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title: "3 Great Perfectionist Quotes by 3 authors"
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> [But what's so great about being a perfectionist?... You do all this work, and then the stuff you've made just pisses you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lionel-shriver/but-what-s-so-great-about-being-a-perfectionist-you-do-all-this-work/)

[Lionel Shriver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lionel-shriver/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/47d/lionel-shriver-744_excellence_but-what-s-so-great-about-being-a-perfec_968521.jpg)

> [Music was important in our childhood. It wasn't something that we had to do. My father's attitude was, 'If you want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cedella-marley/music-was-important-in-our-childhood-it-wasn-t-something-that-we-had/)

[Cedella Marley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cedella-marley/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b2/cedella-marley-5536_attitude_music-was-important-in-our-childhood-it_1604135.jpg)

> [I don't believe in perfection. I don't think there is such a thing. But the energy of wanting things to be great…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reese-witherspoon/i-don-t-believe-in-perfection-i-don-t-think-there-is-such-a-thing-but/)

[Reese Witherspoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reese-witherspoon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7bc/reese-witherspoon-2395_believe_i-don-t-believe-in-perfection-i-don-t-th_1930977.jpg)

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