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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.

People would get up and leave so they would not have to sit anywhere near me.

Quotes by Ryan White

I want to make movies that people talk about when they leave the theater, that aren't clear-cut, but effective and fulfilling in some sense.

Quotes by Ryan Phillippe

Once you leave the minor leagues, you want to not come back. But it's the path that I'm on, the journey that I'm on.

Quotes by Ryan Howard

As a kid, watching your dad leave, that's pretty powerful.

Quotes by Ryan Frazier

If a player is racially insulted, he should have the right to leave the field.

Quotes by Ruud Gullit

During the aftermath of Katrina, National Guard troops were positioned on every block to establish a sense of safety and source of help for the people in need. They did not leave communities until people were safe and sound.

Quotes by Russel Honore

I want to leave behind a literary legacy.

Quotes by Rupi Kaur

I have traveled to many places but have no desire to leave New Mexico.

Quotes by Rudolfo Anaya

Hindsight is a wonderful thing, but I was maybe too quick to leave Fulham.

Quotes by Ross McCormack

It was hard for me to leave because Everton were my boyhood club. I supported them from when I was a young kid.

Quotes by Ross Barkley

The days of languorous shore leave are long gone. Overnight stays are unheard of and sailor towns a distant memory. In better ports, seafarers head for a seamen's mission.

Quotes by Rose George

I want to be self-made and leave a mark.

Quotes by Ronnie Radke

I want my music to leave an indelible mark.

Quotes by Roger Miller

To walk out on a marriage and leave a child was painful.

Quotes by Roger Lloyd-Pack

It's kind of fun to be a clown. I've always played the clown. The clowns come on, get the biggest, juiciest laughs, and then leave.

Quotes by Roger Bart

I wish there was a bar I could send opposing teams to and get them hammered or something - I could tell my buddies in New York to leave their places open or something. Playing for the Yankees, guys come...

Quotes by Roger Clemens

I've finally figured out how to make a Rodney Crowell record, and that's let it be, leave the mistakes.

Quotes by Rodney Crowell

I watch a couple of fights to get a visual image in my head. I don't like doing a lot of research on my opponents; I leave that to my coaches.

Quotes by Robert Whittaker

My decision to leave applied mathematics for economics was in part tied to the widely-held popular belief in the 1960s that macroeconomics had made fundamental inroads into controlling business cycles and stopping dysfunctional unemployment and inflation.

Quotes by Robert C. Merton

Don't give it to the audience; leave it to the audience.

Quotes by Robert Blake

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.