Adequacy Quotes

“We must go down to the very fundamentals of life. For any merely superficial ordering of life that leaves its deepest needs unsatisfied is as ineffectual as if no attempt at order had ever been made.”
― I-Ching

“Mere adequacy is never adequate.”
― John Lanchester, The Debt to Pleasure

“If we turn away from our own pain, we may find ourselves projecting this aversion onto others, seeing them as somehow inadequate for being in a troubled situation.”
― Sharon Salzberg, Real Love: The Art of Mindful Connection

“It is never worth while to absolutely exhaust one's self or to take big chances unless for an adequate object.”
― Theodore Roosevelt, Letters to His Children

“One does not suffer nearly so much from one's inadequacies as from one's unused abilities.”
― CrimethInc.

“George grinned. 'A pity you're perfectly dreadful at shooting.'
Aubrey shrugged. 'I've had all the lessons. I'm adequate.'
'Adequate? I suppose it depends on what you mean. If you mean that you haven't actually shot yourself by accident, then by all means describe yourself as adequate.'
George laced his fingers together and placed them on his chest. ''I'll come, then I might be able to spare you some embarrassment.'
'I'm honoured.”
― Michael Pryor, Blaze of Glory

“Only in quiet waters things mirror themselves undistorted. Only in a quiet mind is adequate perception of the world.”
― Hans Margolius

“They found the library sadly lacking in texts they could use.”
― Marge Piercy, Dance the Eagle to Sleep

“Just be yourself instead of trying to prove yourself. For if you do, the former will automatically take care of the latter.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough