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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.

It's clear enough that there was substantial fraud in Ohio, thus delivering the Electoral College vote for President Bush.

Quotes by George Galloway

I'm not foreign enough to play foreigners... I have sort of a mid-Atlantic British accent that puts me in the middle of everything, so they don't know quite where to put me.

Quotes by George Gaynes

The buffalo is all gone, and an Indian can't catch enough jack rabbits to subsist himself and his family, and then, there aren't enough jack rabbits to catch. What are they to do?

Quotes by George Crook

The years between fifty and seventy are the hardest. You are always being asked to do things, and yet you are not decrepit enough to turn them down.

George Eliot

It is a common enough case, that of a man being suddenly captivated by a woman nearly the opposite of his ideal.

George Eliot

Most people work just hard enough not to get fired and get paid just enough money not to quit.

Quotes by George Carlin

I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough on their own, so both of them together is certain death.

Quotes by George Carlin

I'm not smart enough and I don't know enough about what's going on.

Quotes by George Clooney

I've been lucky enough to do a few films that will last longer than an opening weekend and those films are the ones I'm proud of.

Quotes by George Clooney

There are not enough Indians in the world to defeat the Seventh Cavalry.

Quotes by George Armstrong Custer

Truth is not exciting enough to those who depend on the characters and lives of their neighbors for all their amusement.

Quotes by George Bancroft

Players today moan about the number of games, but when you're young, you can't play enough.

Quotes by George Best

Modern audiences are so intelligent. They work at such a fast pace that if you don't give enough stimulus at a breakneck speed, they will become disinterested.

Quotes by George Blagden

After about six months, I told my mother that I wanted the lessons to stop, and she was intelligent enough not to force me to continue. Besides, the lessons cost money, which was anything but abundant in our household.

Quotes by Georg Solti

When I was old enough to go to movies alone, I got to see 'Frankenstein' and 'Dracula' on the big screen. I just fell in love with them.

Quotes by George A. Romero

I don't think there's enough breadth to the stories told about African-Americans.

Quotes by Geoffrey S. Fletcher

The war imbued my tin soldiers with quite a new interest. It was impossible to have boxes enough of them.

Quotes by Georg Brandes

I was fortunate enough to work under directors who were, most of them, brilliant, emotional men.

Quotes by Gene Tierney

Normally, I could hit hard enough, as anyone who studied my fights might have known. But the impression was that I was essentially defensive, the very reverse of a killer, the prize fighter who read books, even Shakespeare.

Quotes by Gene Tunney

The root of all evil isn't money; rather, it's not having enough money.

Quotes by Gene Simmons

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.