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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.

Every parent wants to know that their children are protected against those who have a particular agenda until they get old enough to make decisions for themselves.

Quotes by Iain Duncan Smith

All my band members were old enough to be my dad. It was like this family vibe.

Quotes by Hunter Hayes

My verses stand gawping a bit. I never get used to this. They've lived here long enough.

Quotes by Hugo Claus

Talent is not enough. You need to be in the right place at the right moment.

Quotes by Hugo Lloris

After watching wrestling for 20 years, I thought I had enough confidence to do it. There were no wrestling schools at the time.

Quotes by Hulk Hogan

Work needs to be exciting enough to take someone as lazy as me out of my home.

Quotes by Huma Qureshi

One reason we resist making deliberate choices is that choice equals change and most of us, feeling the world is unpredictable enough, try to minimise the trauma of change in our personal lives.

Quotes by Hugh Mackay

There are not enough jails, not enough police, not enough courts to enforce a law not supported by the people.

Quotes by Hubert H. Humphrey

It is not enough to merely defend democracy. To defend it may be to lose it; to extend it is to strengthen it. Democracy is not property; it is an idea.

Quotes by Hubert H. Humphrey

I am deluded enough to think I can bring something to the table.

Quotes by Huey Lewis

There is no flag large enough to cover the shame of killing innocent people.

Quotes by Howard Zinn

People are hungry not because there aren't enough farmers or food, but because they don't have access to it or can't afford it.

Quotes by Howard Graham Buffett

It is just not enough to strengthen the secret services for the fight against terrorism but it's also necessary to advance dialogue between cultures.

Quotes by Horst Koehler

I've lived long enough to know things go in and out of fashion, and things not well received now can be totally reversed years later.

Quotes by Horton Foote

Real happiness is cheap enough, yet how dearly we pay for its counterfeit.

Quotes by Hosea Ballou

A popular bumper sticker post-9/11, and pretty faded these days, proclaims drivers of the cars to be 'Proud to be an American.' It really should say 'Lucky to be an American,' for I doubt very much that the drivers had...

Quotes by Hooman Majd

I grew up in my father's laboratory and played beneath the chemical benches until I was tall enough to play on them.

Quotes by Hope Jahren

Lots of the cooking classes open to non-professionals are too low-level for experienced foodies, or don't offer enough hands-on training.

Quotes by Homaro Cantu

No man is ever old enough to know better.

Quotes by Holbrook Jackson

There are so many actors that I meet that don't act enough. Definitely take class, definitely train - that's the most important thing you do. Build your craft. Become better.

Quotes by Hill Harper

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.