Elbert Hubbard Quotes

I am someone who places great value on the detail. That was always the case, even in my days as a racing driver.

A perfectionist has to take his time.

I wouldn't say that I'm particularly bothered or obsessed with detail.

I do want people to have a sense of just the extreme level of meticulousness and care that goes into everything. I wouldn't expect anybody to catch all the details of what I'm doing. The level of obsession is so extreme.

I have never, ever met a performer that was a stickler to critical moments and moves as they fit. Savage was a perfectionist.

Sometimes minor details can have a huge impact. If you don't devote 100 percent of your efforts to every detail, you immediately run into difficulties.

I'm incredibly anal about everything that I do.

I'm obsessively detail-oriented.

I've always been very attentive to detail. It's a characteristic that drives some people crazy. But on the other hand, when people around me are sloppy, that drives me crazy.

Trifles make perfection, and perfection is no trifle.

There's no detail too small for me.

Ben Rome was a perfectionist. He checked every letter that went out to make sure the English was correct.

I'm very meticulous.

I'm real big on making sure everything is right and taking my time.

I'm not a perfectionist. I don't have enough patience to go over the same details over and over trying to get it perfect.

Attention to detail can't be (and never is) added later. It's an entire development philosophy, methodology, and culture.

They say that genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains," he remarked with a smile. "It's a very bad definition, but it does apply to detective work.

Fastidiousness is the envelope of indelicacy.

Your big picture will never be a masterpiece if you ignore the tiny brushstrokes. You're trying so hard to be successful that true success is eluding you.

Details create success.

Work hard and meticulously. When in trouble, look closely at a text that is a good example of what you're trying to do. And be patient.

Nine-tenths of discipline is having the patience to do things right.

I believe in focusing on details.

I do as much as I can. I even drive through the chase scenes several times to make sure the details are right.

As a director, we work ridiculously hard on every detail, and we do everything to the billionth degree, and mostly people notice nothing.