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This page gathers quotes centered on absence and limits - books that stayed unpublished, and a pointed line arguing that secrecy is fundamentally undesirable, merely tolerated when unavoidable.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

Never answer the question that is asked of you. Answer the question that you wish had been asked of you.

Quotes by Robert McNamara

Never forget posterity when devising a policy. Never think of posterity when making a speech.

Quotes by Robert Menzies

A man may be a tough, concentrated, successful money-maker and never contribute to his country anything more than a horrible example.

Quotes by Robert Menzies

My advice is never let a publicist call you a 'visionary.' I've hung out with the visionaries at the famed Xerox Palo Alto Research Center. I've been a successful Silicon Valley entrepreneur. I wouldn't touch 'visionary' with a 10-foot pole.

Quotes by Robert Metcalfe

I was never worried that synthesizers would replace musicians. First of all, you have to be a musician in order to make music with a synthesizer.

Quotes by Robert Moog

I am not really retired, and may never be completely, but I can't think of a better place to contemplate retirement than New York City.

Quotes by Robert MacNeil

I never wanted to be a pundit.

Quotes by Robert MacNeil

I listened to the veteran wrestlers that had tons of experience, like Leo Burke. I was never really alone.

Quotes by Robert Maillet

I realized my dream and was proud to be a Superstar. I never won a title, but being hired by WWE and being a Superstar, to me, was like winning a championship.

Quotes by Robert Maillet

It's never been more important for borrowers to arm themselves with knowledge and build sound financial-management skills.

Quotes by Robert Manning

I am obsessed with beauty. I want everything to be perfect, and of course it isn't. And that's a tough place to be because you're never satisfied.

Quotes by Robert Mapplethorpe

I'm looking for the unexpected. I'm looking for things I've never seen before.

Quotes by Robert Mapplethorpe

You're never going to get anywhere in life if you don't live up to your obligations.

Quotes by Robert Mapplethorpe

I was never given a trial. I never went before any magistrate, nor did my parents. To this day, I do not know what the charges that were lodged against me or my deceased parents at this time.

Quotes by Robert Matsui

We must accept life for what it actually is - a challenge to our quality without which we should never know of what stuff we are made, or grow to our full stature.

Quotes by Robert Louis Stevenson

You can give without loving, but you can never love without giving.

Quotes by Robert Louis Stevenson

I never weary of great churches. It is my favorite kind of mountain scenery. Mankind was never so happily inspired as when it made a cathedral.

Quotes by Robert Louis Stevenson

I never went through a gender identity problem, but I did with my sexuality.

Quotes by Robert Lepage

I never questioned if I was effeminate or not. That didn't matter in the theatre.

Quotes by Robert Lepage

I never thought of my father when I was growing up. Truly. He was a strong, silent man who worked hard to support his family.

Quotes by Robert Lepage

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.