"Strive for perfection, but settle for excellence."

-- Don Shula

#Success Quotes #Perfection Quotes #Excellence Quotes

“Painting contains a divine force which... makes the dead seem almost alive.”
“When I lifted weights, I didn't lift just to maintain my muscle tone. I lifted to increase what I already had, to push to a new limit. Every time I worked, I was getting a little better. I kept moving that limit back and back. Every time I walked out of the gym, I was a little better than when I walked in.”
“The moving toward one's inner self is a long pilgrimage for a painter. It offers many temporary successes and high points, but impels him on toward the more adequate image.”

Source : Ben Shahn (1957). “The Shape of Content”, p.36, Harvard University Press
“To achieve success, whatever the job we have, we must pay a price”
“Of course, screwed up families are not the exclusive province of the famous. Still, most families get to screw up in private.”
“The Beatles said 'all you need is love,' then they broke up.”
“I think if I've learned anything about friendship, it's to hang in, stay connected, fight for them, and let them fight for you. Don't walk away, don't be distracted, don't be too busy or tired, don't take them for granted. Friends are part of the glue that holds life and faith together. Powerful stuff.”
“The generation that had information, but no context. Butter, but no bread. Craving, but no longing.”

Source : Meg Wolitzer (2011). “The Uncoupling: A Novel”, p.16, Penguin

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