“ Such dainties to them, their health it might hurt: It's like sending them ruffles, when wanting a shirt. ”
- Oliver Goldsmith- Copy
- 407
“ Men who love wisdom should acquaint themselves with a great many particulars. ”
- Heraclitus- Copy
- 3K
“ Well I sure had been looking for a comedy for years without any success. ”
- Val Kilmer- Copy
- 2K
“ It is dainty to be sick, if you have leisure and convenience for it. ”
- Ralph Waldo Emerson- Copy
- 2.9K
“ It's not worthy of an apology,... Listen — we've got to stop being too picky about this stuff. There is an understanding, by the way, that phrase has a history to it and is not comfortable, but there was no intent here, no animus whatsoever. I encourage everybody to forget it. ”
- Maynard Jackson- Copy
- 838
“ Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better. What if they are a little course, and you may get your coat soiled or torn? What if you do fail, and get fairly rolled in the dirt once or twice… ”
- Ralph Waldo Emerson- Copy
- 1.1K
“ I'm a perfectionist, so I can drive myself mad - and other people, too. At the same time, I think that's one of the reasons I'm successful. Because I really care about what I do. ”
- Michelle Pfeiffer- Copy
- 3.9K
“ I was never a dangerous woman. I'm not the prissy blonde woman that could take your husband away. ”
- Catherine Deneuve- Copy
- 1.4K
“ I am a huge fan of the show, and I'm very picky with my comedy. I don't get to do comedy very often, and when they asked me, I jumped at the opportunity. I was ready to do something for fun. ”
- Charlize Theron- Copy
- 2.5K
“ I'm a perfectionist, and I always think that I can do better what I have done, even if it's good. ”
- Luciano Pavarotti- Copy
- 2.3K
“ I have a different idea of a universal. It is of a universal rich with all that is particular, rich with all the particulars there are, the deepening of each particular, the coexistence of them all. ”
- Aime Cesaire- Copy
- 1.3K
“ I'm very picky, and I'm never 100% happy with the work I do; I hate watching myself and hearing my voice. ”
- Samantha Mumba- Copy
- 2K
“ On the whole, I think women wear too much and are to fussy. You can't see the person for all the clutter. ”
- Julie Andrews- Copy
- 2.4K
“ But I was denied a record contract for 15 years, so I'm not going to be too picky about what I do. I don't have the juice to say no too many times. ”
- Buddy Guy- Copy
- 3.3K
“ I don't see a lot of films. I'm quite choosy, but there's certain films that stick out. ”
- Christopher Eccleston- Copy
- 1.6K
“ A pretty wife is something for the fastidious vanity of a roue to retire upon. ”
- Thomas Moore- Copy
- 1.7K
“ If women were as fastidious as men, morally or physically, there would be an end of the race. ”
- George Bernard Shaw- Copy
- 245
“ The fastidious are unfortunate; nothing satisfies them. ”
- Jean de La Fontaine- Copy
- 579
“ There is one thing that matters — to set a chime of words tinkling in the minds of a few fastidious people. ”
- Logan Pearsall Smith- Copy
- 1.5K
“ A fastidious person in the throes of love is a rich source of mirth. ”
- Martha Duffy- Copy
- 890
“ Nothing in this world can one imagine beforehand, not the least thing. Everything is made up of so many unique particulars that cannot be foreseen. ”
- Rainer Maria Rilke- Copy
- 934
“ Every time, all the time, I'm a perfectionist. I feel I should never lose. ”
- Chris Evert- Copy
- 3.6K
“ Have you not heard the poets tell How came the dainty Baby Bell Into this world of ours? ”
- Thomas Bailey Aldrich- Copy
- 3.1K
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