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Left Quotes

On legacy, solitude, and where things stand.

Left carries several meanings across these lines - the centuries of music ancestors left behind, wanting solitude whenever the workday ends, and a life stage left behind entirely, like leaving baseball. Related: Behind.

I am not a Marxist, but I place myself resolutely at the left.

Quotes by Ahmed Ben Bella

I am a Muslim Arab, in my actions oriented very to the left, in my convictions.

Quotes by Ahmed Ben Bella

Ballot formats should be standardized nationally rather than left to the often bad judgment of local officials.

Quotes by Adam Cohen

If the media isn't slanted toward the Left, why is everyone so worried about my affiliation with Glenn Beck but not with Alec Baldwin?

Quotes by Adam Carolla

Always Quotes

What honour have we got left, when nobody is listening to us?

Quotes by Abu Bakar Bashir

Even though I have been receiving offers left, right and centre, I have been a little choosy about my projects.

Quotes by Abhimanyu Singh

When I left Planned Parenthood, I was extremely nervous. I was immediately thrown into the media spotlight, and I had no idea what it was going to be like to be a public figure in the pro-life movement.

Quotes by Abby Johnson

I never left doo wop.

Quotes by Aaron Neville

We are so indebted to our ancestors, musically speaking, that they have left us 400 years of music.

Quotes by Zubin Mehta

Behind Quotes

I would put myself towards left of center.

Quotes by Yvette Clarke

If Shanghai wants to be an international cultural center, they have to do something about that. The reason I left is that I wanted to explore what ballet is all about, and if I had stayed put, that wouldn't have...

Quotes by Yuan Yuan Tan

I always traveled. I left Cameroon when I was 11 years old. I lived in the USA, in Switzerland.

Quotes by Yannick Noah

Shale gas, if left to flourish, could create several hundred thousand more jobs.

Quotes by Wilbur Ross

I like to be left alone when I'm not working.

Quotes by Wayne Brady

Like Quotes

I haven't been really superstitious once I left baseball, actually.

Quotes by Wade Boggs

It was the rainbow gave thee birth, and left thee all her lovely hues.

Quotes by W. H. Davies

Conferences at the top level are always courteous. Name-calling is left to the foreign ministers.

Quotes by W. Averell Harriman

The average citizen saw that the big PACs with the billionaires and the multimillionaires get what they want in Washington, but the average citizen is left behind.

Quotes by Virgil Goode

Both 'Udaan' and 'Lootera' were largely rehearsed. With 'Trapped,' I left room for improvisation.

Quotes by Vikramaditya Motwane

Me Quotes

My mother left me for seven years in an orphanage.

Quotes by Vidal Sassoon

Frequently Asked Questions

Is there a quote about musical heritage left behind by ancestors?
Yes: "We are so indebted to our ancestors, musically speaking, that they have left us 400 years of music." It's a note of gratitude for a long musical legacy. Behind quotes covers related ideas about legacy.
Is there a quote about wanting to be left alone?
Yes: "I like to be left alone when I'm not working." It's a simple statement about valuing solitude outside of work.
Is there a quote about leaving a sport behind?
Yes: "I haven't been really superstitious once I left baseball, actually." It connects leaving a sport to leaving certain habits behind too.
Is there a quote about political self-identification using "left"?
Yes: "I would put myself towards left of center." This is presented here simply as that speaker's own self-description of their political leanings, not a claim this page makes about anyone.
Where can I find more personal, reflective quotes?
Try Me quotes or Only quotes for more individual, first-person reflection.

One line even places the speaker politically, left of center. For nearby themes, browse Me and Like.