Quotes About Imperfection

The world was not perfect—it never had been and never would be; it was full of pitfalls and problems, of fear, of regrets and of bitter tears. Here and there, though, there were tiny points of light, hard to see at times, but there nonetheless, like the welcoming lights of home in the darkness. The flames that made these lights were hard to ignite, but occasionally, very occasionally, we found that we had in our hands the match that could be struck to start one of these little fires.

When you stop expecting people to be perfect, you can like them for who they are.

the world is no fit place for human beings. we harm and ache.

Creation's the soul of haphazard.

Every poem I write falls short in some important way. But I go on trying to write the one that won't.

Trust no friend without faults, and love a woman, but no angel.

We were an imperfect family. I knew that. But at last we were on each other's side, dug in with a new and more profound commitment. Our happiness was hard won, it was ours and I was determined to keep us whole.

I, too, wanted to do penance for my own sins and for the sins of the whole world, for I had a keen sense of sin, of natural imperfection and earthliness.

The good news is God isn't waiting for your perfect youth talk to do a mighty work through you.

The idea that no one is perfect is a view most commonly held by people with no grandchildren.

even her intuition and knowledge of human nature were far from perfect. She understood it in the aggregate, but in any given situation, who knew?

Et de m'avoir mise face à cette réalité : personne n'est totalement équilibré, personne n'a de certitudes absolues. Il n'existe pas de vie parfaite.

The greatest of all faults is to be conscious of none. Recognizing our limitations and imperfections is the first requisite of progress. Those who believe they have arrived believe they have nowhere to go. Some not only have closed their minds to new truth, but they sit on the lid.

I aint sayin Im requestin anyone thats perfect but I just need a woman thatll make it all worth it.

Experience teaches acceptance of the imperfect as life.

Life is not life unless you make mistakes

What is life but a series of inspired follies.

You show me someone who's led a perfect life and I'll show you a dullard.

Nobody is perfect, but life is about choices.

Life is a mess, Rose said. You can fix the mess human beings make, Rose said, But you can't fix the mess being human is.

God made everything out of nothing. But the nothingness shows through.

There is no perfection only life

Family life is a bit like a runny peach pie - not perfect but who's complaining?

Creative minds are uneven, and the best of fabrics have their dull spots.