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Return Quotes

Lines on going back, or wishing you could.

This page covers return in both emotional and practical senses, starting with a wistful note about people dreaming of going back to somewhere they left. It also touches on the difficulty African nations face recovering stolen assets, a theme close to End.

In the case of the Analytical Engine, we have undoubtedly to lay out a certain capital of analytical labour in one particular line, but this is in order that the engine may bring us in a much larger return in...

Quotes by Ada Lovelace

The stream of empty platitudes ordering troop worship is especially ironic considering the abysmal treatment veterans receive once they return home.

Quotes by Abby Martin

I was informed... that some... were dreaming and wished to return.

Quotes by Zebulon Pike

Tracing, freezing, and return of stolen assets has proved in many cases to be exceptionally difficult for most African countries.

Quotes by Yemi Osinbajo

Always Quotes

Nearly all educational expenditure should be considered a capital outlay, whether it provides a future return in the form of enhanced taxable income or in terms of an enhanced quality of life.

Quotes by William Vickrey

My plan has always been to return to Broadway every 50 years.

Quotes by William Shatner

In 1937, I began, like Lazarus, the impossible return.

Quotes by Whittaker Chambers

Time is flying never to return.

Quotes by Virgil

Kidnapping causes a long-term rupture in the psyche of those kidnapped and of those who wait for their return. It doesn't end.

Quotes by Uzodinma Iweala

End Quotes

I don't have any specific plans to return to the 'Age of the Five.' If I do, it won't be a sequel.

Quotes by Trudi Canavan

I think women secretly yearn for the return of John Wayne and don't even know it.

Quotes by Troy Duffy

I'm tried of D'arce, D'arce, D'arcing people, but if I have to D'arce somebody else up, the D'arce Knight will return.

Quotes by Tony Ferguson

The original Return of the Living Dead, I was attached to direct it, and I wrote the story. Production was delayed. In the meantime I went to London to do Lifeforce.

Quotes by Tobe Hooper

He travels best that knows when to return.

Quotes by Thomas Middleton

First Quotes

Remember that lost time does not return.

Quotes by Thomas a Kempis

All I ever want is to return to either Bangladesh, my motherland, or India, my adopted home.

Quotes by Taslima Nasrin

I've been told I'm a player, but people still don't always return my calls.

Quotes by Tabitha Soren

I have to admit that I was very happy to finish 'In the Cut,' and happy not to return to it.

Quotes by Susanna Moore

You know, capital isn't patriotic. Capital goes to where it needs to go to get a return.

Quotes by Steve Stivers

Go Quotes

A lifetime single worker really gets a horrid deal from Social Security. The return on average is less than 0.5 percent. These workers would be nearly better off stuffing their payroll tax dollars under a mattress.

Quotes by Stephen Moore

Frequently Asked Questions

What different meanings of "return" appear in this collection?
Several - returning from a dream state, the return of stolen assets to African nations, time that never returns, and financial return on educational spending.
Why would someone search broadly for "return" quotes?
Because the word covers so much ground - physical homecoming, financial payoff, and the passage of time - this page works well for a flexible angle on the idea of coming back or getting something back.
Is there a quote about recovering stolen assets?
Yes, one notes that tracing, freezing, and returning stolen assets has proven exceptionally difficult for many African countries, a practical, Government-focused use of the word.
Does this page include a quote about time passing?
Yes, one simply states that time is flying, never to return - a short, direct reflection on time's one-way nature.
What other topics relate to Return quotes?
End quotes touch on a related idea of finality, while I Am quotes cover the more personal, declarative side of this collection.

A short line notes how time never returns once it passes, while another treats education as an investment with its own long-term return, pairing with First and Go.