Finality is death. Perfection is finality. Nothing is perfect. There are lumps in it.

To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.

There is a kind of beauty in imperfection.

Supreme serenity still remains the Ideal of great Art. The shapes and transitory forms of life are but stages toward this Ideal, which Christ's religion illuminates with His divine light.

Of all that is good, sublimity is supreme. Succeeding is the coming together of all that is beautiful. Furtherance is the agreement of all that is just. Perseverance is the foundation of all actions.

When love and skill work together, expect a masterpiece.

God who is eternally complete, who directs the stars, who is the master of fates, who elevates man from his lowliness to Himself, who speaks from the cosmos to every single human soul, is the most brilliant manifestation of the goal of perfection.

The secret of joy in work is contained in one word - excellence. To know how to do something well is to enjoy it.

There would be no need for love if perfection were possible. Love arises from our imperfection, from our being different and always in need of the forgiveness, encouragement and that missing half of ourselves that we are searching for, as the Greek myth tells us, in order to complete ourselves.

Purity and simplicity are the two wings with which man soars above the earth and all temporary nature.

A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.

I would rather excel in the knowledge of what is excellent, than in the extent of my power and possessions.

Artists who seek perfection in everything are those who cannot attain it in anything.

Perfection is the child of time.

Perfection is immutable. But for things imperfect, change is the way to perfect them.

Excellence is a better teacher than mediocrity. The lessons of the ordinary are everywhere. Truly profound and original insights are to be found only in studying the exemplary.

Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren't used to an environment where excellence is expected.

The noblest search is the search for excellence.

Quality means doing it right when no one is looking.

If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.

The excellency of every art is its intensity, capable of making all disagreeable evaporate.

Perfectionism and procrastination have such a fine line. You say, 'Well, I want it to be good. I want it to be perfect.' But what you're really doing is not doing your work. You're putting off showing up and being visible because then you're going to be judged, and it might suck.

The roots of true achievement lie in the will to become the best that you can become.

No student ever attains very eminent success by simply doing what is required of him: it is the amount and excellence of what is over and above the required, that determines the greatness of ultimate distinction.

My ambition is peace and perfection.

If you want to achieve excellence, you can get there today. As of this second, quit doing less-than-excellent work.

The excellence of a gift lies in its appropriateness rather than in its value.

The perfection of Christian character depends wholly upon the grace and strength found alone in God.

Many people think of perfectionism as striving to be your best, but it is not about self-improvement; it's about earning approval and acceptance.

I am careful not to confuse excellence with perfection. Excellence I can reach for; perfection is God's business.

Perfectionism is not a quest for the best. It is a pursuit of the worst in ourselves, the part that tells us that nothing we do will ever be good enough - that we should try again.

Quality means doing it right when no one is looking.

Excellence is not a skill, it's an attitude.

The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.

It is through art, and through art only, that we can realise our perfection.

Beauty: the adjustment of all parts proportionately so that one cannot add or subtract or change without impairing the harmony of the whole.

High expectations are the key to everything.

Perfect numbers like perfect men are very rare.

Perfection is attained by slow degrees; it requires the hand of time.

Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.

We require from buildings two kinds of goodness: first, the doing their practical duty well: then that they be graceful and pleasing in doing it.

Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty, and persistence.

Art is beauty, the perpetual invention of detail, the choice of words, the exquisite care of execution.

Now an infinite happiness cannot be purchased by any price less than that which is infinite in value; and infinity of merit can only result from a nature that is infinitely divine or perfect.

For me the greatest beauty always lies in the greatest clarity.

Excellence encourages one about life generally; it shows the spiritual wealth of the world.

Excellence, then, is a state concerned with choice, lying in a mean, relative to us, this being determined by reason and in the way in which the man of practical wisdom would determine it.

Success comes from knowing that you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming.

High achievement always takes place in the framework of high expectation.

Endurance is the crowning quality, And patience all the passion of great hearts.

In an ideal world, nobody's work would be just about the money. People could pursue excellence in what they do, take pride in achievement, and derive meaning from knowing that their work improved the lives of others.

Quality is never an accident. It is always the result of intelligent effort.