Quotes About Standards

In art, 'good enough' is not good enough.

A book cannot easily be too bad for the general public, but may easily be too good.

If 10% is good enough for Jesus, it oughta be enough for Uncle Sam.

I know it wouldn't seem like I've had a lot of failure in my career, but there are things that I regard as failures, when I look at certain performances and go, 'That's not good enough.'

After all, what's good enough for Austen ought to be good enough for anyone.

The professionals must set a good example.

If you're the only hot dog stand in town, you're hot dogs don't have to be good.

There are as many guys in coaching who do a lousy job as there are in the media. Those are two professions that are a lot alike. There aren't a hell of a lot of really good coaches or writers.

I never go for the stereotypically good-looking guy. Maybe it's unfair, but if I see a good-looking guy, inside I'm like, 'What does he have to offer?'

Having a think about whether you can afford 'this' or 'that' is a good discipline to have, to maximise what you can achieve to the highest standard.

I can always tell when a girl comes from a good family because she's what's known as not at all attracted to me.

It's what I call the haute couture, high-end version of fear perfectionism. It's just fear in really good shoes. But it's still fear.

We are far too critical of the fabulous system of plenty that has brought us the highest living standards on earth. The liberals have done a good job of undermining faith in the market system.

I like the best of the British press. The best of the British press is very good.

Too much trouble," "Too expensive," or "Who will know the difference" are death knells for good food.

People have always had these weird things about how you have to be really good looking to be a singer.

We've seen so many films now, that you have to be on par with the best films that have preceded you. You just can't make any movie and it will be good

If they are the league ain't doing a good job of it.

if a book is not good enough for a grownup, it is not good enough for a child.

I don't think I gave a good enough performance to be nominated for it. I thought I gave a fine performance, but those things are supposed to be about giving an extraordinary performance.

There is only good art and mediocre art.

To me, there's two types of songs, good and bad. And I just like to stick with the good ones.

What happens when perfection isn't good enough?

If you don't like your definition of 'good enough', then feel free to change that, but the goal before shipping is merely that. Not perfect.