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Leave Quotes

On staying too long, and knowing when to go.

This leave quotes collection covers everything from professionals reluctant to give up a posting to being politely asked to step down after years of service. See our Go quotes for more on moving forward.

We need to go to the niceties of approaching the U. N. and let them have a chance to take it over, but we should set some sort of date and begin to move out and leave it to whoever...

Quotes by William Odom

Second, recent polls over there show that the majority of Iraqis want us to leave precipitously.

Quotes by William Odom

Therefore, once U.S. forces leave, it is almost inevitable that an anti-Western, anti-U.S. regime will arise.

Quotes by William Odom

When I was a little boy, my dream was to play baseball and leave Cuba.

Quotes by William Levy

Unfortunately, the current format for this lottery program are subject to fraud and abuse and leave our nation exposed to those who may seek to do harm on American soil.

Quotes by William L. Jenkins

Poor Darrell Hammond. What's he going to do when I leave office?

Quotes by William J. Clinton

I think you can leave the arts, superior or inferior, to the conscience of mankind.

Quotes by William Butler Yeats

Paris is a hard place to leave, even when it rains incessantly and one coughs continually from the dampness.

Quotes by Willa Cather

Mine's the fun amount of OCD. The party amount! Just enough to give you a little teeny bit of character, but you can still leave the house.

Quotes by Will Forte

I love the University of Florida and never wanted to leave.

Quotes by Will Grier

Paris is a Roach Motel for top American journalists: They check in, having won the plum foreign posting, but never leave.

Quotes by Whit Stillman

The whole purpose of those attacks was to drive those contractors out. Lots of them had to leave. They were terrified.

Quotes by Wayne White

I can enjoy anywhere, and I can leave it. Life is about moving on.

Quotes by Waris Dirie

As for the level of spectacle of the two disciplines, I leave it to the people who watch the races to comment.

Quotes by Valentino Rossi

We all have made mistakes in life, but we need to leave that behind and move on.

Quotes by Upasana Singh

If I'm in the gym I'll stay for a while, and I'm not usually in a hurry to leave.

Quotes by Tyler Hoechlin

I got all the women and everything I want, but my brother is locked up. I can't leave him behind.

Quotes by Ty Dolla Sign

God loves us too much to leave us in the hell of unhappiness that comes from trying to do his job. Into the slavish misery of our ladder-defined lives, God condescends.

Quotes by Tullian Tchividjian

These days, it's often women in uniform - moms, wives, even grandmothers - who deploy and leave their families behind.

Quotes by Tulsi Gabbard

When I'm in public doing the glamorous-wife-of-rock-star persona, I don't want to disappoint, but when I act, I really like to leave all that behind.

Quotes by Trudie Styler

Frequently Asked Questions

Is there a witty or humorous quote about leaving in this collection?
Yes - one quote plays on the idea of leaving relationships with dark humor: "I am a marvelous housekeeper. Every time I leave a man I keep his house." For more sharp, personality-driven quotes, see our Me collection.
Does this page mention a real place that's hard to leave?
Yes, one quote humorously compares Paris to a "Roach Motel for top American journalists," noting that journalists "check in, having won the plum foreign posting, but never leave."
Is there a quote about being forced to leave under difficult circumstances?
Yes - one quote describes contractors being driven out amid violence: "Lots of them had to leave. They were terrified." For more on the theme of moving on from hardship, see our Behind collection.
Is there a quote about being asked to leave a job or position?
Yes, one quote reflects on facing pressure to step down after two decades, mentioning that some felt the Israel Philharmonic should consider "asking me to leave" after 20 years.
Where can I find more quotes about moving forward or letting go?
For more on that idea, browse our Go collection, and for lighter reflections on everyday feelings, check out Like.

Other lines take a wry, personal turn on relationships ending, a tone shared with our Me and Like quotes.