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This page gathers quotes centered on absence and limits - books that stayed unpublished, and a pointed line arguing that secrecy is fundamentally undesirable, merely tolerated when unavoidable.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

My brother never got an opportunity to throw a pitch, and I didn't want the same thing to happen to another young kid.

Quotes by Pedro Martinez

I never had an imaginary friend, just imaginary circumstances. I was so into the Indiana Jones movies, and I would constantly reenact circumstances. I broke my left arm three times, two of which were me trying to be Indiana Jones.

Quotes by Pedro Pascal

The first thing is to love your sport. Never do it to please someone else. It has to be yours.

Quotes by Peggy Fleming

I'm an electrical engineer, and when I first started out, there was nobody who looked like me out there. I worked at Qualcomm, and I remember coming into meeting rooms, and I could never get the floor. I could never...

Quotes by Peggy Johnson

I attended a high school with more than 4,000 students and met with a guidance counselor only once during my four-year stint. Despite my clear strengths in science and math, my counselor's advice was to pursue a degree in business....

Quotes by Peggy Johnson

Just by my home is an entrance to the sewers they used in the Warsaw uprising. I grew up knowing people died down there. Warsaw was once a battleground; then it became a morgue. It's a city littered with ghosts....

Quotes by Pawel Pawlikowski

For me, filmmaking is not exactly a career. I was never in it for Hollywood or anything. My films are markers of where I am in life, where I am in my head. So that's what I'm working on, and...

Quotes by Pawel Pawlikowski

The documentaries I made were never normal documentaries. They were about subjects I was obsessed with, and I suppose I thought I could sculpt them. What I think I do with my fiction is the same.

Quotes by Pawel Pawlikowski

I could never work in that kind of commercial environment where the stars have a lot to say, where the producers kind of push you around and tell you who to cast and who not to cast. I'm just not...

Quotes by Pawel Pawlikowski

The variety and flexibility of ClassPass is limitless, ensuring that you'll never get bored, and neither will your muscles.

Quotes by Payal Kadakia

We never would have built ClassPass if I hadn't learned so much from the Classtivity experience.

Quotes by Payal Kadakia

People who have never had an addiction don't understand how hard it can be.

Quotes by Payne Stewart

I never slept outside of my home.

Quotes by Paz Vega

It's interesting to see these lives from places I may never go unfold on screen.

Quotes by Paz Vega

I never want to fake it. That's my whole thing.

Quotes by Peabo Bryson

If you realized how powerful your thoughts are, you would never think a negative thought.

Quotes by Peace Pilgrim

Never, never rest contented with any circle of ideas, but always be certain that a wider one is still possible.

Quotes by Pearl Bailey

I never really look for anything. What God throws my way comes. I wake up in the morning and whichever way God turns my feet, I go.

Quotes by Pearl Bailey

I've never been to Paris. I don't like to fly!

Quotes by Pearl Cleage

Inside myself is a place where I live all alone and that is where I renew my springs that never dry up.

Quotes by Pearl S. Buck

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.