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Come Quotes

On where careers, roles, and ideas come from.

This theme traces where things come from - a stage career built on working repertory theatre under pressure, and challenging roles that keep turning up regardless. Related reading: Family.

And if strangers come to supper they shall be served with more according as they have need.

Quotes by Robert Grosseteste

Tanks come in two forms: the dangerous, deadly kind and the 'liberating' kind.

Quotes by Robert Fisk

The next Rick Hendrick, Richard Childress, or Joe Gibbs has to come from somewhere.

Quotes by Robby Gordon

No one is going to come here if it's a filthy city, if it's not a safe city.

Quotes by Rob Ford

I'm not stopping. My dream has come true, and I'm staying.

Quotes by Rita Coolidge

The family you come from isn't as important as the family you're going to have.

Quotes by Ring Lardner

If I have to, I'll go and direct theater and talk till the cows come home.

Quotes by Ridley Scott

Yes, all my songs come from personal experience and relationships.

Quotes by Rick Springfield

Rita got the best of us. We took quite a beating. It's going to take a while to come back from this.

Quotes by Rick Fox

People come from all over the world to be on the show, and it still works because of all the interesting items coming in.

Quotes by Rick Harrison

If I've vividly laid out the narrative, the reader will come to his own conclusions.

Quotes by Rick Atkinson

I practice what has come to be called behavioral economics.

Quotes by Richard Thaler

We invite, then, the world to come with its silver and make the exchange.

Quotes by Richard Parks Bland

I've come to regard the superior end of HBO drama as, above all, novelistic.

Quotes by Richard K. Morgan

Germany's crimes were recent and of such a scale and depravity that, unless constantly faced, they will come to seem fictitious.

Quotes by Richard Cohen

With a sinking feeling, I have come to a horrible conclusion: I am addicted to Donald Trump.

Quotes by Richard Cohen

I've been very lucky. I come from a very close family.

Quotes by Richard Branson

I do come from theater. I didn't spend a lot of time there 'cause once I started in television, I just kind of stayed there.

Quotes by Rekha Sharma

A lot of my favorite movies come from nuggets of truth.

Quotes by Reid Carolin

I didn't come to New York to be a star, I brought my star with me.

Quotes by Reggie Jackson

Frequently Asked Questions

What are these "come" quotes generally about?
They cover a mix of ideas — coming from a certain background, coming across new challenges, information not coming out publicly, and where good ideas come from.
Is there a quote about coming from a theatre background?
Yes — one speaker explains, "I come out of repertory theatre so I've been working under pressure my whole career."
Is there a quote about tackling difficult roles?
There is. One line reads, "Certain roles are more challenging than others, but I haven't come across one yet that I can't tackle."
Is there a quote about reputations staying private?
Yes — one quote observes that "Everybody in the military has a reputation, and usually it doesn't come out to the public." You can browse related reflections on our Back quotes page.
Is there a quote about where good ideas come from?
Yes. One speaker shares a personal opinion: "I do not believe that the best ideas come from Washington." For more on this theme, see our Always, Family, and Go quotes pages.

Another angle here is what stays private: reputations within the military, and skepticism about where the best ideas really originate. Continue with Back and Go.