Finality is death. Perfection is finality. Nothing is perfect. There are lumps in it. — James Stephens
I am careful not to confuse excellence with perfection. Excellence, I can reach for; perfection is God’s business. — Michael J. Fox
Music is harmony, harmony is perfection, perfection is our dream, and our dream is heaven. — Henri-Frédéric Amiel
No good work whatever can be perfect, and the demand for perfection is always a sign of a misunderstanding of the ends of art. — John Ruskin