Comeback Quotes

• Every setback is a setup for a comeback!

  Joel Osteen

  Setups, Setback

  Joel Osteen (2013). “Daily Readings from Every Day a Friday: 90 Devotions to Be Happier 7 Days a Week”, p.175, Hachette UK

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• You may be in a tough time but that setback is simply a setup for a greater comeback.

  Joel Osteen

  Tough Times, May, Setups

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• Your setback is just a setup for your comeback.

  Steve Harvey

  Setups, Setback

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• A great champion deals with setback with a comeback.

  Donna de Varona

  Champion, Deals, Setback

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• There's nothing as exciting as a comeback - seeing someone with dreams, watching them fail, and then getting a second chance.

  Rachel Griffiths

  Dream, Second Chance, Failing

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• a setback is a setup for a comeback

  T. D. Jakes

  Inspirational, Success, Setups

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• I'm always making a comeback but nobody ever tells me where I've been.

  Billie Holiday

  Inspirational, Success, Music

  Billie Holiday, William Dufty (2011). “Lady Sings the Blues: The 50th-Anniversay Edition with a Revised Discography”, p.212, Broadway Books

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• You only think of the best comeback when you leave.

  Jimmy Fallon

  Thinking

  "Jimmy Fallon talks about Fever Pitch". movieweb.com. April 04, 2005.

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• Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.

  Albert Einstein

  Funny, Hilarious, Education

  Albert Einstein (2015). “Bite-Size Einstein: Quotations on Just About Everything from the Greatest Mind of the Twentieth Century”, p.32, St. Martin's Press

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• Making a comeback is one of the most difficult things to do with dignity.

  Greg Lake

  Dignity, Defeat, Difficult

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• By making a comeback, I'm changing the attitude of people toward me. If I'd known that people would react so enthusiastically, I'd have done it years ago.

  Mark Spitz

  Sports, Attitude, Years

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• Every time I show up to do something here it's considered a comeback. If I came into town and they didn't call it that, I'd be disappointed.

  Sheena Easton

  Towns, Shows, Disappointed

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• A career is a series of ups and downs, of comebacks.

  Steve Guttenberg

  Careers, New Job, Ups & Downs

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• Comeback is a good word, man.

  Mickey Rourke

  Men, Good Words

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• Well, Marx is having a comeback. I hear him mentioned a lot in terms of the global financial situation and the general sense of injustice out there. A lot of economic experts in America refer to him without actually using the M word, but he's around.

  David Byrne

  America, Experts, Financial

  "David Byrne: 'It feels like the end of history in pop music'". Interview with Sean O'Hagan, www.theguardian.com. September 15, 2012.

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• I'm passionate again about writing. This is important to me; it's got to be the comeback book.

  Jeffrey Archer

  Book, Writing, Important

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• I'm never going to be content with a comeback when you end up losing ... You can't just accept being in a game that's close and end up losing it. It's just not okay.

  Charlie Weis

  Games, Losing, Accepting

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• No, you're either born a writer, a storyteller, or you're not.

  John Milius

  Born, Storyteller

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• To my great disappointment, it appears that the politics of division are making a big comeback. Many Americans share my disappointment - especially those who were filled with great hope a few years ago, when then-Senator Obama announced his candidacy in Springfield, Illinois.

  Paul Ryan

  Disappointment, Illinois, Years

  "Saving the American Idea: Rejecting Fear, Envy, and the Politics of Division". Speech at The Heritage Foundation, House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI), www.heritage.org. November 15, 2011.

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• Simplification is one of the most difficult things to do.

  Jonathan Ive

  Kindness, Business, Defeat

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• I never forget a face, but in your case I'll be glad to make an exception.

  Groucho Marx

  Funny, Life, Sarcastic

  In Leo Rosten People I have Loved, Known or Admired (1970) "Groucho"

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• John Kerry was the big winner in Iowa. Ted Kennedy introduced Kerry as the 'comeback kid.' That used to be Bill Clinton's name - because every time he would come back to a city, he would find out if he had a kid or not.

  Jay Leno

  Kids, Iowa, Cities

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• If you love something set it free, but don't be surprised if it comes back with herpes.

  Chuck Palahniuk

  Love, Funny, Broken Heart

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• I never forget a face, but in your case I'll make an exception.

  Oscar Wilde

  Funny, Sarcastic, Witty

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• There are many great wine producers from all over the world making fantastic wines. Italian wines especially are making an enormous comeback after sometimes being labeled as inexpensive jug wines.

  Rocco DiSpirito

  Wine, Italian, Jugs

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