“I’m very open and honest, and I feel like it’s important for women to hear that we’re not perfect; none of us are perfect. And sometimes we aspire to have these ideas in our heads of what perfection is, and I probably would’ve been better off if I’d left myself alone.”
― Adrienne Bailon
“I am not perfect, but my faith keeps me as close to the straight and narrow as possible.”
― Ainsley Earhardt
“I myself, as well as Toyota, am not perfect. I, more than anyone, wish for our customers’ cars to be safe.”
― Akio Toyoda
“Through a long and painful process, I’ve learned that happiness is an inside job – not based on anything or anyone in the outer material world. I’ve become a different and better person – not perfect, but still a work in progress.”
― Alana Stewart
“I will be the first to admit I am not perfect and I make mistakes.”
― Alberto Gonzales
“I’ve been in this league a long time. The league’s not perfect. But I’m definitely proud of a lot of my teammates, coaches, trainers, owners.”
― Alex Smith
“Bills ought to be passed with deliberation by committees. Change should be achieved in a bipartisan manner. Incrementally, day by day, we should reach a consensus – not perfect, by any means – but something that we can be proud of, nonetheless.”
― Alexandra Petri
“Life can be tough sometimes. But I think it just starts with admitting, ‘Okay, the world’s not perfect, how do we live our lives within that and not be miserable?’”
― Amy Lee
“An artist never works under ideal conditions. If they existed, his work wouldn’t exist, for the artist doesn’t live in a vacuum. Some sort of pressure must exist. The artist exists because the world is not perfect. Art would be useless if the world were perfect, as man wouldn’t look for harmony but would simply live in it.”
― Andrei Tarkovsky
“The Republican party is not perfect, but if you put this party’s record of achievements on one side of a balance scale and the Democrat’s record on the other, the Republican side would slam the table.”
― Angela McGlowan
“It feels great to be a role model and I’m very careful with the things I do. I’m not perfect, I do make a lot of mistakes, but I try my best.”
― Angie Stone
“In a big family the first child is kind of like the first pancake. If it’s not perfect, that’s okay, there are a lot more coming along.”
― Antonin Scalia
“Like other human institutions, courts and juries are not perfect. One cannot have a system of criminal punishment without accepting the possibility that someone will be punished mistakenly.”
― Antonin Scalia
“I wanted fans to know that I’m human and not perfect.”
― Anushka Sharma
“I’m not perfect.”
― Arnold Schwarzenegger
“I strive for perfection, but I’m not perfect. But what I can say is my morals are totally different than any other 24-year-old rapper my age now. I look at life totally different. A whole other aspect. I have different views and morals on life in general. And opinions.”
― ASAP Rocky
“I am certainly not perfect. I don’t think you should try to be perfect for anyone. When you come to terms with that, then you’re OK.”
― Ashley Greene
“The drums are very trashy: it’s all electric, it’s very in your face, and it’s not perfect. It’s raw, and I think that’s what ‘garage’ means.”
― Aubrie Sellers
“I’ve always tried to explain democracy is not perfect. But it gives you a chance to shape your own destiny.”
― Aung San Suu Kyi
“It’s very fun to be the hunter of the sounds. The hunter of the right energy. And it’s not really about if every sound is correct; it’s more the energy – if it hits you in some way, it doesn’t really matter to me if it’s not perfect. I’m still very excited while hunting for songs.”
― Aurora
“Liberal capitalism is not perfect, but compared to the other ‘isms,’ it’s far superior.”
― Ayaan Hirsi Ali
“Our society is not perfect and this will come as no surprise to many of you.”
― Barbara Amiel
“Everybody makes mistakes. I’m definitely not perfect.”
― Ben Howland
“Life is about growth. People are not perfect when they’re 21 years old.”
― Bill Walton
“Yes, I do believe that human beings are not perfect.”
― Bobby Deol
“There is only one person who represents all Americans. We need a president who speaks out and condemns racism and anti-Semitism. We need a president who recognizes everyone is equal. We are not perfect, but we all deserve respect.”
― Brad Schneider
“Every day is not perfect.”
― Brett Favre
“I’m not perfect.”
