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Enough Quotes

Knowing what's enough, and what isn't.

This collection of enough quotes touches on the gap between clever ideas and real-world application in technical research, and the frustration of not being able to work fast enough to keep up with demand. One entry recalls a lucky, extended research collaboration. Related reflections continue in our Enough Time quotes.

Simply by not owning three medium-sized castles in Tuscany I have saved enough money in the last forty years on insurance premiums alone to buy a medium-sized castle in Tuscany.

Quotes by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

To defeat the aggressors is not enough to make peace durable. The main thing is to discard the ideology that generates war.

Quotes by Ludwig von Mises

Like many of my friends and colleagues, I can't get enough of Obama news; latest polling, speeches, visits, reaction of world leaders.

Quotes by Lucy Powell

Mostly I do Iyengar. I like anything that's hard enough to make me cry in class. I like to be pushed over my limit and broken down a little bit.

Quotes by Lucy Alibar

When I went to my first FA Cup final, we had to pack bags in Tesco to raise enough money for a bus to London. Now, I own a house.

Quotes by Lucy Bronze

The complaint with me being on stage was always that I was slightly too naturalistic and not projecting enough. I've got quite a soft voice, so that didn't help.

Quotes by Lucy Griffiths

I started writing songs, I guess, when I was about 13 or 14, but I didn't know if they were good enough yet or anything.

Quotes by Lucinda Williams

Our care should not be to have lived long as to have lived enough.

Quotes by Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Theatre has so many competitors, it's no longer enough to see and hear a play. You want to be able to touch and smell it, too.

Quotes by Lucien Bourjeily

I wanted to play piano, and that slid quickly into writing - it wasn't enough to play other people's notes: I had to write notes too.

Quotes by Luc Ferrari

I believe intellect is needed in order to develop any creative output and that intellect alone is not enough!

Quotes by Louise Wilson

I tell my students that if you have enough preparation, you can handle the big interviews. You won't be intimidated.

Quotes by Lowell Bergman

The Chinese government learnt how to manage the Internet from Western developed countries; we have not learnt enough yet.

Quotes by Lu Wei

I've seen enough successful writers who no longer seem to care when they are recognized with an award, and I think that's just tragic.

Quotes by Louise Penny

It was enough just to sit there without words.

Quotes by Louise Erdrich

Funnily enough, the most danger I felt was when I did a story about exotic animals kept as pets in America.

Quotes by Louis Theroux

I don't have many friends, but I have enough. I'm not one of these people who collects celebrity friends.

Quotes by Louis Walsh

We were not as rich as the Rockefellers or Mellons, but we were rich enough to know how rich they were.

Quotes by Louis Auchincloss

I had a history for starting something and maybe getting halfway done. Then I'd see the same thing I was doing on the bestseller list! My ideas were right, but I hadn't done them fast enough.

Quotes by Lori Greiner

I think TV composers don't get enough credit. I really think it is one of the hardest jobs.

Quotes by Lorne Balfe

Frequently Asked Questions

What do these "Enough" quotes cover?
These quotes use "enough" to talk about intellectual curiosity, creative frustration, scientific history, and looking back on a physically demanding career without regret.
Is there a quote about intellectual curiosity in cryptography?
Yes, one quote observes that people in cryptography have no deep concern with real-world application, adding, "They are trying to discover things clever enough to write papers about." For more on ambition and drive, see the Enough Time quotes page.
Is there a quote about creative frustration?
Yes, one quote admits some creative frustration: "I cannot work fast enough. I cannot cope fast enough, really." For more on the challenges of getting things done, see the Enough Is Enough quotes page.
Is there a quote referencing scientific history?
Yes, one quote recalls that "the Biophysics Laboratory at the University of Geneva was lucky enough to receive each summer for several months the visit of Jean Weigle." For more historical reflections, see the Enough People quotes page.
Is there a quote looking back on a demanding career?
Yes, one quote looks back on a demanding career without regret: "I did it long enough that it's OK," after noting, "I would love to float for a minute on a shoe" now and then. For more on career satisfaction, see the Enough Money quotes page.

Another entry reflects on knowing when a long personal pursuit has run its course. See also Enough People quotes and Enough Money quotes.