Not Perfect Sayings and Quotes

We all strive for perfection at some level, whether it’s our appearance, our careers, or personal relationships. The reality though is no one is perfect. Life can be messy and unplanned. Embrace life’s quirks with the collection of wise and insightful quotes about not being perfect.

But that the happiness of man may still remain imperfect, as wants in this place are easily supplied, new wants likewise are easily created. Samuel Johnson
I always find beauty in things that are odd and imperfect - they are much more interesting. Marc Jacobs
It is not the perfect, but the imperfect, who have need of love. Oscar Wilde
The mere existence of conscience, that faculty of which people prate so much nowadays, and are so ignorantly proud, is a sign of our imperfect development. Oscar Wilde
If something is going to be flawed, why not have it be interestingly flawed, as opposed to borrowingly flawed? Tim Burton
Every single one of us is loveable just the way we are; even with our flaws and blemishes. When we truly know that, we can stop disliking aspects of ourselves and embrace our imperfections. In fact, it is often because of these flaws that we are special and unique. Allen Klein
Imperfection is in some sort essential to all that we know of life. Nothing that lives is or can be rigidly perfect. John Ruskin
It is only imperfection that complains of what is imperfect. The more perfect we are, the more gentle and quiet we become toward the defects of others. Francois Fenelon
We can be aware of an imperfection without making any problem about it. In other words, the mind becomes an embracing mind. Josh Bartok
Imperfection means perfection hid. Robert Browning
Life does not have to be perfect to be wonderful. Annette Funicello
I am imperfect and vulnerable but I am also brave and worthy of love and belonging. Brené Brown
You are imperfect; permanently and inevitably flawed. And you are beautiful. Amy Bloom
When we see someone or something as imperfect, it is a reflection of our limitations, not theirs. Steve Maraboli