― Brett Favre
“I am not perfect. I know that. None of us is perfect.”
― Brett Kavanaugh
“We’re not perfect; no one’s perfect. You know how many people have been injured in the ring? But for some reason, I was, like, showcased in such a way of, like, this evil person and ‘Look what she’s done,’ and I got bullied really bad.”
― Brie Bella
“Maybe you’re not perfect, but you’re willing to actually look at yourself and take some kind of accountability. That’s a change. It might not mean that you can turn everything around, but I think there’s something incredibly hopeful about that.”
― Brie Larson
“I didn’t want to just watch a woman who was getting it right all the time. We’re not perfect.”
― Brie Larson
“In public, when my kids have not been behaving great – because that’s life, my kids are not perfect, okay – I’ve noticed other people watching me. And I felt judged, because I’m obviously in the public eye. So that’s been hard.”
― Busy Philipps
“I know I’m not perfect.”
― Carmen Electra
“I think it’s great that she’s not perfect and wasn’t perfect. I think that’s maybe why so many young girls and different people look up to Mac and respect her even more.”
― Catherine Bell
“We’re not perfect, but we want to do the right thing.”
― Charlie Bell
“Women tend to judge other women harshly. We should be kinder to each other, accept that we’re all different and can make different choices. Not go for some kind of stereotypical idea that we’re perfect. Frankly, I’m not perfect.”
― Cherie Blair
“Life is not perfect.”
― Chris Mullin
“I think what is interesting in life is all the cracks and all the flaws and all the moments that are not perfect.”
― Clemence Poesy
“I’m not perfect. I don’t claim to be perfect. So, when people point out I’m imperfect, so what? That’s just who I am.”
― Dabo Swinney
“I’m not perfect; no one is perfect. Everyone makes mistakes. I think you try to learn from those mistakes.”
― Derek Jeter
“I don’t mind getting old except for the pain. I have two new knees, so going downstairs is not perfect. Nobody tells you about the pain.”
― Diana Rigg
“We’re not perfect, and there are some dark patches in our past, but what makes us special is that we recognize these evils, we come to grips with them, and we fix them.”
― Dianne Feinstein
“We’re not perfect. We’re a work in progress. But man, America has gotten a lot of things right.”
― Donna Edwards
“I understand that I’m not perfect. I made mistakes and I had a hand in everything that’s happened to me, good and bad.”
― Dwyane Wade
“The American Health Care Act is not perfect, but it is an important step in reforming our broken healthcare system to help families in our district.”
― Elise Stefanik
“You’re not always going to look super glamorous in the morning when you wake up. Everything’s not perfect.”
― Emma Kenney
“With my physicality and my face, I don’t think I could pull off a completely righteous guy. There’s something devious about my eyes. I like characters with flaws and to see how they overcome those flaws. I want to play real people, and they’re flawed, not perfect.”
― Emraan Hashmi
“When I use a polish, I end up changing my nail color 2.5 times a week. The ‘.5’ is when I get them done and notice it’s not perfect – I’ll fix it myself.”
― Eva Chen
“Everybody wanna be a super dad and the best dad ever, but sometimes, I’m just realizing that I’m not perfect.”
― Future
“I am a Barack Obama fan from head-to-toe – always have been. He’s not perfect; nobody is going to be that way.”
― Gladys Knight
“Nobody has a perfect anything. We don’t have perfect lives. We’re not perfect beings.”
― Gladys Knight
“Democracy is not perfect.”
― Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada
“I don’t like people who hide things. We’re not perfect, we all have things that people might not like to see, and I like to show my faults.”
― Grace Jones
“We’re not perfect; we all have things that people might not like to see, and I like to show my faults.”
― Grace Jones
“As a public figure, you have to maintain a certain demeanor. We also have responsibility to the public, but of course, I’m not perfect. I have a lot of flaws; my husband can tell you that, my friends, even. They know who I am.”
― Grace Poe
“All that is not perfect down to the smallest detail is doomed to perish.”
― Gustav Mahler
“We are ready to be criticised by any journalists because we know we are not perfect.”
― Hailemariam Desalegn
“I’m not perfect.”
― Heather Mills
“It would be fair to say that the start of my life in Manchester was not perfect, but there have been many other times when I’ve had setbacks, and I have never given up.”
― Henrikh Mkhitaryan
“We’re not perfect, but we do have democracy.”
― Hugo Chavez
“What we want the folks in Ethiopia to know is that we are behind them in the democratic process. We know it is not perfect, as we are still working on ours; but we wish them success in this great and noble endeavor.”
― Jack Kingston
“We are all human beings, and we all have insecurities, but it’s about being healthy and happy with yourself. I’m not perfect, and I will indulge in pizza and sweets on occasion. The goal is to make the majority of your decisions good for your body. So listen to your body, and treat it like your temple.”
― Jacqueline MacInnes Wood
“Life is not perfect.”
― Javier Bardem
“Just like everyone else, I’m not perfect; I go through challenges as well.”
― Jazz Jennings
“French girls don’t care about the perfect look; we actually like when it’s not perfect because that’s what makes our style effortless.”
― Jeanne Damas
“Part of what motivated my writing was anger. I was angry that the daily misery of doctors, nurses, and patients was being trivialised into soap opera. We were made to feel bad because we were not perfect like our television counterparts. We were resentful that our patients did not get better as quickly as they did on telly – or at all.”
― Jed Mercurio
“As an industry, the film industry is better than most. It’s not perfect – I wish every company would carbon-offset their productions – but it’s better than one would expect.”
― Jeffrey Skoll
“Responsibility for me is to be myself – which is not perfect.”
― Jennifer Winget
“I’m not perfect, but I do my best.”
― Jessie James Decker
“You can’t have a hit every time. The main thing is to keep on working and not be afraid to take risks. It’s better to do something that’s not perfect and successful every time. It’s important to be fearless and move forward, to learn from what went wrong.”
― Jhumpa Lahiri
“I have Obamacare; trust me – it’s not perfect.”
― Joe Garcia
“I’ve said from the beginning that Obamacare is an imperfect piece of legislation that is designed to do a very important thing for this country. It’s not perfect, and repealing it is a terrible idea.”
― John Delaney
“The Affordable Care Act was passed in large part because of recognition that our nation’s health care system is not working. The act is not perfect, but it is a starting point, and we have been using it to improve the health of Coloradans.”
― John Hickenlooper
“The public talk colloquially, the public’s grammar’s not perfect. They kid around and I don’t think they overly mark me down for that. They just see me as a normal guy.”
― John Key
“Technology makes things faster and more cost-effective, but it’s not perfect. It requires you to be as flexible as you can be.”
― John Phillips
“The market economy is very good at wealth creation but not perfect at all about wealth distribution.”
― Jonathan Sacks
“Because I’m not perfect looking, I get to play better roles.”
― Juliette Lewis
“Even Gerd Muller, the top scorer in our nation’s history, was not perfect.”
― Jupp Heynckes
“I make mistakes growing up. I’m not perfect; I’m not a robot.”
― Justin Bieber
“Unless you’re Gisele, you wake up some days and feel ugly. When that happens, I accept that I’m not perfect and it’s OK; I can start over again tomorrow.”
― Kaley Cuoco
“How do I feel when I look back at prior work? Hmmm. I think, ‘I tried to do the best I could do. It’s not perfect. It will never be perfect.’ And then I think, ‘I want to try again.’”
― Kate DiCamillo
“Whatever my situation is, I want to show that I’m not perfect, and perfect isn’t real. The youth need to know that, especially.”
― Keke Palmer
“I am not perfect! When I was a little girl I thought I was ugly. My nose was too big for my face.”
― Kelly Rowland
“A life of anybody is not perfect; there is always things that happen, and that is what makes it interesting.”
― Kevin De Bruyne
“We are, you know, not perfect. We live every day day-by-day, and we do the best to make our mom proud.”
― Kevin Jonas
“I really believe I’ve been a good person. Not perfect – forget about perfect – but just learning by what I was taught and living by my own values. I might have stepped on a few ants – and a few other things as well – but I’ve never hurt anybody.”
― Kiri Te Kanawa
“I’m not perfect in my walk but I want to do the right thing.”
― Kirk Cameron
“I am not perfect. That’s for sure.”
