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Perfectionism is not as much the desire for excellence, as it is the fear of failure couched in procrastination .

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Dan Miller
Age: 79
Born: 1944
Born: December 24
Politician
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Arthur Daniel Miller
Procrastination
Excellence
Failure
Desire
Fear
Much
Couched
Perfectionism

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