Quotes About Refinement

Now I'm in the process of fine turning.

Adapt what is useful, reject what is useless, and add what is specifically your own.

All writing is rewriting.

Sophisticating meat eating doesn't make it any less savage.

Imperfection makes perfect

The only skill that cannot be perfected is perfection itself.

Simplicity is the key to beauty. Clarity is the key to perfection.

Your brain is not only the material inside your cranium, its something to be explored, developed and refined

Excellence doesn't mean we have to be 100% better in any one thing: it means we strive to be 1% better in 100 things.

To live content with small means; to seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather than fashion; to be worthy, not respectable, and wealthy, not rich; to listen to stars and birds, babes and sages, with open heart; to study hard ; to think quietly, act frankly, talk gently, await occasions, hurry never; in a word, to let the spiritual, unbidden and unconscious, grow up through the common—this is my symphony.

To live content with small means; to seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather than fashion; to be worthy, not respectable, and wealthy, not rich; to listen to stars and birds, babes and sages, with open heart; to study hard ; to think quietly, act frankly, talk gently, await occasions, hurry never; in a word, to let the spiritual, unbidden and unconscious, grow up through the common—this is my symphony. William Henry Channing, clergyman, reformer, 1810-1884

The blessing which we associate with a life of refinement and cultivation can be made universal and must be made universal if they are to be permanent.

I'm telling you, it's fu**ing hard to be classy

I keep going over a sentence. I nag it, gnaw it, pat and flatter it.

Actually, I think I'm more into sleek-looking suits right now." I ran my fingers over the arm of his tuxedo and gave him an appraising stare. "You know, sort of that James Bond cool look.

If you want to make a product better, you have to keep tweaking, revising, and iterating. The same thing is true with a company.

It's the stuff you leave out that matters. So constantly look for things to remove, simplify, and streamline. Be a curator. Stick to what's truly essential. Pare things down until you're left with only the most important stuff. Then do it again. You can always add stuff back in later if you need to.

Most work is not coming up with The Next Big Thing. Rather, it's making better the thing you already thought of six months—or six years—ago. It's the work of work.

Don't mistake this approach for skimping on quality, either. You still want to make something great. This approach just recognizes that the best way to get there is through iterations. Stop imagining what's going to work. Find out for real.

It's the stuff you leave out that matters. So constantly look for things to remove, simplify, and streamline. Be a curator. Stick to what's truly essential.

Be relentless about simplifying everything without exception.

But I'm like a fine wine," he replied. "I get better with age.

when you go over it, cut out everything you can. The main thing is to know what to leave out. The way you tell whether you're going good is by what you can throw away.

And remember always, "More ought to be scratched out than left.