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This page gathers quotes centered on absence and limits - books that stayed unpublished, and a pointed line arguing that secrecy is fundamentally undesirable, merely tolerated when unavoidable.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

Those who dare to interpret God's will must never claim Him as an asset for one nation or group rather than another.

Quotes by Robert Runcie

Without centuries of Christian antisemitism, Hitler's passionate hatred would never have been so fervently echoed.

Quotes by Robert Runcie

I'll never forget my first moment of looking out on a convention audience with my mouth open like they were kidding me.

Quotes by Robert Picardo

As an actor, you're never supposed to complain about being too busy because it can go the other way real fast.

Quotes by Robert Picardo

When an actor gets a role, especially in series television where he really is the part, the audience never thinks of another actor playing that role. If they accept you in the role, then they can't separate the actor from...

Quotes by Robert Picardo

'Star Trek' is still my signature role because once you do a 'Star Trek' series, it's never really out of the marketplace.

Quotes by Robert Picardo

I love form, but I'm not interested in forms. I've never written a sonnet or villanelle or sestina or any of that. For me, it's a kind of line. It's a rhythm. It's something musical.

Quotes by Robert Pinsky

I've never been typed. John Wayne played 'that guy' all the time - mostly because that's all he could do. Gable played Gable parts, and Bob Taylor played Bob Taylor parts, whether he was in armor or a full-dress suit....

Quotes by Robert Preston

Great art is never produced for its own sake. It is too difficult to be worth the effort.

Quotes by Robert Quillen

I never really followed grunge.

Quotes by Robert Quine

From '69 til '76, I never played in public. I would play by myself at home.

Quotes by Robert Quine

Never raise your hand to your children - it leaves your midsection unprotected.

Quotes by Robert Orben

Never argue; repeat your assertion.

Quotes by Robert Owen

I never really considered myself attractive. I was always kind of gangly in school.

Quotes by Robert Pattinson

In the later books I am much more at home in the use of language to describe things. I had never thought of that until a critic pointed that out.

Quotes by Robert Morgan

I never presumed that a technique of composition or an idea was so special that just using it would guarantee the quality of the music.

Quotes by Robert Morris

If you can't find your inspiration by walking around the block one time, go around two blocks-but never three.

Quotes by Robert Motherwell

I wish to assure you that there can never be any return to the state of armed conflict which existed before our commitment to peace and the democratic process of election under the Lancaster House agreement.

Quotes by Robert Mugabe

I have never believed that central banks should have rigid inflation targeting. That is not a good thing to stabilize. There is nothing in economic theory to back this.

Quotes by Robert Mundell

However painful the process of leaving home, for parents and for children, the really frightening thing for both would be the prospect of the child never leaving home.

Quotes by Robert Neelly Bellah

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.