Richard Koch Quotes

Focus on just a few things, and do them better than anybody else.

You can only do so many things great, and you should cast aside everything else.

I would rather do two things really, really, really well than do 16 things and have 14 of them fail.

One should never forget that by actually perfecting one piece one gains and learns more than by starting or half-finishing a dozen.

Focusing on one thing and doing it really, really well can get you very far.

I focus on things that are the highest value and do them perfectly.

I want to do one thing and do it well.

I admit I'm choosy. That's because I like to concentrate on what I'm doing.

Better to master one mountain than a thousand foothills.

Do a few things at mastery versus many things at mediocrity.

Carlos Castaneda always said, "If you're going to do something, do it impeccably."

I don't believe in doing everything and being mediocre at all of them. I believe in being good at one thing.

You do what is manageable, and you do it well rather than trying to do a thousand things just a little bit OK.

It's better to do something really really well and thorough, than I think to have a surface level version of a lot of different things.

I don't want to be jack of all, master of none. I want to focus completely and excel as an actor with every project.

When you have a deep focus, you can't go wrong at all. Not when you're an expert at what you do.

It took me a long time to figure out that I didn't have to do everything, that it was actually a lot more helpful if I did a couple things really, really well than a whole bunch of things really badly, or nothing at all, because the whole thing was overwhelming.

Focus on one thing and do one thing well.

There's not enough said about the beauty of being able to focus on what you do well.

Doing justice to the work is your task, not setting a world record.

Quality, not quantity, is my measure.

You can't take everything that is offered to you. I pass on a lot of stuff, because I truly believe that I will shine better if I could do it 200 percent rather than do it 80 percent and make it so-so.

Strive for perfection in everything you do.

Intense interest in any subject is indispensable if you're really going to excel in it.

Do not talk a little on many subjects, but much on a few.