Brendan Gill Quotes

I don't understand why people in this country are so bent on doing the 'perfect', when you have something that is good and makes sense from a cost-benefit point of view.

The best is the enemy of the good.

Everything is perfect and there is always room for improvement.

Better is the enemy of good.

The good is the enemy of the best.

Good enough never is.

There are always great dangers in letting the best be the enemy of the good.

I want things to be the best they can be. I want greatness.

Good is good, but better carrieth it.

The enemy of the "best" is often the "good."

The good is always the enemy of the best.

Good is the enemy of great.

Good is not good when better is expected.

The more one has seen of the good, the more one asks for the better.

There is an infinite difference between a little wrong and just right, between fairly good and the best, between mediocrity and superiority.

Good things, when short, are twice as good.

Good is often the enemy of best.

The best is the enemy of the good enough.

Strive for perfection … Take the best that exists and make it better. When it does not exist, design it.

To accomplish the perfect perfection, a little imperfection helps.

Just about anything worth doing is worth doing better.

The good is the greatest rival of the best.

Excellence - Take what you have and do the BEST with it.

How do we appreciate the good without letting it be the enemy of the perfect? How do we keep a step in the right direction from becoming a stopping point? How do we get beyond shades of insipid light green?

Good enough is good enough. Perfect will make you a big fat mess every time.