Quotes About Imperfection

The peak-end effect described by Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky could contribute as well. We would be prone to creating strong memories for the more rewarding aspects of a past scene and obscure the rest. Memory is imperfect.

I'm a big believer in winging it. I'm a big believer that you're never going to find perfect city travel experience or the perfect meal without a constant willingness to experience a bad one. Letting the happy accident happen is what a lot of vacation itineraries miss, I think, and I'm always trying to push people to allow those things to happen rather than stick to some rigid itinerary.

A real diamond, his father used to say, is never entirely free of inclusions. A real diamond is never perfect.

A real diamond is never perfect.

You look closely enough, you'll find that everything has a weak spot where it can break, sooner or later.

America's always been very good at providing help to people in need. It hasn't been perfect, but they've been very good at it.

Being a good actor is sort of understanding the complexity of the human psyche and also knowing that we are none of us perfect.

As a public figure, you have to maintain a certain demeanor. We also have responsibility to the public, but of course, I'm not perfect. I have a lot of flaws; my husband can tell you that, my friends, even. They know who I am.

All my characters are quite relatable, as they are flawed, true, and honest. All of us are flawed; nobody is pure and pious.

What we know about Cleopatra's looks is based purely on her coin portraits. Engraving was imperfect, and that when you are a ruler and you ask for a coin to be engraved with your likeness on it, you are probably trying to project a certain air of authority.

'Solutionism' for me is, above all, an unthinking pursuit of perfection - by means of technology - without coming to grips with the fact that imperfection is an essential feature of liberal democracy.

I'm pretty aware that the pursuit of perfection is, inherently, a flawed concept.

Everybody should be able to enjoy their life, because you only live once. So I just want to get it all out there and be the best role model that I can be, if people want to put me in that kind of predicament. I mean, I didn't ask to be a role model, because I'm not perfect.

I can't bake anything. I'm the worst. My cakes always come out flat.

I think it's important that things are flawed.

We're all flawed, and no one is perfect.

We are all flawed people.

I'm a human. Every human is flawed. I might be flawed in different ways than some people, or worse ways than some people, or better ways than some people.

It's fun to play people who are flawed.

I think it's very important to write a demythologized woman character. My characters are flawed. They are no better than they should be.

I've made mistakes, usually when I felt backed against a wall or faced enormous pressure. I'm human and flawed.

I'm a seriously flawed individual, but I guess everybody is.

I do love giving advice, but I try not to forget how flawed I am as well. And how many mistakes I've made.

When you don't have a main character that's flawed, I don't know how you relate to that person.