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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This page gathers quotes centered on absence and limits - books that stayed unpublished, and a pointed line arguing that secrecy is fundamentally undesirable, merely tolerated when unavoidable.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 think sadly that Morse thinks that he can exist on his own and he only realises at the end that he can't and never really has been able to. I feel sorry for him.

Quotes by John Thaw

But the dream is never forgotten, only put aside and never out of reach: Where once the dream connected boys with the world of men, now it reconnects men with the spirit of boys.

Quotes by John Thorn

One of the first lessons he or she learns is that in baseball anything, absolutely anything, can happen. Just two days ago as I write this, something happened that had never happened in baseball before.

Quotes by John Thorn

I'm a bartender's son. Some things you never forget.

Quotes by John Stockton

I never wanted to be an anchor for 25 years, and suddenly I wanted to be one.

Quotes by John Stossel

The one thing I've learned is that stuttering in public is never as bad as I fear it will be.

Quotes by John Stossel

We can never be sure that the opinion we are endeavouring to stifle is a false opinion; and even if we were sure, stifling it would be an evil still.

Quotes by John Stuart Mill

Popular opinions, on subjects not palpable to sense, are often true, but seldom or never the whole truth.

Quotes by John Stuart Mill

Life has a certain flavor for those who have fought and risked all that the sheltered and protected can never experience.

Quotes by John Stuart Mill

I never set out to be CEO. I always set out to be a good team member, a good colleague.

Quotes by John Stumpf

I'm an old man of 73, and I've been around a long time. If I don't know something by now, I probably never will.

Quotes by John Sununu

Shakespeare would never have gone far in today's politically correct world.

Quotes by John Sununu

The media love coarse debate because coarse debate drives ratings and ratings generate profits. Unless the TV producer happens to be William Shakespeare, an argument is more interesting than a soliloquy - and there will never be a shortage of...

Quotes by John Sununu

I wish I hadn't lost it, and for the rest of my life I can never again lose my temper on TV. The BBC could have sacked me and that would have been the end of my career on TV.

Quotes by John Sweeney

Working people are under the worst attack in 80 years. Never has there been a stronger need for a stronger union movement.

Quotes by John Sweeney

I met Mr. Hoover socially. I never talked to him about anything connected with his work. We just met him.

Quotes by John Sherman Cooper

I never initiated nor did the FBI ever initiate any conversation or correspondence with me.

Quotes by John Sherman Cooper

You never undertake a project because you think other people will like it - because that way lies madness - but rather because you believe in it.

Quotes by John Simm

I really took filmmaking very seriously... It was an honor and then a crutch also, because at a young age, I was like, I guess I'm a serious filmmaker. I never set out to be a serious filmmaker. I just...

Quotes by John Singleton

The rule of surfing is never tell anyone where you go.

Quotes by John Slattery

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.