Oscar Wilde
Writer
"It is through art, and through art only, that we can realise our perfection."
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Perfectionist
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Emma Watson
Actress, Activist
"I'm a perfectionist, so my bossiness definitely comes out."
Natalie Portman
Actress, Director, Producer
"I'm not a perfectionist but I'm definitely, or well, I like discipline. I'm obedient. I'm not a perfectionist."
Walt Disney
Animator, Film Producer
"I'm not the perfectionist anymore. It's my staff. They're the ones always insisting on doing something better and better."
Truman Capote
Author, Journalist
"The more you know about something, the harder it becomes. You become more and more of a perfectionist. I think it's a curse... It's a form of illness!"
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"I'm a perfectionist, to the point of insanity."
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"I had to have the record literally taken away from me. I am such a perfectionist."
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"My grades in high school were not very good. I was that kind of perfectionist that figured if you can't do it perfectly, why do it at all?"
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