David Sanborn Quotes

I'm often guilty of overcooking and too much arrangement and throwing too much at it. But I think as I get older, I'm learning better when to be empty and when to be full.

To be witty is not enough. One must possess sufficient wit to avoid having too much of it.

You know, there's times when you should play and there's times when you gotta hold back.

There are two great rules of life: never tell everything at once.

I want to keep everything balanced. That's why it's important not to have too much fanfare.

You can't have too much of everything, you must have a balance, that's very important.

I like restraint, if it doesn't go too far.

You have to know when to prod and when to be quiet, when to let things take their course.

Fortunate indeed, is the man who takes exactly the right measure of himself, and holds a just balance between what he can acquire and what he can use.

It must be a balance in everything we do, not too much of everything, keep it simple, not complicated.

I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us, that the less we use our power the greater it will be.

To act wisely when the time for action comes, to wait patiently when it is time for repose, put man in accord with the tides. Ignorance of this law results in periods of unreasoning enthusiasm on the one hand, and depression on the other.

Observe due measure, for right timing is in all things the most important factor.

I've always believed in having a sense of balance and stealth.

I would rather stop too soon than too late.

Our love of what is beautiful does not lead to extravagance; our love of the things of the mind does not make us soft.

Extreme complication is contrary to art.

Moderation is the secret of survival.

I think I invented the phrase 'Don't overdo it.'

There is a time and a place for things. Sometimes one needs to put a filter on oneself. That can be a good thing.

Everything in excess is opposed to nature.

Don't give your advice before you are called upon.

When a thing is not worth overdoing, leave it alone!

We're about moderation.

Golf is a search for perfection, for balance. It's about meditation and concentration. You have to use hand and brain.