Perfectionist Quotes - Page 3

• The pursuit of perfection, then, is the pursuit of sweetness and light.

  Matthew Arnold

  Light, Perfection, Pursuit

  Culture and Anarchy ch. 1 (1869) See Swift 1

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• I'm a perfectionist, so I always feel there's room for improvement.

  Ludacris

  Perfection, Excellence, Rooms

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• Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.

  Confucius

  Life, Success, Mistake

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• My teacher once told me – ”No one is perfect……..that is why pencils have erasers.”

  Mahesh Bhatt

  Teacher, Perfect One, Perfection

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• The true perfection of man lies not in what man has, but in what man is.

  Oscar Wilde

  Inspirational, Lying, Men

  "The Soul of Man Under Socialism" (1891)

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• Perfection is attained by slow degrees; it requires the hand of time.

  Voltaire

  Time, Hands, Goal

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• Persistence. Perfection. Patience. Power. Prioritize your passion. It keeps you sane.

  Criss Jami

  Patience, Passion, Persistence

  Criss Jami (2015). “Killosophy”, p.100, Criss Jami

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• It is through art, and through art only, that we can realise our perfection.

  Oscar Wilde

  Art, Perfection, Realising

  1891 Intentions, 'The Critic as Artist'.

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• Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.

  Aristotle

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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• I don't believe in perfection. I don't think it exists.

  Mila Kunis

  Believe, Thinking, Perfection

  "Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis dish Black Swan". Interview with Lynn Barker, www.sheknows.com. November 30, 2010.

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• I'm a perfectionist in recovery. I'm trying to deal with that monster inside of me that wants to do everything right. Or better than right.

  Shakira

  Recovery, Perfection, Trying

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• It's a bit of a headache being a perfectionist. You're never satisfied.

  Cherie Lunghi

  Headache, Satisfied, Bits

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• I am not a perfectionist, but I like to feel that things are done well. More important than that, I feel an endless need to learn, to improve, to evolve, not only to please the coach and the fans, but also to feel satisfied with myself. It is my conviction that here are no limits to learning, and that it can never stop, no matter what our age.

  Cristiano Ronaldo

  Soccer, Important, Age

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• I'm not the perfectionist anymore. It's my staff. They're the ones always insisting on doing something better and better.

  Walt Disney

  Staff, Something Better, Insisting

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• Reaching for the stars, perfectionists may end up clutching air. They suffer from mood disorders, troubled relationships, and stress. They may even achieve less than others.

  David D. Burns

  Stars, Stress, Air

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• Man is flawed; universe is imperfect; the functioning of the cosmos is defective! Everything seems to be severely punished by the imperfection! May be the real challenge of men is to correct all these flaws! It is possible to think that God is an evolutionary perfectionist! He creates things as unimportant and faulty; then let them all alone and fateless to evolve to perfection!

  Mehmet Murat Ildan

  Real, Men, Thinking

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• The perfectionist is another name for someone who is getting ready to become mad.

  Rajneesh

  Names, Mad, Perfection

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• The real world doesn't reward perfectionists. It rewards people who get things done.

  Ziad K. Abdelnour

  Real, People, Done

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• If you are a complete perfectionist, then the truth is that this ice skating business will drive you a little crazy!

  Dorothy Hamill

  Business, Crazy, Ice

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• I’m very driven by what I do. I am certainly very competitive. I like people who represent the best at what they do. If that turns you into a perfectionist then maybe I am.

  Anna Wintour

  People, Driven, Turns

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• I am pretty tenacious as a perfectionist in terms of getting something right.

  Garry Shandling

  Beauty, Comedy, Term

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• If you have things and if you are a perfectionist, which I am, you have to really tend to them, and it takes energy away from other things.

  Nicolas Berggruen

  Energy, Ifs

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• I had no idea what I was walking into, and the years and years of hard work it would take. I felt like an outsider and like it was never going to happen. But even if I would have known, I think I still would have done it. Dancers are perfectionists, and that's what keeps us going and growing.

  Misty Copeland

  Hard Work, Thinking, Years

  Source: collider.com

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• If your ratings are high and there’s money being made, you’re allowed to be a perfectionist in television.

  Dan Harmon

  Television, Rating, Made

  "'Community's' Dan Harmon Opens Up about Being Fired, Being Lured and His Big Regret". www.hollywoodreporter.com. August 6, 2012.

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• I'm not a perfectionist, but I like discipline. I'm obedient, but I'm not a perfectionist. I think it's important to work your hardest and be as kind as possible to everyone you work with. The goal, every day, is keeping focused on that.

  Natalie Portman

  Thinking, Discipline, Goal

  Source: collider.com

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