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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• 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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• I'm never pleased with anything, I'm a perfectionist, it's part of who I am.

  Michael Jackson

  Who I Am, Perfection, Excellence

  "Godfather Director Gets Good Rap". Interview with Oprah Winfrey, www.foxnews.com. February 10, 1993.

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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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• When you aim for perfection, you discover it's a moving target.

  Geoffrey Fisher

  Inspirational, Moving, Perfection

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• Striving for excellence motivates you; striving for perfection is demoralizing.

  Harriet B. Braiker

  Motivational, Women, Memorable

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

  Jack Nicholson

  Writing, Mean, Perfect

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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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• I've been called many names like perfectionist, difficult and obsessive. I think it takes obsession, takes searching for the details for any artist to be good.

  Barbra Streisand

  Art, Thinking, Names

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• We come to love not by finding the perfect person, but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly.

  Sam Keen

  Love, Friendship, Anniversary

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• It is only imperfection that complains of what is imperfect. The more perfect we are the more gentle and quiet we become towards the defects of others.

  Joseph Addison

  Inspiring, Perfect, Excellence

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• Everything is perfect in the universe - even your desire to improve it.

  Wayne Dyer

  Inspiration, Perfect, Excellence

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• Striving to better, oft we mar what’s well.

  William Shakespeare

  Perfection, Mars, Strive

  William Shakespeare, Samuel Johnson, George Steevens (1785). “The Plays of William Shakspeare ...”, p.436

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• I am not a perfectionist, but still I seek perfection. I am not a great romantic, but yet I yearn 4 affection

  Tupac Shakur

  Romantic, Greatness, Rapper

  Song: The Eternal Lament

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

  Chris Evert

  Perfection, Should, Feels

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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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• 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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• 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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• 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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