perfectionist

I’m a perfectionist, so it’s hard because I know that as I get better at Spanish, I may look back and go, “Wow, I could have done that better.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

Emery's perfectionist streak makes his management of Villa a work of art, with work-rate, organisation and talent making for a top-class team.

From BBC ● May 25, 2026

People who know Magyar personally say he is a perfectionist with a short temper but who will apologise for his shortcomings.

From Barron's ● Apr. 12, 2026

“If you didn’t have a type A personality and if you weren’t a bit of a perfectionist, you weren’t going to be a partner at Cravath,” Widen said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026

Mom says, “You can’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good,” because she thinks I’m too much of a perfectionist.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

For the perfectionists: Back in 2011, Farhad Manjoo argued that “you should never, ever use two spaces after a period.”

From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026

The other types also embody their names - worriers, pessimists, perfectionists and burnouts who are tired from working too hard.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

Alejandro is this crazy genius and being around that level of — Tom Cruise as well — they’re all obsessive perfectionists that have just like endless rocket fuel in them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026

That intrinsic level of care is present in “Hard Truths,” but without the fussiness that often feels present in films made by notorious perfectionists.

From Salon ● Jan. 10, 2025

“And it’s a temptation for any intelligent person, and especially for perfectionists such as the ancients and ourselves, to try to murder the primitive, emotive, appetitive self. But that is a mistake.”

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt