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Never Quotes

Quotes on what never happens.

This page gathers quotes centered on absence and limits - books that stayed unpublished, and a pointed line arguing that secrecy is fundamentally undesirable, merely tolerated when unavoidable. Related reading includes Life Quotes.

As I grew up, I began to discover a little bit about the situation of black people in America and experienced an immediate empathy with the victims of such senseless discrimination. Because although the Turks were never slaves, they were...

Quotes by Ahmet Ertegun

In the Middle East, it is clear that peace will never be reached without solving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. A two-state solution must be found and enforced.

Quotes by Ahmed Zewail

I left Egypt in 1969 for graduate school at the University of Pennsylvania. I have been on the faculty at Caltech for 37 years and carried dual citizenship for 31. But my commitment to the country of my birth never...

Quotes by Ahmed Zewail

Growing up in Egypt, I never saw the country as divided as it is today. We now have two main political groupings: the Islamist parties and the civil, or liberal, political parties.

Quotes by Ahmed Zewail

Always Quotes

I would like to be a scholar in whatever I do, a scholar is never finished, he is always seeking and I am always seeking.

Quotes by Ahmad Jamal

I've never had formal drama-school training; I've just picked things up as I've gone along.

Quotes by Agyness Deyn

I never knew modelling was what I wanted to do. I was just meandering through life having fun, having a laugh with my friends.

Quotes by Agyness Deyn

Well, I suppose I've never really had a lifestyle that needs upkeep. I don't get cabs; I'm on the Tube with my Oyster card.

Quotes by Agyness Deyn

Not just in modeling, but in society, there's so much pressure about what a woman should be, and, of course, it's just so unobtainable. You can never become that thing, because it's such a projection.

Quotes by Agyness Deyn

Good Quotes

Thousands of women are crushed and made inarticulate by that system and never develop as their natures would force them to develop were they in a decent environment.

Quotes by Agnes Smedley

Everybody calls everybody a spy, secretly, in Russia, and everybody is under surveillance. You never feel safe.

Quotes by Agnes Smedley

We cannot really love anyone with with whom we never laugh.

Quotes by Agnes Repplier

The orchestral or symphonic music never interested me.

Quotes by Agnes Obel

Never apologize. Never explain. Just get the thing done, and let them howl.

Quotes by Agnes Macphail

Life Quotes

The truest expression of a people is in its dances and its music. Bodies never lie.

Quotes by Agnes de Mille

The artist never entirely knows. We guess. We may be wrong, but we take leap after leap in the dark.

Quotes by Agnes de Mille

I never got a chance to be a teenager.

Quotes by Agnes Bruckner

Never do anything yourself that others can do for you.

Agatha Christie

Curious things, habits. People themselves never knew they had them.

Agatha Christie

Like Quotes

I love the playfulness and braggadocio that accompanies a ton of rap music - that's basically what makes up the foundation for most rappers. But there is nothing 'weirder' to me than someone who has never doubted themselves.

Quotes by Aesop Rock

Frequently Asked Questions

What kind of quotes are gathered under "Never"?
These quotes explore things that haven't happened, aren't wanted, or weren't anticipated — unpublished books that never found a marketing angle, the idea that secrets are "never desirable" even when needed, and a reflection on how it "never occurred" to anyone that private conversation might need protecting.
Are these quotes mostly about regret?
Not exactly regret, more observation — noticing gaps, oversights, or things that didn't come to pass, like unpublished books or an unanticipated need for privacy protections.
Is there a quote about problem-solving here?
Yes — one notes that "people constantly face problems they've never seen before" and have to improvise solutions, which is a nice contrast to the other, more resigned quotes on this page.
How is "Never" different from <a href="/always-quotes">Always</a> quotes?
They're natural opposites — "Always" quotes are about consistency and long-held habits, while "Never" quotes are about absence, gaps, and things that haven't happened.
What should I read if I want something more upbeat?
Good quotes or Like quotes lean lighter, while "Never" quotes tend to be more contemplative. For a broader reflective read, Life quotes is also worth checking.

Other quotes touch on constitutional rights never explicitly written down, and the constant stream of new problems people have never faced before. See also Always Quotes and Good Quotes.