I am by nature a perfectionist, and I seem to have trouble allowing anything to go through in a half-perfect condition. So if I made any mistake it was in working too hard and in doing too much of it with my own hands.
— Howard Hughes Contemporary

Billionaire, extreme OCD recluse

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A self-assessment of his meticulous and controlling nature.

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Unknown, but frequently cited.

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Controversial

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