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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This page gathers quotes centered on absence and limits - books that stayed unpublished, and a pointed line arguing that secrecy is fundamentally undesirable, merely tolerated when unavoidable.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 never thought of myself as a New York poet or as an American poet.

Quotes by Kenneth Koch

My connection was we never want to put ourselves in a position as a nation where we pit group against group.

Quotes by Kenneth Langone

I'm always struck when I go somewhere I've never been before, especially if it's in my home town, by just how different the atmosphere can be, and how disorienting it can be - especially if there's any kind of trouble.

Quotes by Kenneth Lonergan

Oh, Mr Coward, sir - I could never have an affair with you, because you remind me of my father!

Quotes by Kenneth More

With artists of my own generation there was at first no group identity - and never a clique.

Quotes by Kenneth Noland

I want tension in my business. Tension creates change. Change is necessary to evolve and prosper. I am never satisfied.

Quotes by Kenneth C. Griffin

I never liked quantitative easing. It's misunderstood by almost everybody. Flattening the yield curve is not stimulative; flattening the yield curve is anti-stimulative.

Quotes by Kenneth Fisher

Readers regularly ask what can go wrong but almost never what could positively surprise.

Quotes by Kenneth Fisher

Animals arrived, liked the look of the place, took up their quarters, settled down, spread, and flourished. They didn't bother themselves about the past - they never do; they're too busy.

Quotes by Kenneth Grahame

Independence is all very well, but we animals never allow our friends to make fools of themselves beyond a certain limit; and that limit you've reached.

Quotes by Kenneth Grahame

It's never the wrong time to call on Toad. Early or late he's always the same fellow. Always good-tempered, always glad to see you, always sorry when you go!

Quotes by Kenneth Grahame

Never thought I'd be a bobble-head, but little did I know.

Quotes by Kenan Thompson

I'm very happy here at 'SNL.' I've never been in a hurry to leave because it's such a special place. It's never the same when you leave and come back.

Quotes by Kenan Thompson

I never did standup before. It just looked like it was really hard, looked like there was like up days and down days - and I'm too emotionally unstable for that. I need to always be funny and always be...

Quotes by Kenan Thompson

I'm lucky that I've never been bullied personally. There are always going to be kids who are mean and say stuff, but the people that matter to you - the people you love, like your parents, your siblings, and your...

Quotes by Kendall Jenner

It's true, I used to be so shy. I used to never talk, just sit back and do my thing. I was never bullied, though, and it was never like it was something that needed to be 'fixed', like being...

Quotes by Kendall Jenner

I never, ever see myself as a celebrity or famous, so I poke fun at that.

Quotes by Kendra Wilkinson

I've never made a film using dialogue or speech.

Quotes by Kenneth Anger

If you're not prepared to be wrong, you'll never come up with anything original.

Quotes by Ken Robinson

The way Americans most understand the history of Latinos in this country, a lot of it is being told now through the lens of what's happening with the immigration debate. While that's an important debate that has security and moral...

Quotes by Ken Salazar

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.