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Deficient Quotes

Honest lines on flaws, bias and feeling not enough.

These quotes probe what it means to be called deficient — a woman valued for talent despite lacking conventional charm, or the widespread deficiency in the simple art of reasoning. It connects to the Beauty quotes collection.

You should carefully study the Art of Reasoning, as it is what most people are very deficient in, and I know few things more disagreeable than to argue, or even converse with a man who has no idea of inductive...

Quotes by William John Wills

After all, it is the divinity within that makes the divinity without; and I have been more fascinated by a woman of talent and intelligence, though deficient in personal charms, than I have been by the most regular beauty.

Quotes by Washington Irving

I always looked upon the acts of racist exclusion, or insult, as pitiable, from the other person. I never absorbed that. I always thought that there was something deficient about such people.

Quotes by Toni Morrison

My first book, 'Radical Acceptance', grew out of the suffering of feeling personally deficient and unworthy. Because most of us are so quick to turn against ourselves, the teachings and practices of radical acceptance continue as a strong current in...

Quotes by Tara Brach

Always Quotes

You'd see little shallow graves, lined up, one after the other - babies. That's what happens when measles goes through a nutritionally deficient community. It's a horrible disease, and it spreads incredibly efficiently.

Quotes by Seth Berkley

No mind is thoroughly well organized that is deficient in a sense of humor.

Quotes by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

The American Race is marked by a brown complexion; long, black, lank hair; and deficient beard.

Quotes by Samuel George Morton

The field of AI has traditionally been focused on computational intelligence, not on social or emotional intelligence. Yet being deficient in emotional intelligence (EQ) can be a great disadvantage in society.

Quotes by Rana el Kaliouby

While it can feel unfair to have to make a career decision because of a morally deficient boss, doing so can sometimes lead you in the right direction, if a bit faster than you otherwise would have preferred.

Quotes by Pamela Meyer

Art Quotes

Being-alone is a deficient mode of being-with; its possibility is a proof for the latter.

Quotes by Martin Heidegger

Micronutrient deficiency in the soil results in micronutrient malnutrition in people, since crops grown on such soils tend to be deficient in the nutrients needed to fight hidden hunger.

Quotes by M. S. Swaminathan

The modern diet is grossly deficient in hundreds of important plant-derived immunity-building compounds which makes us highly vulnerable to viruses, infections and disease.

Quotes by Joel Fuhrman

Much historical fiction that centers on real people has always been deficient in information, lacking in craft and empty in affect.

Quotes by Hilary Mantel

I believe the JCPOA is deficient in 12 issues that the parties that signed it did not include in it. And until those 12 issues are dealt with, I don't believe that it's in the United States' interests to be...

Quotes by Gordon Sondland

Beard Quotes

VR has a whole range of things it's very good at, and there's a lot of things that it's going to be deficient at.

Quotes by Freddie Wong

We now know that stars which are abundant in heavy metals are five times more likely to harbor orbiting planets than are stars deficient in metals.

Quotes by Debra Fischer

Yeah, I worked with a chef when I first got into the league. We did all my blood work and found out exactly what I'm sensitive to, what I'm deficient in, what my body needs. I had to cut out...

Quotes by Christian McCaffrey

Frequently Asked Questions

What's the theme of this Deficient quotes page?
It explores being judged as deficient in different ways — lacking conventional charm, lacking skill in reasoning, or carrying a deeper sense of personal unworthiness.
Why do people search for quotes about feeling deficient?
Many readers are working through self-criticism or bias they've faced, and these quotes name that experience honestly rather than offering shallow reassurance.
Is there a quote connecting deficiency to reasoning skills?
Yes — one line urges people to study the art of reasoning carefully, noting how deficient most people are in it and how disagreeable it is to argue with someone who isn't.
Does any quote address feeling deficient after facing prejudice?
One speaker describes viewing racist exclusion or insult as pitiable on the part of the other person, refusing to internalize it as their own deficiency.
What page should I explore next?
For more on self-image and worth, Beauty quotes is a natural follow-up.

One writer traces a first book back to the ache of feeling personally deficient, a reminder that self-judgment is often the harder battle. See also Art or Always quotes.