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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 would seriously question whether anybody is really foolish enough to really say what they mean. Sometimes I think that civilization as we know it would kind of break down if we all were completely honest.

Quotes by Elizabeth Hurley

Some minds remain open long enough for the truth not only to enter but to pass on through by way of a ready exit without pausing anywhere along the route.

Quotes by Elizabeth Kenny

Architects typically inherit programmes or sites. We maybe twist the programme a little bit, bring our own invention into it, and we feel perfectly happy when we walk away. It doesn't feel like quite enough.

Quotes by Elizabeth Diller

We were never a family that had a lot. We had enough, but not a lot.

Quotes by Elizabeth Edwards

Being senior enough in the field, having enough solidity, I don't feel afraid of being marginalized.

Quotes by Elizabeth Blackburn

For many years, I decided not to do television because I have three children, but now my youngest is finally old enough to be in kindergarten. So I'm not feeling that kind of tug of not being with her as...

Quotes by Elisabeth Shue

When something is universal enough in our everyday lives, we take it for granted to the point of forgetting it exists.

Quotes by Eliezer Yudkowsky

Read enough about the dung beetle, and a picture of its character emerges: patient, optimistic, uncomplaining.

Quotes by Elif Batuman

We need to flatten entire neighborhoods in Gaza. Flatten all of Gaza. The Americans didn't stop with Hiroshima - the Japanese weren't surrendering fast enough, so they hit Nagasaki, too. There should be no electricity in Gaza, no gasoline or...

Quotes by Eli Yishai

The thing about Brando was that I'd make these directions, and he'd walk away. He'd heard enough... to get the machine going.

Quotes by Elia Kazan

Justice requires that everyone should have enough to eat. But it also requires that everyone should contribute to the production of food.

Quotes by Elias Canetti

Old age has deformities enough of its own. It should never add to them the deformity of vice.

Quotes by Eleanor Roosevelt

If I'm lucky enough to have the chance to play a character, I'm going to give it my all. Play my position and give it 100%.

Quotes by Elena Kampouris

When I want to do something badly enough, I do it, but there is a practical side of me that thinks I should be paid fairly.

Quotes by Elaine Stritch

The readership of Victorian novels, when they were published, was much less diverse. People were probably white, and had enough money to be literate. Very often, there are phrases in Italian, German and French that are left untranslated.

Quotes by Eleanor Catton

Living in the fishbowl is hard enough without worrying about a Secret Service that can't keep mum.

Quotes by Eleanor Clift

For women, even if she's nerdy enough to be Steve Jobs, she's undateable.

Quotes by Eileen Pollack

Which I would've done 'cause I volunteered for the draft which meant that I only had to do two years. But when the Cubans had missiles in the Canal and Kennedy made the extension, I was one of the ones...

Quotes by Edwin Starr

Saddam Hussein has set an example of defiance, especially against the first President Bush, that other Arab leaders cannot and should not emulate; the example leads only to empty gestures and developmental stagnation, both of which the Arab nations have...

Quotes by Ehud Barak

My looks were good enough for what I needed in every possible way but not so much to be a burden.

Quotes by Eileen Atkins

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.