Quotes of Fastidious - somelinesforyou

“ Nothing's so dainty sweet as lovely melancholy. ”

- Francis Beaumont

“ Such dainties to them, their health it might hurt: It's like sending them ruffles, when wanting a shirt. ”

- Oliver Goldsmith

“ Men who love wisdom should acquaint themselves with a great many particulars. ”

- Heraclitus

“ Perfectionists are their own devils. ”

- Jack Kirby

“ Well I sure had been looking for a comedy for years without any success. ”

- Val Kilmer

“ It is dainty to be sick, if you have leisure and convenience for it. ”

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

“ 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

“ 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

“ 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

“ I was never a dangerous woman. I'm not the prissy blonde woman that could take your husband away. ”

- Catherine Deneuve

“ I'm a perfectionist. ”

- Natalie Imbruglia

“ 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

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

- Luciano Pavarotti

“ 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

“ 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

“ 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

“ 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

“ I don't see a lot of films. I'm quite choosy, but there's certain films that stick out. ”

- Christopher Eccleston

“ I'm a perfectionist, which I think is a mistake. ”

- Michelle Shocked

“ There is no such thing as a happy perfectionist. ”

- Unknown

“ A pretty wife is something for the fastidious vanity of a roue to retire upon. ”

- Thomas Moore

“ If women were as fastidious as men, morally or physically, there would be an end of the race. ”

- George Bernard Shaw

“ The fastidious are unfortunate; nothing satisfies them. ”

- Jean de La Fontaine

“ There is one thing that matters — to set a chime of words tinkling in the minds of a few fastidious people. ”

- Logan Pearsall Smith

“ A fastidious person in the throes of love is a rich source of mirth. ”

- Martha Duffy

“ 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

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

- Chris Evert

“ The selective memory isn't selective enough. ”

- Blake Morrison

“ If particulars are to have meaning, there must be universals. ”

- Plato

“ Have you not heard the poets tell How came the dainty Baby Bell Into this world of ours? ”

- Thomas Bailey Aldrich
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