“Practice makes perfect, but nobody's perfect, so why practice?”

“In school they told me "Practice makes perfect." And then they told me "Nobody's perfect," so then I stopped practicing.”

Steven Wright (1955) American actor and author

“Practice makes perfect' is bullshit. Only perfect practice makes perfect.”

Ron Barassi

“They say that nobody is perfect. Then they tell you practice makes perfect. I wish they'd make up their minds.”

Winston S. Churchill (1874–1965) Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

“They say that nobody is perfect. Then they tell you practice makes perfect. I wish they'd make up their minds.”

Wilt Chamberlain (1936–1999) basketball player

“As with all other aspects of the narrative art, you will improve with practice, but practice will never make you perfect. Why should it? What fun would that be?”

Stephen King (1947) American author

“In school they told me "Practice makes perfect."”

Steven Wright (1955) American actor and author

“Supporters will come and go, but nobody will invest in your craft more than yourself. Stay focused and start crossing goals off the list one by one, it takes time but practice makes perfect”

Alireza Kohany

“Even perfect people are taught to practice imperfections just to fit in the society. Thus, the famous saying of 'no one is perfect' still prevails.”

Mwanandeke Kindembo (1996) Congolese author

“To practice means to perform, in the face of all obstacles some act of vision, of faith, of desire. Practice is a means of inviting the perfection desired.”

Martha Graham (1894–1991) American dancer and choreographer