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This page gathers quotes centered on absence and limits - books that stayed unpublished, and a pointed line arguing that secrecy is fundamentally undesirable, merely tolerated when unavoidable.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

There was never a push for us to become more practical... Fantasy is what our audience has come to expect.

Quotes by Linda Johnson Rice

I've never had to do anything I didn't believe in. Sometimes that meant being poor and waitressing a while longer, but I've always stuck with it.

Quotes by Linda Kozlowski

Talking about auditions, you never know what anyone else is thinking.

Quotes by Linda Lavin

We do a lot of shows for young people who have probably never been to the theater before and they are learning about the Holocaust, which unhappily, many of them do not know about.

Quotes by Linda Lavin

In the Astronaut Office we're never totally out of training, we always keep our hand in it. But after five years, things have changed and so it's been good to get back into the flow and relearn a lot of...

Quotes by Linda M. Godwin

Paul persuaded me to join the band. I would never have had the courage otherwise. It was fun at the beginning. We were playing just for fun, with Paul's group.

Quotes by Linda McCartney

I never really thought about the fact that there weren't female role models, because I had them in my life. The women I knew in my life were so strong.

Quotes by Linda McMahon

I'm 44, and I've never had a problem being gay, and maybe I dodged a lot of bullets, and maybe I'm one of the lucky ones. I want to make sure every kid can have that experience.

Quotes by Linda Perry

I always thought competition was for horse races and it never belonged in art. I never felt that competitive with other girl singers, really.

Quotes by Linda Ronstadt

The thing I like about singing duets is that I get things out of my voice I never get singing by myself.

Quotes by Linda Ronstadt

Singing with Aaron Neville, he pulled stuff out of my voice I never could have gotten, because if he's providing XYZ, I have to put in ABC, and usually I don't have to put in ABC.

Quotes by Linda Ronstadt

I never thought of myself as a rock singer. I was interested in songs like 'Heart Like a Wheel,' and I liked the others for about 15 minutes.

Quotes by Linda Ronstadt

Of all the projects I've worked on, I've never worked with another director like Billy Friedkin. I think he's a genius.

Quotes by Linda Blair

I just got back from Switzerland, which I've never been to. I went to Switzerland and Amsterdam.

Quotes by Linda Cardellini

Britain, like other European states, is not and never will again be in the top-world-power league, so its male leaders can afford to play subtler, more variegated roles. Leaders of the U.S. don't have that option.

Quotes by Linda Colley

I never, ever used my son for publicity. He'll have his say one day if he wants it. He'll have the last word. He has time to defend himself.

Quotes by Linda Evangelista

I never get out of bed for less than $10,000 a day.

Quotes by Linda Evangelista

I never saved my money. Whenever I worked in the past, I would spend it on my family or my husbands.

Quotes by Linda Evans

I never wear leather.

Quotes by Linda Fiorentino

I'm a really hectic dreamer; I never wake up not out of a dream, and there's loads going on, lots of action, big blockbuster dreams, they're all major enterprises.

Quotes by Linda Grant

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.