Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield Quotes

It is not enough to get things done; they must be done right.

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

I believe in focusing on details.

I always watch the work I do.

An artist cannot do anything slovenly.

Fast is fine, but accuracy is everything.

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.

You want to be a bit compulsive in your art or craft or whatever you do.

I measure everything, because I always think that if I've spent so much time making sure this recipe was exactly the way I want it, why would I want to throw things into a pot?

During the work, you have to be sure that you haven't left any holes, that you've captured everything, because afterwards it will be too late.

There's no detail too small for me.

I am pretty tenacious as a perfectionist in terms of getting something right.

Beware of the person who can't be bothered by details.

It is exactness I aim at, and would not have the least mistake, if possible, pass to the world. If I have unhappily fallen into any, it is through inadvertency only

Better a little which is well done, than a great deal imperfectly.

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

My working method has always been, 'Work really hard and get it right the first time.'

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.

When the spaces are small, the crosses have to be good.

I'm very meticulous.

You look at Taylor Swift, and every 'i' is dotted, every story is finished.

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

I don't put nothing out if it's not ready.

Thoroughness characterizes all successful men. Genius is the art of taking infinite pains. All great achievement has been characterized by extreme care, infinite painstaking, even to the minutest detail.

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