Came Before Quotes

106 Came Before quotes by 99 unique authors

What a good artist understands is that nothing comes from nowhere. All creative work builds on what came before. Nothing is completely original. — Austin Kleon
I made music on Seven the same way as on the other albums. I only used acoustic instruments... I'm looking for instruments that have vocal… — Marie Daulne
The proverbial thirteenth chime of the clock - is not only wrong itself, but calls into question everything that came before it. — Glenn Reynolds
I think that every artist dreams of renewing the forms which came before, but I think very few can be considered to have achieved that.… — Peter Green
We are rare and precious because we are alive, because we can think as well as we can. We are privileged to influence and perhaps… — Carl Sagan
Those who came before us made certain that this country rode the first waves of the industrial revolution, the first waves of modern invention and… — John F. Kennedy
You all have opportunities and skills and education that so many folks who came before you never could have dreamed of. So just imagine the… — Michelle Obama
I've learned to rely on the strength I inherited from all those who came before me-the grandmothers, sisters, aunts, and brothers who were tested with… — Oprah Winfrey
Maybe next year the government might impose some immigration rules on the academy. Two Mexicans in a row is suspicious. [On Mexican immigrants in the… — Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
The beauty of ideas is that they are like waves in the ocean and they connect with things that came before them, and I think… — Jim Jarmusch
I am natures greatest miracle. Since the beginning of time never has there been another with my heart, my eyes, my ears, my hands, my… — Og Mandino
Science is very vibrant. There are always new observations to be found. And it's all in the interest in challenging the authority that came before… — Greg Graffin
Why can't we summon the ingenuity and courage of the generations that came before us? The dinosaurs never saw that asteroid coming. What's our excuse? — Neil deGrasse Tyson
Silence came before creation, and the heavens were spread without a word — Mother Teresa
The struggle for justice doesn't end with me. This struggle is for all the Troy Davises who came before me and all the ones who… — Troy Anthony Davis
If time came before me, time is not before the Word, whose Begetter is atemporal. When the beginningless Father was there, leaving nothing superior to… — Gregory of Nazianzus
We must carry forward the work of the women who came before us and ensure out daughters have no limits on their dreams, no obstacles… — Barack Obama
I try not to violate what came before me and to leave lots of wiggle room for those who will follow. — Len Wein
These dudes were 30 years old, and they would compete about getting the best chick. That came before their friendships. Some of them treat women… — Brian Welch
We've got a responsibility to live up to the legacy of those who came before us by doing all that we can to help those… — Michelle Obama
Not even the brightest future can make up for the fact that no roads lead back to what came before - to the innocence of… — Jo Nesbo
Any legend, any creature, any symbol we ever stumble on, already exists in a vast cosmic reservoir where archetypes wait. Shapes looming outside our Platonic… — Guillermo del Toro
I think it's a very legitimate aspect of American life to criticize and to disagree and to debate. But I want to say I think… — John McCain
When it's your chance to step up to the plate, just hit it out of the park, and everybody will forget about everything that came… — Brian McKnight
I believe it is important for comedians to know who came before them. — Shelley Berman

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