― Kyle Richards
“I just want people to remember I’m not perfect. I just try to lead with love every day.”
― Kylie Bunbury
“I just have to be myself. I’m not perfect, and I’m going to make mistakes; I might say the wrong thing. I have to be responsible to my community, and I feel like I am, but then I have to not be so hard on myself.”
― Laverne Cox
“While the Pence-Hutchinson immigration reform idea is not perfect, it does represent a useful discussion point for future action. As diplomatically and kindly as possible, with all the greatest respect for differing points of view, let me just say that the Tancredo-Buchanan attack on Mike Pence is nuttier than a fruitcake.”
― Lawrence Kudlow
“From the core, I’m a shy person, but when I’m on stage, I know how to put it aside. Of course, I’m not perfect, but I’ve definitely grown as far as being comfortable on stage.”
― Leon Bridges
“I’m centered in who I am, and I’m really grateful. I’m not perfect.”
― Letitia Wright
“I’m not perfect. As a Christian, you’re not perfect, you know, but you’re walking every day and trying to stay connected.”
― Letitia Wright
“I definitely see myself as as much a feminist as I can try to be. I know I’m not perfect, but I definitely feel the connection with women. I feel them.”
― Lil B
“I’m not perfect at all.”
― Liv Tyler
“I’ve always believed that you have to have the skills before you destroy the skills. If you want to be crude, be crude, but don’t be crude because you don’t know how to do it, because you’re not perfect at drawing and pattern-cutting.”
― Louise Wilson
“You’ll see the most perfect person, and you are like, ‘God, she’s, like, perfect.’ And then she’ll tell you everything that’s not perfect. Everyone has their own special set of problems – in their own minds.”
― L’Wren Scott
“I’m not perfect. I’m not polished.”
― Madison Beer
“I think it’s flattering when people say I’m a role model, but I don’t think I am. It depends on your outlook on the word ‘role model.’ I’m not perfect or anything. I just consider it a great compliment.”
― Mandy Moore
“President Karzai’s regime is not perfect. There are problems of improving governance. But you cannot transform Afghanistan overnight. It is going to be a long-term affair.”
― Manmohan Singh
“When you’re in a play, 50 percent is the genius of the actor, 50 percent is the genius of the author. When a mime is not perfect, you see nothing.”
― Marcel Marceau
“America is not perfect. It took a bloody civil war to free over 4 million African Americans who lived enslaved. It took another hundred years after that before they achieved full equality under the law.”
― Marco Rubio
“It has been very rare to see a black woman as a protagonist. And also as three-dimensional people – mathematicians, mothers, wives, complicated people, not perfect.”
― Margot Lee Shetterly
“We need to figure out a ‘harvest system’ to collect the produce that stores don’t put out for customers to buy because it’s not perfect looking. Frankly, the stuff left to rot in the storeroom is more beautiful to me than the perfect carrot. I’m a gnarly carrot kind of guy.”
― Mario Batali
“We like to imagine that women would do a better job of ruling the world – and I’m one of those optimists – but women aren’t a superior kind of life form just because of our gender. We’re awesome but not perfect. We’re human. Just like men.”
― Marjorie Liu
“I know that I’m not perfect. While we all have our prejudices and bigotries, we have to learn that it’s an issue that we have to control, that it’s part of my responsibility as an entrepreneur to try to solve it, not just to kick the problem down the road.”
― Mark Cuban
“I’m not perfect. I’ve made mistakes. I’d do a lot of things different if I could. I’d never, ever, get involved with surrogacy again. It’s so weird.”
― Mary Beth Whitehead
“So as long as I’m a human being and I’m not perfect, I’m able to say I’m having some growing pains. Because in order to sustain where you are once you made such a breakthrough that everyone is looking at you, now everyone is like, ‘Ooh, is she gonna make a mistake?’ Yes, I’m going to make a mistake. Yes, I’m still gonna do things.”
― Mary J. Blige
“I understand I’m a sinner. I’m not perfect, and I need a Savior, and that I’m not going to make it to Heaven on merits and doing good things.”
― Matt Holliday
“Every race is not perfect; there are obviously a lot of things I can improve on at the end of the race.”
