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This page gathers quotes centered on absence and limits - books that stayed unpublished, and a pointed line arguing that secrecy is fundamentally undesirable, merely tolerated when unavoidable.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

He who labors diligently need never despair; for all things are accomplished by diligence and labor.

Quotes by Menander

We must take down the carnies. I think we need to start a campaign to defeat their scamming ways. I never win the boardwalk basketball game.

Quotes by Melissa Rauch

Well, I never got into the young adult headspace. With 'Twilight,' they are pretty adult themes, aside from maybe the first one, but even that. They're very adult themes, actually, particularly as the characters age. I never wrote for young...

Quotes by Melissa Rosenberg

Sometimes I wish I were just magically a size 6 and I never had to give it a single thought.

Quotes by Melissa McCarthy

I've never been interested in playing the boring ingenue.

Quotes by Melissa McCarthy

Love is never wrong.

Quotes by Melissa Etheridge

There will always be someone else with a different view than you. I appreciate them and would never say that they are wrong. I hope that they would give me that courtesy also.

Quotes by Melissa Etheridge

I've been a rock star since you were very young. But I've never encountered anything as powerful as cancer.

Quotes by Melissa Etheridge

I would never say I had a bad childhood at all.

Quotes by Melissa Etheridge

Gay people are born everyday. You will never legislate that away.

Quotes by Melissa Etheridge

I never took any theater lessons. So when I started to do movies, I was 14.

Quotes by Melanie Laurent

Every time I play in a movie, I never expect that it'll be huge. I don't like thinking about that, because it's so scary.

Quotes by Melanie Laurent

I never practice before, I never work hours on a script. I just choose my characters and trust them, and after that, it's about the director taking your hand.

Quotes by Melanie Laurent

Everybody just asks me 'Are you going to make Hollywood movies now?' First, I don't know. Second, I never dreamed about that; I just dreamed about making movies with Tarantino. So if I can make movies with a lot of...

Quotes by Melanie Laurent

I had been writing songs for awhile - since I was 14 - and playing guitar, but I never really knew how to go about making an actual career.

Quotes by Melanie Martinez

I'll always cling to these little girl dresses at vintage shops, and I can never wear them because they're so tiny!

Quotes by Melanie Martinez

Rejection is never personal, so don't let it consume you.

Quotes by Melanie Scrofano

I'm never funnier than when I'm heartbroken or terrified.

Quotes by Melanie Scrofano

As a person, I have never been discourteous or nasty to anybody. I may have stood my ground a bit too directly, a bit too firmly, and I believe I have, over a number of years, learned to be a...

Quotes by Meles Zenawi

After Nigeria, we are the second biggest black African nation. We are the headquarters of the African Union. We are the only African country that has never been colonized. This is perhaps the last surviving African civilization.

Quotes by Meles Zenawi

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.