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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.

I tell young comics, 'Do you want this badly enough? It's there. But you have to go get it. And if you think I'm going to give you the key to the lock of that door, there is no key,...

Quotes by Jerry Lewis

It's not that complicated. If you hear something and it makes you want to hear it again, that's the ticket. You have to be lucky enough to find geniuses, welcome them and get out of their way.

Quotes by Jerry Moss

So it's one of those things where we have to - our problem is pacing ourselves and still reaching a large enough number of our audience. Because we don't want to burn the audience. And we don't want to be...

Quotes by Jerry Garcia

The only way to know how much is enough, is to do too much, and then back up.

Quotes by Jerry Jeff Walker

I've written enough books with real celebrities, such as Walter Payton and Hank Aaron and Billy Graham, to know that fame looks good only to people who don't have it.

Quotes by Jerry B. Jenkins

Sometimes we'll only get one script in a year that we want to make that we feel is good enough.

Quotes by Jerry Bruckheimer

We hoped against hope that what we had been doing was enough to prevent a riot. It was not enough.

Quotes by Jerome Cavanagh

If you are foolish enough to be contented, don't show it, but grumble with the rest.

Quotes by Jerome K. Jerome

We need a resilient, well-capitalized, well-regulated financial system that is strong enough to withstand even severe shocks and support economic growth by lending through the economic cycle.

Quotes by Jerome Powell

Liquidity problems can occur in central clearing, even if all counterparties have the financial resources to meet their obligations, if they are unable to convert those resources into cash quickly enough.

Quotes by Jerome Powell

In early 2008, it was confirmed that there would be an opportunity to build applications for the iPhone. We were fortunate enough to make the right call on that: to bet early, to put resources into it and have a...

Quotes by Jeremy Stoppelman

I'm an intelligent man but I don't feel I articulate or get that across nearly enough, especially in social situations.

Quotes by Jeremy Kyle

I'm not a pretty boy who came to town and burst out of the gate, which is a good thing, because if I was, I probably wouldn't have been good enough then. I probably wouldn't have lasted. So I was...

Quotes by Jeremy Piven

I get love from fans in a big enough dosage that it acts as a shield, and I would not sacrifice that love in order to please the industry.

Quotes by Jeremy Scott

However, I wasn't very good at the sciences, or didn't have a lot of help in the sciences or something but certainly didn't set science for my A level. And when I came to take my A levels I didn't...

Quotes by Jeremy Irons

If intelligent robots are our competitors and, to some extent, cerebrally alike - enough for us to discuss their ethical standing - why would they be above the law? Should they not contribute to our societies, too? And why would...

Quotes by Jens Martin Skibsted

I'm not cut out to be a famous person; I can't do my hair and makeup well enough.

Quotes by Jennifer Weiner

I think that baseball games are like soap operas. If you watch five in a row, you know enough to get hooked.

Quotes by Jennifer Garner

I hoped, hoped, that maybe I'd be lucky enough to do something on Broadway, in the chorus.

Quotes by Jennifer Garner

I learned to speak Italian, somewhat. Definitely enough to get around in Italy. My grandfather always used to swear at my grandmother in Italian.

Quotes by Jen Lancaster

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.