quotations about flaws
Flaws are like cockroaches: you see one in the kitchen, so you get rid of it. The problem is that the creature has many brothers, sisters, grandkids, cousins, nieces, nephews, and so on.
DAVID LEBLANC & MICHAEL HOWARD
Writing Secure Code
Just take me with all my stupid flaws
Changing me's like shooting in the dark
MADONNA
"Beautiful Scars", Rebel Heart
I used to tell myself I had to be perfect and then things would fall into place, but only now do I realize that is far from the case. I am imperfectly perfect. I'm accepting all my flaws. I'm no longer letting my insecurities put my life on pause.
MONICA CAROLAN
Only If You Let Them
Being a dad has made me more aware of myself. I can see all of my virtues and flaws. They become glaringly clear when my daughter communicates with me in the same ways that I communicate with her. I can really tell where and when I went wrong.
HAROLD PERRINEAU
TV Guide
We are flawed creatures, all of us. Some of us think that means we should fix our flaws. But get rid of my flaws and there would be no one left.
SARAH VOWELL
Take the Cannoli
A flaw is nothing more than a divergence from the nonexistent perfection that human beings have dreamed up in their heads.
PAUL HUDSON
"The New 10: Why The 'Perfect' Woman Should Always Be A Little Flawed", Elite Daily, June 1, 2015
Crippled things are always more beautiful. It's the flaw that brings out beauty.
HOLLY BLACK
Tithe
The degree to which a flaw is exposed varies along two dimensions: the degree of exposure, and the specificity of the flaw.
JEREMY FANTL
The Limitations of the Open Mind
I myself am made entirely of flaws, stitched together with good intentions.
AUGUSTEN BURROUGHS
Magical Thinking
The absence of flaw in beauty is itself a flaw.
HAVELOCK ELLIS
Impressions and Comments
Without flaws, there would be no evolution. There would be no mistakes, no lessons learned, no innovation.
PAUL HUDSON
"The New 10: Why The 'Perfect' Woman Should Always Be A Little Flawed", Elite Daily, June 1, 2015
I used to sit by my fireplacle
And dream about you
But now that won't do
There's a flaw in my flue
BOB DYLAN
"There's a Flaw in My Flue", Triplicate
You are perfect, Avery. Just like you are, flaws and everything.
SHANA NORRIS
The Boyfriend Thief
When all of your flaws and all of my flaws
Are laid out one by one
The wonderful part of the mess that we made
We pick ourselves undone
BASTILLE
"Flaws"
God knows I've got so many frailties myself, I ought to be able to understand and forgive them in others. But I don't.
AVA GARDNER
Ava: My Story
I wanna go in deep with you
I wanna feel your scars
And cherish every flaw
FANTASIA
"In Deep", Side Effects of You
This thing about you that you think is your flaw -- it's the reason I'm falling in love with you.
COLLEEN HOOVER
Slammed
When I pass, speak freely of my shortcomings and my flaws. Learn from them, for I'll have no ego to injure.
AARON MCGRUDER
The Boondocks
I come to you with all my flaws
With all my beautiful scars
MADONNA
"Beautiful Scars", Rebel Heart
Flaws allow for innovation and evolution. They allow for the unexpected, which, in turn, allows one to take advantage and seize opportunities.
PAUL HUDSON
"The New 10: Why The 'Perfect' Woman Should Always Be A Little Flawed", Elite Daily, June 1, 2015