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This page gathers quotes centered on absence and limits - books that stayed unpublished, and a pointed line arguing that secrecy is fundamentally undesirable, merely tolerated when unavoidable.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

Renown? I've already got more of it than those I respect, and will never have as much as those for whom I feel contempt.

Quotes by Jean Rostand

I've never met a woman ever, anywhere, bar none, that was more feminine than Dixie Carter.

Quotes by Jean Smart

In 1994, when I went back to Haiti from exile, we established a Commission for Truth and Justice and Reconciliation. I passed the documents to the next government, and I never heard about it again.

Quotes by Jean-Bertrand Aristide

In 25 years of exile, I've never had a frozen account, either in Switzerland or elsewhere in the world.

Quotes by Jean-Claude Duvalier

I never had the financial means that the media said I had. I laugh when I hear the amounts, $400 million, $800 million. Where do they get this imagination?

Quotes by Jean-Claude Duvalier

A lawyer is never entirely comfortable with a friendly divorce, anymore than a good mortician wants to finish his job and then have the patient sit up on the table.

Quotes by Jean Kerr

Never part without loving words to think of during your absence. It may be that you will not meet again in this life.

Quotes by Jean Paul

A man never discloses his own character so clearly as when he describes anothers.

Quotes by Jean Paul

Humanity is never so beautiful as when praying for forgiveness, or else forgiving another.

Quotes by Jean Paul

Never write on a subject until you have read yourself full of it.

Quotes by Jean Paul

Logical positivists have never taken psychology into account in their epistemology, but they affirm that logical beings and mathematical beings are nothing but linguistic structures.

Quotes by Jean Piaget

In genetic epistemology, as in developmental psychology, too, there is never an absolute beginning.

Quotes by Jean Piaget

When you take a picture of someone, never show it to them right away. If they don't like it, they may erase it.

Quotes by Jean Pigozzi

If I take pictures at a party, I never get bored.

Quotes by Jean Pigozzi

I never wear very serious suits. I don't have to because I don't go to an office, so it's fine.

Quotes by Jean Pigozzi

Worse than not realizing the dreams of your youth, would be to have been young and never dreamed at all.

Quotes by Jean Genet

Faithful women are all alike, they think only of their fidelity, never of their husbands.

Quotes by Jean Giraudoux

I have been a woman for fifty years, and I've never yet been able to discover precisely what it is I am.

Quotes by Jean Giraudoux

Like many people, I have a fascination with lies and the people who tell them. I wouldn't say I've never told a lie, but I don't think I've ever told one without both assuming I would be found out and...

Quotes by Jean Hanff Korelitz

I never sat down and said, 'Now I must make a contribution, that one person can make a difference.' But I felt I was in a position where I could contribute. I never thought of it in the light of...

Quotes by Jean Kennedy Smith

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.