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title: "3 Perspective Comes Quotes by 3 authors"
description: "Browse 3 Perspective Comes quotes by 3 authors. Discover the best Perspective Comes sayings and thoughts."
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> [“Sometimes perspective comes far too late. You cannot trust yourself. You think you can, but you can’t. Not because you are selfish.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-levithan/sometimes-perspective-comes-far-too-late-you-cannot-trust-yourself/)

[David Levithan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-levithan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/746/david-levithan-67_parenting_sometimes-perspective-comes-far-too-late_677268.jpg)

> [My perspective comes in part from being a New York black lady, in part from being an engineer. I know I'm smart…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ursula-burns/my-perspective-comes-in-part-from-being-a-new-york-black-lady-in-part/)

[Ursula Burns](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ursula-burns/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/601/ursula-burns-17247_black_my-perspective-comes-in-part-from-being_771789.jpg)

> [Standing on the fringes of life... offers a unique perspective. But there comes a time to see what it looks like from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-chbosky/standing-on-the-fringes-of-life-offers-a-unique-perspective-but-there/)

[Stephen Chbosky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-chbosky/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b9d/stephen-chbosky-387_dance_standing-on-the-fringes-of-life-offers-a_1012361.png)

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