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This page gathers quotes centered on absence and limits - books that stayed unpublished, and a pointed line arguing that secrecy is fundamentally undesirable, merely tolerated when unavoidable.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

Once you love something, you can never stop loving it. Even after a divorce, the heart will not stop loving.

Quotes by Gregory David Roberts

I never wanted to be a star, I just wanted to get work.

Quotes by Gregory Hines

I never write a book unless I can't help it. Something has to bother me, like a mosquito, until I have to do something to relieve the itch.

Quotes by Gregory Maguire

Never underestimate the value of cold cash.

Quotes by Gregory Nunn

I never liked the name Eldred. Since nobody knew me in New York, I just changed to my middle name.

Quotes by Gregory Peck

I'll tell you one big misconception. Cops never say 'Freeze!' It might be misinterpreted. They might think you were, like, ordering fries. Or that you had fleas.

Quotes by Gregory Smith

I would never try to recreate something 'bad' on purpose.

Quotes by Greg Sestero

When you make a film, you never quite know what you're getting into.

Quotes by Greg Sestero

'The Room' was such a specific piece of cinema that worked because it was so sincere. That's the thing that's great about 'The Room': it's something that will never happen in the same way again.

Quotes by Greg Sestero

'The Room' has never interested me as a film. The reaction interested me.

Quotes by Greg Sestero

I play every show like it's my last. Fortunately, that's never turned out to be the case.

Quotes by Gregg Allman

I've never sat down and tried to write something for some occasion. You just write the tune and stay totally wide open to everything. It'll find the person or persons who are supposed to do it.

Quotes by Gregg Allman

I consider myself an actor that tries to have as many tools as possible in the bag. And I think that includes the method, then of course it includes some improv techniques, and includes all kinds of different things, because...

Quotes by Gregg Henry

Very little useful science got done in the space station. NASA never did the experiments needed to develop the technologies required for a genuine interplanetary expedition: centrifugal gravity to avoid bodily harm and a truly closed biosphere.

Quotes by Gregory Benford

I know too that we Americans like to think of ourselves as cleaner than clean, a healthy nation who would never take anything when a recent poll suggested that 65 per cent of the population would risk dying in 10...

Quotes by Greg LeMond

Having grown up in a Catholic family, while I felt like I was never conscious of any blatant anti-Semitism, I was aware of a slightly insidious, us-versus-them mentality. A lot of my best friends and early girlfriends were Jewish, and...

Quotes by Greg Mottola

The joke is that no matter how much we think we can evolve, we'll never escape our limitations.

Quotes by Greg Mottola

It's like I'm thin skinned, I guess, but I thought I could never write about my youth for the longest time. It took getting to my forties before I could even look back on it.

Quotes by Greg Mottola

If you're out there, and you can't do it, that makes you a bust. Well, I was never really out there. I was never Greg Oden in the NBA.

Quotes by Greg Oden

When I was out there on the floor, I think I did pretty good for myself... I've never really had enough time to play and actually improve.

Quotes by Greg Oden

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.