281 Quotes About Flaws

  • Author Irving Howe
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    One great flaw in the reforming passion is that in its eagerness to remedy social wrongs it tends to neglect, certainly to undervalue, the experience of those whose lives it wishes to improve.

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  • Author Johann G. Hamann
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    We see the impossibility of remedying all inequalities in human society and we see an overwhelming number of deficiencies and flaws in it.

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  • Author Earl Johnson
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    She could see the good in all people. See seemed to ignore the flaws and frailties.

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  • Author Caroline Knapp
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    When you love somebody, or something, its amazing how willing you are to overlook the flaws.

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  • Author Jon Krakauer
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    the sad end he met in Afghanistan was more accurately a function of his stubborn idealism--his insistence on trying to do the right thing. In which case it wasn't a tragic flaw that brought Tillman down, but a tragic virtue.

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  • Author Lisa Kleypas
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    What flaw could you possibly find in his appearance?" "His posture," Hannah muttered. "What about it?" "He slouches." "He's an American. They all slouch. The weight of their wallets drags them over.

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  • Author Judith Miller
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    Reporters, even flawed reporters, should not be jailed for protecting even flawed sources.

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