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This page gathers quotes centered on absence and limits - books that stayed unpublished, and a pointed line arguing that secrecy is fundamentally undesirable, merely tolerated when unavoidable.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

I never was for telephones. Just don't like them, that's all. Anybody wants to talk to you, they can come to see you.

Quotes by Sam Crawford

You never plan on losing double-digit games in a season. You don't plan on losing any.

Quotes by Sam Darnold

Americans should never believe, even incorrectly, that one's criminal activity will go unpunished simply because it was committed on behalf of a corporation.

Quotes by Sally Yates

We must never take the public's trust for granted - our predecessors worked hard to earn it, and it is our responsibility to continually earn that trust.

Quotes by Sally Yates

I became obsessed with all these women who die never feeling they did anything extraordinary with their lives.

Quotes by Salma Hayek

I really do love Diana Ross; I grew up listening to her records. I grew up in a little town in Mexico, so while we got the music, we never got the experience of watching her.

Quotes by Salma Hayek

There has never been a female director who has won an Oscar. There has only been one woman who won at the Cannes Film Festival.

Quotes by Salma Hayek

I never refused my help to any person black or white; and I liked the office nonetheless because there were neither fees nor salary connected with it.

Quotes by Salmon P. Chase

A resignation is a grave act; never performed by a right minded man without forethought or with reserve.

Quotes by Salmon P. Chase

Without much money, I traveled to Argentina to see the meat industry, and after that, I wanted to travel to the United States, but I was refused a visa 5 or 6 times, but I never gave up.

Quotes by Salt Bae

I'm not a movie star, but I still get my photograph taken when I walk down the street, hundreds of times. I never say no.

Quotes by Salt Bae

Wars have never hurt anybody except the people who die.

Quotes by Salvador Dali

Mistakes are almost always of a sacred nature. Never try to correct them. On the contrary: rationalize them, understand them thoroughly. After that, it will be possible for you to sublimate them.

Quotes by Salvador Dali

What is a television apparatus to man, who has only to shut his eyes to see the most inaccessible regions of the seen and the never seen, who has only to imagine in order to pierce through walls and cause...

Quotes by Salvador Dali

Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it.

Quotes by Salvador Dali

I have Dalinian thought: the one thing the world will never have enough of is the outrageous.

Quotes by Salvador Dali

The Resistance is a moral certainty, not a poetic one. The true poet never uses words in order to punish someone. His judgment belongs to a creative order; it is not formulated as a prophetic scripture.

Quotes by Salvatore Quasimodo

I work all the time. I never leave home. I mean, I just stay honed in on what's ahead.

Quotes by Sally Mann

I never let anything stop me from doing what I want to do.

Quotes by Sally Pearson

I never know what I'm going to do for the Post next. Two weeks ago I had a piece on Homeland Security. This is one of my pig ongoing projects. How unprepared we are for a terrorist attack.

Quotes by Sally Quinn

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.