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This page gathers quotes centered on absence and limits - books that stayed unpublished, and a pointed line arguing that secrecy is fundamentally undesirable, merely tolerated when unavoidable.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

Dad never misses a chance to remind me that whenever we are travelling together, if 100 people mob him for autographs, five approach me.

Quotes by Jeev Milkha Singh

While it may be true that the best advertising is word-of-mouth, never lose sight of the fact it also can be the worst advertising.

Quotes by Jef I. Richards

The one thing I missed was never having children. It just wasn't in the cards, I guess.

Quotes by Jeanette MacDonald

The curious are always in some danger. If you are curious you might never come home.

Quotes by Jeanette Winterson

Whatever is powerful to you can be translated into something which will matter to somebody that you will never know.

Quotes by Jeanette Winterson

Quest is at the heart of what I do-the holy grail, and the terror that you'll never find it, seemed a perfect metaphor for life.

Quotes by Jeanette Winterson

I never wear mascara; I laugh until I cry too often.

Quotes by Jeanne Calment

'Bad Boys', which Bay made when he was just twenty-eight, having never made a movie before, having done a string of commercials and music videos with artists ranging from Donny Osmond to Meat Loaf, grossed more than $140 million worldwide.

Quotes by Jeanne Marie Laskas

Being an actress is to be in tune with the fantasies of a man. What woman never dreamt of that?

Quotes by Jeanne Moreau

I was a really lousy artist as a kid. Too abstract expressionist; or I'd draw a big ram's head, really messy. I'd never win painting contests. I remember losing to a guy who did a perfect Spiderman.

Quotes by Jean-Michel Basquiat

Charles Saatchi has never liked my work at all.

Quotes by Jean-Michel Basquiat

My father and I never really achieved a real relationship. We probably saw each other 20 or 25 times in our lifetime.

Quotes by Jean-Michel Jarre

Even if we artists are all very privileged, there's a constant frustration about how to do more or better, and never being satisfied.

Quotes by Jean-Michel Jarre

When you go for business, you just see the airport, the offices, cities. You never see what 80 per cent of the population does in a country, so if you want to understand what Indonesia is made of, or the...

Quotes by Jean-Pascal Tricoire

Let them be reassured, it has never been one of our intentions to ban religion in society, but solely to protect the national education system from any conspicuous display of religious affiliation.

Quotes by Jean-Pierre Raffarin

In 1913 many believed that there would never again be a war in Europe. The great powers of the continent were so closely intertwined economically that the view was widespread that they could no longer afford to have military confrontations.

Quotes by Jean-Claude Juncker

Free people, remember this maxim: we may acquire liberty, but it is never recovered if it is once lost.

Quotes by Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Nature never deceives us; it is we who deceive ourselves.

Quotes by Jean-Jacques Rousseau

It's never a script that makes me decide to accept a film or not.

Quotes by Jean-Louis Trintignant

L.A. will never be a hockey town. I'm a huge hockey fan, and people out here do not appreciate hockey as much as they should. I've always been into it. I'm Canadian; that's my sport for sure.

Quotes by Jean-Luc Bilodeau

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.