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Political Leader

“The devotion of such titans of spirit as Lenin to an Ideal must bear fruit. The nobility of his selflessness will be an example through centuries to come, and his Ideal will reach perfection.”

Perfection Bears Fruit

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Natalie

Musician

“In a sense, evolution adheres to the classic twelve-step program: it takes things one day at a time. It does not strive for perfection; it does not strive at all. There is no progress, no plans, no scala natura, or scale of nature, that ranks organisms from lowly to superior, primitive to advanced.”

Progress Perfection One Day At A Time

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Neil Young

Musician, Singer-Songwriter

“It's stupid to expect perfection from bands because afterall they're just human beings.”

Stupid Band

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Francis Bacon

Philosopher, Statesman

“I'm just trying to make images as accurately as possible off my nervous system as I can.”

Trying Perfection

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Oprah Winfrey

Television host, producer, philanthropist

“A friend of mine says that perfection is a road, not a destination.”

Perfection Mines Destination

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Frank Herbert

Science Fiction Writer

“Only gods can safely risk perfection ... it's a dangerous thing for a man.”

Men Risk

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Nicolas Cage

Actor, Producer

“Nobody wants to watch perfection.”

Want Watches

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Marcus Aurelius

Philosopher, Emperor

“The perfection of moral character consists in this, in passing every day as the last, and in being neither violently excited nor torpid nor playing the hypocrite.”

Character Perfection Hypocrite

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Margaret Fuller

Transcendentalist, Writer

“... the Power who gave a power, by its mere existence, signifies that it must be brought out towards perfection.”

Perfection Existence Mere

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Mariah Nelson

Musician

“Competition is about passion for perfection, and passion for other people who join in this impossible quest.”

People Passion Perfection

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Helen Keller

Author, Activist

“Self-culture has been loudly and boastfully proclaimed as sufficient for all our ideals of perfection. But if we listen to the best men and women everywhere ... they will say that science may have found a cure for most evils; but it has found no remedy for the worst of them all - the apathy of human beings.”

Men Self Perfection

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Leo Tolstoy

Novelist, Philosopher

“Perfection is impossible without humility. Why should I strive for perfection, if I am already good enough?”

Inspirational Humility Perfection

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