― Maurice Greene
“Politics is not perfect but it’s the best available nonviolent means of changing how we live.”
― Maynard Jackson
“I’m a perfectionist, and even if something comes out great, it’s still not perfect, you know?”
― Melanie Martinez
“It works better if your lead character is complex and interesting and not perfect.”
― Michael Hirst
“The human condition is not perfect. We are not perfect specimens, any of us. We’re not robots.”
― Michael Ovitz
“This is who I am. I’m not perfect. I don’t want to try to be perfect.”
― Michael Strahan
“I’m not perfect; I’ve never professed to be, and I don’t want to be. How much fun is that?”
― Michael Strahan
“We’ve had hassles, ups and downs, ins and outs, failures and triumphs. We’re human beings, and we’re not perfect. And we’re mortal. But the Beach Boys is musically a tremendous body of work that transcends individuality and time and national boundaries.”
― Mike Love
“Look, the justice system is made up of people. People have faults. It’s not perfect.”
― Nancy Grace
“I and Dil Raju guru have always wanted to work with each other. He had sent to me stories, 4-5 over the years, but somehow, something was not perfect with them. But when I listened to ‘Nenu Local,’ I felt the time had arrived.”
― Nani
“I don’t want any title. I just say what I say, and hopefully somebody gets it, man. I’m not perfect, and I’m just here and trying to make a dollar, and being real at the same time, you know?”
― Nas
“I stand behind these words: I’m a Christian, but I’m not perfect.”
― NF
“I’m not perfect.”
― Nick Foles
“It sounds funny, but my biggest fear is that I’m not perfect. I’m a perfectionist, and I get upset when things go wrong or when I don’t do well.”
― Nick Jonas
“My message is a simple one – the E.U. is not perfect, but Scotland’s interests are best served by being a member.”
― Nicola Sturgeon
“I’m not perfect. I am not Iron Man.”
― Nobu Matsuhisa
“My face is not perfect. Because my nose is not sharp, many people suggested I should get my nose done.”
― Park Shin-hye
“People are not perfect… very often the relationships that are strongest are those where people have worked through big crises, but they’ve had to work through them. So the challenge to us is to work through that.”
― Patricia Hewitt
“I believe the best influence you can have is not by being preachy, but by trying to live. For example, knowing you’re not perfect, but trying to treat everyone kind and accepting everyone for who they are.”
― Paul Butcher
“Frankly, I’ve got to admit that I’m not perfect and have made some mistakes as some of the colourful stories about me reveal.”
― Peter Slipper
“I truly believe that we have the best health care system in the world. It’s not perfect, but this business of turning it over to the federal government to try to make it perfect is quite honestly asinine.”
― Phil Gingrey
“I think I’ve learned, really, just how to let go – if an idea doesn’t work, or it’s not perfect, that’s O.K.”
― Phillipa Soo
“You know what’s the worst part about being an actress? It’s the pressure to look gorgeous all the time and to behave perfectly. But I’m not perfect; nobody is.”
― Preity Zinta
“I made decisions that I regret, and I took them as learning experiences… I’m human, not perfect, like anybody else.”
― Queen Latifah
“I will always do R. Kelly – I’m not perfect, but I’m perfectly me.”
― R. Kelly
“When I do a 30-minute meal, for instance, on Food Network, that’s my food you see at the end of the show and it’s not perfect. And if sometimes things break or drop or the pasta hits the wall when I’m draining it, they never stop tape. They just kind of let me go with it.”
― Rachael Ray
“I’m not perfect. This is how I was raised. If I wasn’t in the industry, I’d be the same person.”
― Raven-Symone
“The Constitution is man-made, so it is not perfect. It’s not the basis of my beliefs. My belief system is based on the Scriptures which come from God.”
― Rick Warren
“Over the holidays, and even during filming, I realized that I actually like my body, even if it’s not perfect according to the book. I just feel sexy. For the first time, I don’t want to get rid of the curves. I just want to tone it up. My body is comfortable, and it’s not unhealthy, so I’m going to rock with it.”
― Rihanna
“Most of our ancestors were not perfect ladies and gentlemen. The majority of them weren’t even mammals.”
