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This page gathers quotes centered on absence and limits - books that stayed unpublished, and a pointed line arguing that secrecy is fundamentally undesirable, merely tolerated when unavoidable.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

Why do two colors, put one next to the other, sing? Can one really explain this? no. Just as one can never learn how to paint.

Pablo Picasso

You should never lose the formula that worked for you from the beginning, no matter how big you get.

Quotes by Ozuna

When I started, department stores were either very fashion, or very tailored, so the two never mixed. I mixed it, and they said you're too tailored for fashion and too fashion for tailoring. So I had to move the market....

Quotes by Ozwald Boateng

We saw very little of the real Jack Buck behind the microphone. He would touch people in ways that we will never know. Jack was much more than just an announcer.

Quotes by Ozzie Smith

I have a saying. 'Never judge a book by its cover'. I say that because I don't even know who Ozzy is. I wake up a new person every day.

Quotes by Ozzy Osbourne

They say military have the so-called 'secret intelligence' - this amount of intelligence must be very secret, since I've never seen any intelligent military person, nor I have seen any sense in the bloody stupid wars.

Quotes by Ozzy Osbourne

It is a good rule in life never to apologize. The right sort of people do not want apologies, and the wrong sort take a mean advantage of them.

Quotes by P. G. Wodehouse

I never wrote my books especially for children.

Quotes by P. L. Travers

The man who can put himself in the place of other men, who can understand the workings of their minds, need never worry about what the future has in store for him.

Quotes by Owen D. Young

You can never be too skilful.

Quotes by Owen Farrell

Britain's unions were broken and battered by Thatcherism and never recovered.

Quotes by Owen Jones

Neoliberalism has left Britain's boss classes drunk on triumphalism, paying themselves record salaries and bonuses while their workers are imprisoned by poverty and insecurity. It was never going to last.

Quotes by Owen Jones

A party committed to defending the economic interests of rich elites could never win by saying so.

Quotes by Owen Jones

The Tories have built a system defined by insecurity - from wages to job contracts to housing to the welfare state. If they want to understand why socialism - long dead, never coming back, or so they thought - has...

Quotes by Owen Jones

I have never taken myself that seriously as an actor.

Quotes by Owen Wilson

Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied.

Quotes by Otto von Bismarck

People never lie so much as after a hunt, during a war or before an election.

Quotes by Otto von Bismarck

An appeal to fear never finds an echo in German hearts.

Quotes by Otto von Bismarck

No men who really think deeply about women retain a high opinion of them; men either despise women or they have never thought seriously about them.

Quotes by Otto Weininger

No man can purchase his virtue too dear, for it is the only thing whose value must ever increase with the price it has cost us. Our integrity is never worth so much as when we have parted with our...

Quotes by Ovid

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.