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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This page gathers quotes centered on absence and limits - books that stayed unpublished, and a pointed line arguing that secrecy is fundamentally undesirable, merely tolerated when unavoidable.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 wrote a lot when I was younger, though never anything like plays or scripts.

Quotes by Merritt Wever

I keep my phone on the floor in my bedroom, and I turn the sound off when I sleep, but I never really turn my phone off.

Quotes by Meryl Davis

I joke that a person of color would never make a movie like 'Midnight in Paris.' Nostalgia isn't so enticing.

Quotes by Meshell Ndegeocello

We're all just bags of bones and muscle and hormones; I'll never understand what makes our minds do the things we do. It's like that statue of the monkey holding a skull. We're trying to use a thing we don't...

Quotes by Meshell Ndegeocello

Coming up, a lot of people I looked up to had a signature sound, but I came up, and I was always in search of one, trying to find it, trying to create one. I was never really able to...

Quotes by Metro Boomin

I'm always going to be heavy in producing. It's always going to come first. It never can't come first.

Quotes by Metro Boomin

A lot of people are programmed to think, 'Oh, I want to do this, but I also want this.' It's like they want everything. You want your cake, and you want to eat it, too. Even though I guess you're...

Quotes by Metro Boomin

I've never had an empty house. Ever.

Quotes by Meredith Monk

In the late '70s I was asked to sing for the first time in Germany. I'll never forget it. It was at a festival in Bremen. The German audience went berserk and the reviews were a phenomenon. For some reason...

Quotes by Meredith Monk

'Greenleaf' never mocks religion. It reminds us that people in churches are human, and no one is perfect.

Quotes by Merle Dandridge

After a few games I knew I was going to be able to compete. The idea of being a star never crossed my mind.

Quotes by Merlin Olsen

Movement is expressive. I've never denied that. I don't think there's such a thing as abstract dance.

Quotes by Merce Cunningham

I have always had this thing about moving around, and that has just remained, regardless of my physical changes. That feeling about it has never changed.

Quotes by Merce Cunningham

Joan Crawford is a movie queen. I had never met one before. I know now what I don't want to be.

Quotes by Mercedes McCambridge

I never wanted a Guardian Angel. I didn't ask for one. One was assigned to me.

Quotes by Mercedes McCambridge

In this business, you never say no to anything.

Quotes by Mercedes Ruehl

Blacks had a huge role in settling the West, but you'd never know it from Western movies.

Quotes by Melvin Van Peebles

I've never been to film school. I had to leave this country to make a film. All they would let me do in Hollywood was be a messenger.

Quotes by Melvin Van Peebles

I'll never forget my interview with Barry Humphries - one of the oddest I've ever done. He insisted that for half the time he appeared as Dame Edna. So I interviewed the real Barry Humphries in a suit and tie,...

Quotes by Melvyn Bragg

It's nice when people want your autograph, but it's a little strange because I never expected it.

Quotes by Mena Suvari

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.