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This page gathers quotes centered on absence and limits - books that stayed unpublished, and a pointed line arguing that secrecy is fundamentally undesirable, merely tolerated when unavoidable.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

Women say they have sexual thoughts too. They have no idea. It's the difference between shooting a bullet and throwing it. If they knew what we were really thinking, they'd never stop slapping us.

Quotes by Larry Miller

I will never be a career actor, I don't think. I don't feel that I have the skill set to jump into it that way, although I wouldn't mind giving it a try.

Quotes by Larry Mullen, Jr.

SF isn't a genre; SF is the matrix in which genres are embedded, and because the SF field is never going in any one direction at any one time, there is hardly a way to cut it off.

Quotes by Larry Niven

I never got good at predicting what millions of people will suddenly decide is rational.

Quotes by Larry Niven

I feel that Christian music is a subculture directed towards the Christians. It's not really being exposed to non-Christians and it's not really created for non-Christians, so non-Christians almost never hear any of this music.

Quotes by Larry Norman

Being in a wheelchair for 30 years. I'm not whining about it because I don't dwell on things I can't do anything about, you know. I never really think about until somebody mentions it. I did take a bullet.

Quotes by Larry Flynt

I never really took a proper art class in college. I just started reading art magazines and going to galleries. I was really drawn to it.

Quotes by Larry Gagosian

The sun never sets on my gallery.

Quotes by Larry Gagosian

I've never been what they call a 'pure gallerist.' I find that somewhat pretentious, honestly - I'm an art dealer. I like to show great artists of our time, but I also like dealing. And I think they reinforce each...

Quotes by Larry Gagosian

I've never been on a board, but I just went on the board for Jazz at Lincoln Center. I'm very happy about that.

Quotes by Larry Gagosian

Marijuana you can give up, Iv given it up for fifteen years now and it never occurs to me to smoke it anymore.

Quotes by Larry Hagman

I've learned never to expect people to be better than they are, but to always have faith that they can be more.

Quotes by Larry Harvey

To see the faces and hear the voices of victims of the Holocaust - one of the darkest chapters in history - was an experience I will never forget.

Quotes by Larry Hogan

I've never supported one penny of tuition increases.

Quotes by Larry Hogan

I was probably never going to get to do the kind of things dramatically that I really wanted to do, so I returned to theater from time to time, and to write, and produce. It's by no means sour grapes.

Quotes by Larry Hovis

When I was a kid, I never thought about anything. Never had to think about where I was going to school or what I was going to do. I just lived minute to minute.

Quotes by Larry Bird

I never thought I'd live this long. It sounds funny because I still think of myself as a kid.

Quotes by Larry Dixon

Collaborating on lyrics has never worked for me.

Quotes by Lapsley

I never started learning instruments with the hope of having a career in it. It was more kind of I quite enjoy messing around and writing or playing with the family and stuff like that.

Quotes by Lapsley

My parents never told me, 'You're supposed to wear pink,' or 'You're meant to do this because you're a girl.'

Quotes by Lapsley

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.