David Present
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“Because true belonging only happens when we present our authentic, imperfect selves to the world, our sense of belonging can never be greater than our level of self-acceptance.”
― Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead
― Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead

“There is something perfect to be found in the imperfect: the law keeps balance through the juxtaposition of beauty, which gains perfection through nurtured imperfection.”
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“To banish imperfection is to destroy expression, to check exertion, to paralyze vitality.”
― The Stones of Venice
― The Stones of Venice

“Being happy doesn't mean that everything is perfect. It means that you've decided to look beyond the imperfections.”
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“But those who seek only reassurance from life will never be more than tourists—seeing everything and trying to possess what can only be felt.
Beauty is the shadow of imperfection.”
― Everything Beautiful Began After
Beauty is the shadow of imperfection.”
― Everything Beautiful Began After
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