"Perfection is often the enemy of greatness"

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Source : "CoverGirl Janelle Monáe Isn't Afraid to Fail". Interview with Hayley Mason, www.totalbeauty.com.

Janelle Monae

#Greatness Quotes #Perfection Quotes #Enemy Quotes

“We need to remind our core supporters that we have not forgotten their concern with the way our democracy is being replaced by European bureaucracy in so many areas.”

Source : "Why the EU debate still matters" by John Redwood, www.brugesgroup.com.
“Theater is my temple and my religion and my act of faith. Strangers sit in a room together and believe together.”
“There are a lot of grown ups who should be sent up to their rooms and told they must stay there until they learn they can play fair.”

Source : "Hi Neigbour, Salam Neighbour". "For Whom the Troubadour Sings", Book by Dawud Wharnsby, 2009.
“When you are annoyed at someone's mistake, immediately look at yourself and reflect how you also fail; for example, in thinking that good equals money, or pleasure, or a bit of fame. By being mindful of this you'll quickly forget your anger, especially if you realize that the person was under stress, and could do little else. And, if you can, find a way to alleviate that stress.”
“I was constantly amazed by how many people talked me into arresting them.”
“What sweet, what happy days had I,When dreams made Time Eternity!”

Source : W. H. Davies (2015). “The True Traveller: A Reader”, p.234, Carcanet Press Ltd
“Train insane or remain the same.”
“Accountants, machinists, medical technicians, even software writers that write the software for 'machines' are being displaced without upscaled replacement jobs. Retrain, rehire into higher paying and value-added jobs? That may be the political myth of the modern era. There aren't enough of those jobs.”

Source : "Strawberry Fields - Forever?" by William H. "Bill" Gross, www.pimco.com. December 2012.

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