St. Vincent Quotes

It is not enough to get things done; they must be done right.

Never cut corners, or accept anything that's second-rate.

If you can't do it and do it well, you can't do it, period.

Commit yourself to quality from day one... it's better to do nothing at all than to do something badly.

A man cannot make a pair of shoes rightly unless he do it in a devout manner.

When you're a carpenter making a beautiful chest of drawers, you're not going to use a piece of plywood on the back, even though it faces the wall and nobody will ever see it. You'll know it's there, so you're going to use a beautiful piece of wood on the back.

Everyone should be good at what they do.

I'm always in search for perfection. If it's not perfect, I'm back to the drawing board.

Quality is everything to me, and I perfect everything I do.

Better a little which is well done, than a great deal imperfectly.

You have to be a professional in every single thing you do.

Whatever you do big or small, do it well or don't do it at all.

What is done well is done quickly enough.

If a thing's worth doing at all, it's worth doing well.

One should always try to do the best you possibly can. I'm not in a race to the finish line - I won't put anything out until it's completely ready. You want to keep it special and unique for the customer.

I will not do work that isn't done well or right. Stuff happens - things break, contractors don't come through - but I don't want to be responsible for not doing something correctly.

I won't do anything unless it's the absolute best.

I don't care how small the parts are, as long as they're good.

Whatever you are, be a good one.

Trifles make perfection, and perfection is no trifle.

What is fashion? It's discipline. Discipline and a credo to do only the best, down to the smallest detail.

Good enough never is.

It's all about perfection, isn't it?

I just think if you're going to do something, do it properly.

I take my work enormously seriously. When I do something, it has to feel right. Everything has to be right.