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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This page gathers quotes centered on absence and limits - books that stayed unpublished, and a pointed line arguing that secrecy is fundamentally undesirable, merely tolerated when unavoidable.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've never really talked about this, but I would go days without eating. Or maybe I'd have some fruit and then go to the gym for three hours. I knew I had a problem... It was a gradual process but...

Quotes by Lucy Hale

I was home schooled, so I never got a yearbook.

Quotes by Lucy Hale

I'm not saying it never occurred to me to want to write a masterpiece, but I really doubt I could.

Quotes by Lucy Hawking

I was never top of the class at school, but my classmates must have seen potential in me, because my nickname was Einstein.

Quotes by Lucy Hawking

Girls especially are fond of exchanging confidences with those whom they think they can trust; it is one of the most charming traits of a simple, earnest-hearted girlhood, and they are the happiest women who never lose it entirely.

Quotes by Lucy Larcom

I don't know how to tell a joke. I never tell jokes. I can tell stories that happened to me... anecdotes. But never a joke.

Quotes by Lucille Ball

I will never do another TV series. It couldn't top I Love Lucy, and I'd be foolish to try. In this business, you have to know when to get off.

Quotes by Lucille Ball

I certainly had my God-can-you-just-take-me-now-I've-just-had-it-I'm-checking-out-let-me-off-the-train-I'm-done kind of thing. But, you know, I would never actually do it. I just can't imagine what it would take to do that.

Quotes by Lucinda Williams

A kingdom founded on injustice never lasts.

Quotes by Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Being in this whole fashion industry, seeing it firsthand, I never realized just how much work goes into everything.

Quotes by Lucky Blue Smith

I will never work in a cubicle.

Quotes by Lucky Blue Smith

I never used to like how big my hands were because I hadn't grown into them yet.

Quotes by Lucky Blue Smith

Playing in the Copa America would be an important thing for me, just like the Olympics, because Brazil has never won the gold medal there.

Quotes by Lucas Moura

Do you remember those AM radio kits you get as a kid, and you build your own AM radio? Well, I never actually built one. But I did get them as a gift, for, like, 3 Christmases in a row,...

Quotes by Lucas Till

I always try to plan things out, but they never work out the way I expect.

Quotes by Lucas Till

That one was stunt heavy. 'Monster Trucks' was a lot of stunts. I got to do some insane stunts they should've never let me do.

Quotes by Lucas Till

I never read any of the comics, but I grew up on the animated series when I was a little kid - I guess it came out in 1992. So I've always been an 'X-Men' fan.

Quotes by Lucas Till

A painter's tastes must grow out of what so obsesses him in life that he never has to ask himself what it is suitable for him to do in art.

Quotes by Lucian Freud

I never think about my style but just try and make the pictures look believable.

Quotes by Lucian Freud

I have never known a more vulgar expression of betrayal and deceit.

Quotes by Lucien Bouchard

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.