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

“The only thing that separates any one of us from excellence is fear and the opposite of fear is faith. I am careful not to confuse excellence with perfection. Excellence I can reach for, perfection is God’s business.”

Michael J. Fox (1961) Canadian-American actor

“May I never be complete. May I never be content. May I never be perfect. Deliver me, Tyler, from being perfect and complete.”

Chuck Palahniuk Fight Club

“He is the half part of a blessed man,
Left to be finished by such as she;
And she a fair divided excellence,
Whose fullness of perfection lies in him.”

William Shakespeare King John

“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

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

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

“Deliver me from Swedish furniture. Deliver me from clever art. May I never be complete. May I never be content. May I never be perfect.”

Chuck Palahniuk Fight Club

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

Kamal Haasan (1954) Indian actor