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This page gathers quotes centered on absence and limits - books that stayed unpublished, and a pointed line arguing that secrecy is fundamentally undesirable, merely tolerated when unavoidable.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

Goals must never be from your ego, but problems that cry for a solution.

Quotes by Robert H. Schuller

Never bring the problem solving stage into the decision making stage. Otherwise, you surrender yourself to the problem rather than the solution.

Quotes by Robert H. Schuller

My family and I would never receive royalties on the revenue that my materials brought into the church; materials that were created on our own personal time.

Quotes by Robert H. Schuller

I was never close to Jerry Falwell because he had his ministry, I had mine. And we came from different theological training and from a different psychological education.

Quotes by Robert H. Schuller

Jesus never called a human being a sinner.

Quotes by Robert H. Schuller

Writing happened to me. I didn't decide to start writing or to be a writer. I never wanted to be a writer.

Quotes by Robert Gottlieb

Never use the word 'audience.' The very idea of a public, unless the poet is writing for money, seems wrong to me. Poets don't have an 'audience'. They're talking to a single person all the time.

Quotes by Robert Graves

Religion can never reform mankind because religion is slavery.

Quotes by Robert Green Ingersoll

Hope is the only universal liar who never loses his reputation for veracity.

Quotes by Robert Green Ingersoll

Science has nothing in common with religion. Facts and miracles never did and never will agree.

Quotes by Robert Green Ingersoll

I say, let us think. Let each one express his thought. Let us become investigators, not followers, not cringers and crawlers. If there is in Heaven an infinite being, he never will be satisfied with the worship of cowards and...

Quotes by Robert Green Ingersoll

Man never had an idea - man will never have an idea, except those supplied to him by his surroundings. Every idea in the world that man has came to him by nature.

Quotes by Robert Green Ingersoll

Homer's whole language, the language in which he lived, the language that he breathed, because he never saw it, or certainly those who formed his tradition never saw it, in characters on the pages. It was all on the tongue...

Quotes by Robert Fitzgerald

I never have that 'we were robbed' feeling when looking around now at where some of our contemporaries are.

Quotes by Robert Forster

Mmm, well that whole thing about having to look tough has never left Australia.

Quotes by Robert Forster

You can win it in the late innings if you never quit.

Quotes by Robert Forster

Well, you know what? The actor still gets up in the morning, if he's still got something to work with, you go out there and you do it. Never quit!

Quotes by Robert Forster

Michael Giles the first drummer of King Crimson, never agreed to the name King Crimson. But then, if you'd knew Michael, you would know he didn't agree to the album cover either. So maybe Michael didn't agree to the point...

Quotes by Robert Fripp

Don't worry that children never listen to you; worry that they are always watching you.

Quotes by Robert Fulghum

He must be independent and brave, and sure of himself and of the importance of his work, because if he isn't he will never survive the scorching blasts of derision that will probably greet his first efforts.

Quotes by Robert E. Sherwood

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.