Quotes About Defect-free

Art is never defect-free. Things that are remarkable never meet spec, because that would make them standardized, not worth talking about.

Or, more accurately, spend all day trying to avoid making a mistake? These are very different things. Defect-free is what people are often in search of. Meeting spec. Blameless.

Evolution is good for species, and so they strive to make it go faster. Yet it is stasis, not change, that is the hallmark of evolution. Sex and gene repair and the sophisticated screening mechanisms of higher animals to ensure that only defect-free eggs and sperm contribute to the next generation—all these are ways of preventing change.

Art is never defect-free. Things that are remarkable never meet spec, because that would make them standardized, not worth talking about.