hand,
  One was blood in a flowing band,
  One was air all whisper thin,
  And the ring of ice had a flaw within.
  Full faintly shone the ring of flame,
  And the final ring was without name.

  Patrick Rothfuss

  Iron, Air, Flames

  "The Wise Man's Fear". Book by Patrick Rothfuss, 2011.

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• But all I said, as I dug a five from my pocket to pay for my soda, was, "You have a friend?" Tod scowled. "Well, I wouldn't call him a friend according to the traditional definition, but in the sense that he imposes on me constantly and isn't afraid to point out my flaws, I'd say he qualifies." "Sounds more like a cousin.

  Rachel Vincent

  Cousin, Pockets, Sound

  Rachel Vincent (2012). “Soul Screamers Volume Two: My Soul to Keep\My Soul to Steal\Reaper”, p.214, Harlequin

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• Pride is what killed Al, and it is the flaw in every Dauntless heart. It is in mine.

  Veronica Roth

  Heart, Pride, Als

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• While your character flaws may have created mild problems for other people, they will create major problems for your spouse and your marriage.

  Timothy Keller

  Character, People, May

  Timothy Keller (2011). “The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God”, p.90, Penguin

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• You know, I guess I just don't like to talk a lot about sad things. Now you know my flaw. What good does it do to talk about sad things in the past?

  James Patterson

  Past, Doe, Knows

  James Patterson (2001). “Suzanne's diary for Nicholas: a novel”

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• What flaw could you possibly find in his appearance?" "His posture," Hannah muttered. "What about it?" "He slouches." "He's an American. They all slouch. The weight of their wallets drags them over.

  Lisa Kleypas

  Weight, Appearance, Posture

  Lisa Kleypas (2008). “A Wallflower Christmas: A Novel”, p.59, Macmillan

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• But to love something despite. To know the flaws and love them too. This is rare and pure and perfect.

  Patrick Rothfuss

  Perfect, Fantasy Love, And Love

  Patrick Rothfuss (2011). “The Wise Man's Fear: The Kingkiller Chronicle: Day Two”, p.57, Penguin

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