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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.

For so many years, I thought I wasn't good enough.

Quotes by Iskra Lawrence

The best fantasy does not offer an answer to our lives, it is an offering that acknowledges enough of the truth to resonate and add to the understanding about the human condition.

Quotes by Isobelle Carmody

Should hostilities once break out between Japan and the United States, it is not enough that we take Guam and the Philippines, nor even Hawaii and San Francisco. We would have to march into Washington and sign the treaty in...

Quotes by Isoroku Yamamoto

I was lucky enough to play with great platers Cameron Smith, Billy Slater, Darren Lockyer and that's where I learned about leadership.

Quotes by Israel Folau

If you take the right vitamins and drink enough water, your body flushes everything out for you.

Quotes by Isabeli Fontana

We build too many walls and not enough bridges.

Quotes by Isaac Newton

I can get obsessed by anything if I look at it long enough. That's the curse of being a photographer.

Quotes by Irving Penn

I don't have any hobbies. You know, I'm very embarrassed when people ask me what are my hobbies; I don't have any hobbies. I mean, it's just enough to keep up with the things I'm trying to solve.

Quotes by Irwin Rose

If you're young enough, any kind of writing you do for a short period of time is a marvelous apprenticeship.

Quotes by Irwin Shaw

There are too many books I haven't read, too many places I haven't seen, too many memories I haven't kept long enough.

Quotes by Irwin Shaw

You can't satirise darts, because it's hyper-real as it is; there's already enough over-the-top madness to it.

Quotes by Irvine Welsh

There is an element of truth in every idea that lasts long enough to be called corny.

Quotes by Irving Berlin

I have no contracts with my clients; just a handshake is enough.

Quotes by Irving Paul Lazar

By 15, I was lucky enough to find the theater.

Quotes by Ira Sachs

Never again! I can see no reason for marriage - ever at all. I've had it. Three times is enough.

Quotes by Ingrid Bergman

If you like to bake with eggs, you can substitute Ener-G egg replacer, bananas, tofu, or many other ingredients. You get the hang of it quickly enough.

Quotes by Ingrid Newkirk

I was told I was going undrafted. That's what I was told by everybody. I guess I wasn't good enough in everybody else's eyes.

Quotes by Iman Shumpert

So you don't have to take us too seriously; I mean, we're already intimidating enough on stage.

Quotes by Ice T

If you persevere long enough, if you do the right things long enough, the right things will happen.

Quotes by Ian Millar

I'm lucky enough to be one of them music makers who can do a dance festie or a rock festie.

Quotes by Ian Brown

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.