Perfectionist Quotes

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  Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it.

  Salvador Dali

  Funny, Music, Sarcastic

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• I'm a perfectionist, and I always think that I can do better what I have done, even if it's good.

  Luciano Pavarotti

  Thinking, Perfection, Excellence

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• The trouble with being number one in the world - in anything- is that it takes a certain mentality to attain that position, and that is something of a driving, perfectionist attitude, so that once you do achieve number one, you don't relax and enjoy it.

  Billie Jean King

  Attitude, Numbers, Achievement

  FaceBook post by Billie Jean King from Jun 05, 2010

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• And I deal with all that by being like a perfectionist. But that's okay.

  Jennifer Lopez

  Okay, Deals

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• Just because you're perfectionist doesn't mean you're perfect.

  Jack Nicholson

  Writing, Mean, Perfect

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• Many people think of me as a perfectionist, someone who polishes and shines each song and performance. I've always been bothered by that assumption.

  Phil Collins

  Song, Thinking, People

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• I am they type of person that once I make a decision, I must execute. Maybe I am a perfectionist in this way.

  Brad Dourif

  Decision, Way, Type

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• I'm a perfectionist, so my bossiness definitely comes out.

  Emma Watson

  Perfection, Excellence

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• I was made to be a perfectionist at everything I did. Everything was more important than what I wanted.

  Dennis Quaid

  Inspirational, Perfection, Excellence

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  Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren't used to an environment where excellence is expected.

  Steve Jobs

  Inspirational, Motivational, Leadership

  Steve Jobs (0101). “Motivating Thoughts of Steve Jobs”, p.72, Prabhat Prakashan

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• I'm my own worst critic and I think everyone in the band is a perfectionist.

  Adam Jones

  Thinking, Band, Worst

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• I'm a perfectionist. I'm pretty much insatiable. I feel there's so many things I can improve on.

  Serena Williams

  Motivational Sports, Perfection, Tennis

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• This is the very perfection of a man, to find out his own imperfections.

  Saint Augustine

  Philosophical, Men, Perfection

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• Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.

  Vince Lombardi

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  President Robert Robbins' Installation Speech, president.arizona.edu. November 29, 2017.

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• But I think Steve's main contribution besides just the pure leadership is his passion for excellence. He's a perfectionist. Good enough isn't good enough. And also his creative spirit. You know he really, really wants to do something great.

  Andy Hertzfeld

  Leadership, Passion, Thinking

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• Every time, all the time, I'm a perfectionist. I feel I should never lose.

  Chris Evert

  Perfection, Should, Feels

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• I think every chef, not just in America, but across the world, has a double-edged sword - two jackets, one that's driven, a self-confessed perfectionist, thoroughbred, hate incompetence and switch off the stove, take off the jacket and become a family man.

  Gordon Ramsay

  Hate, Men, Thinking

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• A diva is someone who is a perfectionist, who does her best in her craft.

  Patti LaBelle

  Doe, Crafts

  FaceBook post by Patti LaBelle from Jan 30, 2013

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• The more perfect we are, the more gentle and quiet we become toward the defects of other people.

  Francois Fenelon

  People, Perfect, Quiet

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• I am a perfectionist.

  Katherine Jenkins

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• People call me a perfectionist, but I'm not. I'm a rightist. I do something until it's right, and then I move on to the next thing.

  James Cameron

  Inspirational, Moving, Perfect

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• Fix your eyes on perfection and you make almost everything speed towards it.

  William Ellery Channing

  Eye, Perfection, Excellence

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• A man would do nothing if he waited until he could do it so well that no one could find fault.

  John Henry Newman

  Inspirational, Inspiring, Motivational Sports

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• I'm a perfectionist. Sometimes I have to remind myself that it's okay if there are flaws here and there.

  Tyra Banks

  Perfection, Excellence, Here And There

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• I'm a perfectionist. I can't help it, I get really upset with myself if I fail in the least.

  Justin Timberlake

  Perfection, Upset, Excellence

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