Logo - Feel The Words

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This page gathers quotes centered on absence and limits - books that stayed unpublished, and a pointed line arguing that secrecy is fundamentally undesirable, merely tolerated when unavoidable.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 lost a boyfriend over Elmore James. You know that moment when you send mixtapes at fifteen? He sent me pop hits, and I sent him Elmore James, and I never heard from him again.

Quotes by Imelda May

I never got formal training in music. I would just sit with my ear to the speaker and my hand on the needle. I'd listen to Wanda Jackson and think, 'How did she do that?,' and lift the needle and...

Quotes by Imelda May

There have never been so many women in the music industry, but they're doing ballads and pop. Where's the new Joan Jetts and the Wanda Jacksons and the Debbie Harrys, all these strong women? I wanna be the woman that...

Quotes by Imelda May

Fortunately my career has never been about how I look, it's about how I can be.

Quotes by Imelda Staunton

I never stopped photographing. There were a couple of years when I didn't have a darkroom, but that didn't stop me from photographing.

Quotes by Imogen Cunningham

Most of the time, the lyrics are kind of like my secret messages to my friends or my boyfriend or my mom or my dad. I would never tell them that these songs are about them or which specific lyric...

Quotes by Imogen Heap

I'm never gonna go into a studio and work for a whole year non-stop. Just every day on my own in the studio working, it's just too damn hard.

Quotes by Imogen Heap

I never had any social life, just played the piano and studied, studied, studied.

Quotes by Imogen Heap

I'm interested in creating a little sound world for songs, really crafting it, building it, and making it like a little doll's house with little things inside it, staircases and rooms and everything kind of relates to everything else. I've...

Quotes by Imogen Heap

I never personalize anything because I think that can be dangerous. For me, the best way is - this may sound pretentious - but it's to breathe the character and get into the psychology of it.

Quotes by Imogen Poots

You've got these big studio films and these tiny independent films now. It's very much either/or. With the independent films, it's always a beautiful risk - it might never be seen. With the studio films, you're conforming to the formula...

Quotes by Imogen Poots

I miss riding those fast trains in Japan... 'cause I'd never seen a train that fast in my life.

Quotes by Ike Turner

I never, never thought one day I will sing at La Scala or I will get the Grammy. I'm lucky. I work a lot with a teacher, with my coach.

Quotes by Ildar Abdrazakov

Rogue regimes never respond to anything less than hardball.

Quotes by Ileana Ros-Lehtinen

We need to recognize that racism has never been subtle, though it has gone underreported.

Quotes by Ilhan Omar

My ambition is to do a good job. I never plan anything.

Quotes by Ilie Nastase

You're never going to please 100 percent of women.

Quotes by Iliza Shlesinger

The women who are pool waitresses are another worldly species. They're half-desert lizards. They never have sunburns.

Quotes by Iliza Shlesinger

I'm always looking for bigger audiences and bigger stages. Really, however I can reach my fans is what will make me happy - well, I'll actually probably never be happy.

Quotes by Iliza Shlesinger

I've never been a dirty comic.

Quotes by Iliza Shlesinger

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.