― Robert Anton Wilson
“I love, but I am not entirely sure how to be loved: how to be seen and known for the utterly flawed woman I am. It demands surrender. It demands acknowledging that I am not perfect, but perhaps I deserve affection anyway.”
― Roxane Gay
“I’m not perfect.”
― Samir Nasri
“Respect your kids. They are their own people. I think sometimes we expect kids to be perfect when we’re not perfect.”
― Sara Gilbert
“My parents were not perfect, but no one’s parents are. As childhoods go, mine was pretty comfortable and good in a lot of ways, and yet I still ended up with anxiety.”
― Scott Stossel
“I’m not perfect. I make mistakes.”
― Selena Gomez
“I’m human, I’m not perfect. I make mistakes all the time, but I guess my job is to keep those mistakes to myself, which I’m already fine doing and just try to be the best I can be for those kids.”
― Selena Gomez
“I’m not perfect, but I’d like to be perfect. I’m working on it.”
― Shelley Long
“I’m so not perfect.”
― Sienna Miller
“My parents did not have a perfect marriage. It was pretty good, but it was not perfect. My marriage is not perfect. My wife is, but I happen to be imperfect. However, that does not discount the fact that the definition of marriage must be defended and protected.”
― Stockwell Day
“I know I’m not perfect at giving my body what it needs to refuel after a run. Recognizing my bad habits has helped me pay more attention to what I eat. I have been known to rush through my day without making nutrition a priority, so I work hard to prepare healthy snacks in advance of my runs and while the kids are at school.”
― Summer Sanders
“I’m not perfect, I do drink. I do smoke. Carson Daly can’t go out and get messed up, he can’t smoke in front of kids – he’s the face of MTV, and he has to be good. But me? I can.”
― Tara Reid
“I think the perfection of love is that it’s not perfect.”
― Taylor Swift
“No, I’m not perfect in any way.”
― Taysom Hill
“This is a great country, but fortunately for you, it is not perfect. There is much to be done to bring about complete equality. Remove hunger. Bring reality closer to theory and democratic principles.”
― Thurgood Marshall
“I’m not perfect – I’m human, and I can make mistakes – but I’m always going to fight clean; I’m always going to go out there and try to put on a good show.”
― Tim Kennedy
“I think I’m a pretty moral guy, a very moral guy, but I’m not perfect.”
― Tim O’Brien
“I’m not perfect. And who knows how many times I’ve fallen short. We all fall short. That’s the amazing thing about the grace of God.”
― Tim Tebow
“I try to be as real and honest about everything and very genuine with people and say, ‘Listen, I’m a Christian, and I’m not perfect. I screw up every day, but I think that’s what grace is all about.’”
― Tim Tebow
“When he entered the Oval Office – by fate, not by design – Citizen Ford knew that he was not perfect, just as he knew he was not perfect when he left. But what president ever was?”
― Tom Brokaw
“In the course of American history, great steps are taken by ordinary people, and ordinary people are not perfect.”
― Tommy Lee Jones
“I’m not perfect, but I strive for it.”
― Tracy Morgan
“I’m always in search for perfection. If it’s not perfect, I’m back to the drawing board.”
― Venus Williams
“The best records are not perfect. They don’t sound digital or like someone applied rules.”
― Victoria Monet
“I’m not perfect, but what’s wonderful about eating a plant-based diet is, I don’t have to be.”
― Victoria Moran
“The SAT is not perfect. We all know smart, knowledgeable people who do badly on standardized tests. But neither is it useless. SAT scores do measure both specific knowledge and valuable thinking skills.”
― Virginia Postrel
“I’m not perfect and I know it. I’ve done all sorts of things that are frowned upon these days – big-game hunting, fishing. I still enjoy fishing but I don’t kill warm-blooded animals any more – I make an exception with birds sometimes.”
― Wilbur Smith
“I didn’t work hard to make Ruby perfect for everyone, because you feel differently from me. No language can be perfect for everyone. I tried to make Ruby perfect for me, but maybe it’s not perfect for you. The perfect language for Guido van Rossum is probably Python.”
― Yukihiro Matsumoto
“My life is not perfect.”
― Zoe Sugg
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