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

“I am looking for excellence. Anyone can struggle but they cannot make a ‘perfect’ film.”

Kamal Haasan (1954) Indian actor

“Perfection is not attainable. But if we chase perfection, we can catch excellence.”

Vince Lombardi (1913–1970) American football player, coach, and executive

“I may not be perfect, but parts of me are excellent”

Ashleigh Brilliant (1933) American author and cartoonist

“Perfection is beyond our reach, but they who earnestly strive to become perfect, acquire excellences and virtues of which the multitude have no conception.”

John Lancaster Spalding (1840–1916) Catholic bishop

“His Biographer remarked: Of course, ‘Sir, you believe in excellence.' JRD Tata) retorted sharply, 'Not excellence. Perfection. You aim for perfection, you will attain excellence. If you aim for excellence, you will go lower.”

J. R. D. Tata (1904–1993) Indian businessman

“Excellence does not require perfection.”

Henry James (1843–1916) American novelist, short story author, and literary critic

“Strive for excellence, not perfection, because we don't live in a perfect world.”

Joyce Meyer (1943) American author and speaker

“Both professor and student share in the pursuit of excellence and perfection.”

Ali al-Hadi (829–868) imam

“Excellence/Perfection is not a destination; it is a continuous journey that never ends.”

Brian Tracy (1944) American motivational speaker and writer