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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This page gathers quotes centered on absence and limits - books that stayed unpublished, and a pointed line arguing that secrecy is fundamentally undesirable, merely tolerated when unavoidable.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 think Pantera is a type of band that has been documented very, very well over the years. With the past re-releases, we were fortunate enough to have old demos and stuff that never really saw the light of day....

Quotes by Phil Anselmo

I have created hours upon hours of different music over the years that the general public has never heard. Maybe one day I'll release them all in one big package, but we'll see.

Quotes by Phil Anselmo

The first thing I remember when I moved to a school in the suburbs was, 'My gosh, all these books!' The classroom and school had a library; I'd never seen so many books in my life! It was something we...

Quotes by Petina Gappah

It's so rare to see a woman lose control and also gain it back. Women are always told, 'Oh, be in control of your feelings,' and a woman is never allowed to express her anger without being demonised as being...

Quotes by Petra Collins

Social media has been such a big important thing for young artists and minorities because it's a community to get noticed. It's having an audience that was never there before.

Quotes by Petra Collins

I want people to see themselves in a person. I never want someone to aspire to be someone else.

Quotes by Petra Collins

Women's tennis is very open. You really never know who going to be there.

Quotes by Petra Kvitova

I talk to Simon, I write to him. I never used to write a diary. But now I'm writing a diary to him. I think it's not just me, but lots of others, family and friends, can still feel him...

Quotes by Petra Nemcova

I was so afraid to even read a paper in front of my classmates. It is very funny because at that point my teachers would never have believed that I could speak in front of an audience of over 2,000...

Quotes by Petra Nemcova

Citizens of Ukraine will never enjoy the beauty of peace unless we settle down our relations with Russia.

Quotes by Petro Poroshenko

With my channel, and what people associate with Internet, most people think it goes viral, you become this huge thing super quick. I never had an explosion or a huge thing. It's just been something that has progressively been growing....

Quotes by PewDiePie

We never search for scandal, but we use it if it cries out to excess.

Quotes by Peter Utley

I don't care for horror and fantasy films. I never go to see them in the theater. I know I've played in many of them, but I didn't do them because of their genre - I did them just because...

Quotes by Peter Weller

Without constantly pushing my senior colleagues to formulate decisions, I would never be able to learn and know what they are made of.

Quotes by Peter Woo

I have never subscribed to the Dirty Pallet school of painting.

Quotes by Peter Wright

I never know what it's going to look like. Wouldn't be much point in painting if I already knew the outcome. I have a subject in front of me and I start flooding colour and making marks, I don't know,...

Quotes by Peter Wright

To cure the violence, we must identify and heal the causes of hatred and violence. If we don't deal with the causes we will never be safe.

Quotes by Peter Yarrow

When you get inside a literary novel you feel that the author, more often than not, just doesn't know enough about things. They haven't been around enough - novelists never go anywhere. Once I discovered true books about real things...

Quotes by Peter York

I will never attempt to even begin to make excuses for what I did in football.

Quotes by Peter Storey

I didn't feel any remorse or sympathy if I injured a rival. I went over the top a few times but I never broke anyone's leg.

Quotes by Peter Storey

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.