Quotes with perfect

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  • George Bernard Shaw Only in books has mankind known perfect truth, love and beauty.
    George Bernard Shaw
    Irish-English writer and critic (1856 - 1950)
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  • Oscar Wilde Only mediocrities progress. An artist revolves in a cycle of masterpieces, the first of which is no less perfect than the last.
    Oscar Wilde
    Irish writer (1854 - 1900)
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  • Barbara Amiel Our society is not perfect and this will come as no surprise to many of you.
    Barbara Amiel
    British journalist, writer, and socialite (1940 - )
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  • Cesare Pavese Perfect behavior is born of complete indifference.
    Cesare Pavese
    Italian writer and poet (1908 - 1950)
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  • Francois de la Rochefoucauld Perfect courage is to do without witnesses what one would be capable of doing with the world looking on.
    Francois de la Rochefoucauld
    French writer (1613 - 1680)
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  • Patrick Henry Perfect freedom is as necessary to the health and vigor of commerce as it is to the health and vigor of citizenship.
    Patrick Henry
    American attorney, planter, and orator (1736 - 1799)
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  • Robin George Collingwood Perfect freedom is reserved for the man who lives by his own work and in that work does what he wants to do.
    Robin George Collingwood
    English philosopher, historian and archaeologist (1889 - 1943)
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  • Cassandra Clare Perfect heroines, like perfect heroes, aren't relatable, and if you can't put yourself in the protagonist's shoes, not only will they not inspire you, but the book will be pretty boring.
    Cassandra Clare
    American author of young adult fiction (1973 - )
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  • Gloria Steinem Perfect is boring: Beauty is irregular.
    Gloria Steinem
    American feminist writer (1934 - )
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  • A. J. P. Taylor Perfect soldier, perfect gentleman never gave offence to anyone not even the enemy.
    A. J. P. Taylor
    British historian (1906 - 1990)
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  • A. E. Housman Perfect understanding will sometimes almost extinguish pleasure.
    A. E. Housman
    British poet (1859 - 1936)
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  • Francois de la Rochefoucauld Perfect Valor is to do, without a witness, all that we could do before the whole world.
    Francois de la Rochefoucauld
    French writer (1613 - 1680)
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  • Owen Felltham Perfection is immutable. But for things imperfect, change is the way to perfect them.
    Owen Felltham
    English writer (1602 - 1668)
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  • Edward Weston Photography suits the temper of this age - of active bodies and minds. It is a perfect medium for one whose mind is teeming with ideas, imagery, for a prolific worker who would be slowed down by painting or sculpting, for one who sees quickly and acts decisively, accurately.
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  • Billy Collins Poems are perfect for something to listen to while you're walking around because they don't take very long.
    Billy Collins
    American poet (1941 - )
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  • Vince Lombardi Practice does not make perfect, perfect practice makes perfect.
    Vince Lombardi
    American football player (1913 - 1970)
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  • Billy Collins Radio is such a perfect medium for the transmission of poetry, primarily because there just is the voice, there's no visual distraction.
    Billy Collins
    American poet (1941 - )
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  • Carl Sagan Relativity does set limits on what humans can ultimately do. But the universe is not required to be in perfect harmony with human aspirations.
    Cosmos (1980)
    Carl Sagan
    American astronomer, cosmologist, astrophysicist and author (1934 - 1996)
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  • Charles Caleb Colton Repartee is perfect when it effects its purpose with a double edge. It is the highest order of wit, as it indicates the coolest yet quickest exercise of genius, at a moment when the passions are roused.
    Charles Caleb Colton
    English writer (1777 - 1832)
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  • Ben Hogan Reverse every natural instinct and do the opposite of what you are inclined to do, and you will probably come very close to having a perfect golf swing.
    Ben Hogan
    American professional golfer (1912 - )
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