Before you dismiss a beginner's work, remember how much you sucked when you started. You probably sucked worse, actually.
The design is done when the problem goes away.
How can you expect someone to get a good day's work if they are interrupted all day?
Every time something slips through the cracks, the cracks get bigger.
You don't need to win every medal to be successful.
"Simple" is a tricky word, it can mean a lot of things. To us, it just means clear. That doesn't always mean total reduction, or minimalism - sometimes, to make things clearer, you have to add a step.