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This page gathers quotes centered on absence and limits - books that stayed unpublished, and a pointed line arguing that secrecy is fundamentally undesirable, merely tolerated when unavoidable.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 remember I asked my mom for a ukulele, and she said no because she thought I would never play it. So then I got my birthday money up, and I bought my own. It was the most rebellious thing...

Quotes by Grace VanderWaal

Half of the American people have never read a newspaper. Half never voted for President. One hopes it is the same half.

Quotes by Gore Vidal

I never miss a chance to have sex or appear on television.

Quotes by Gore Vidal

Never have children, only grandchildren.

Quotes by Gore Vidal

Until the rise of American advertising, it never occurred to anyone anywhere in the world that the teenager was a captive in a hostile world of adults.

Quotes by Gore Vidal

I never said I was gay, because I don't think anyone is.

Quotes by Gore Vidal

I never wanted to be a writer. I mean, that's the last thing I wanted.

Quotes by Gore Vidal

Some of my father's fellow West Pointers once asked him why I turned out so well, his secret in raising me. And he said, 'I never gave him any advice, and he never asked for any.' We agreed on nothing,...

Quotes by Gore Vidal

Indeed every monad must be different from every other. For there are never in nature two beings, which are precisely alike, and in which it is not possible to find some difference which is internal, or based on some intrinsic...

Quotes by Gottfried Leibniz

One can drink too much, but one never drinks enough.

Quotes by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

I'm the only P.M. of which that can be said - 'His legislation was never declared invalid in the High Court.'

Quotes by Gough Whitlam

Americans need never fear their government because of the advantage of being armed, which the Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation.

Quotes by Gouverneur Morris

If the people should elect, they will never fail to prefer some man of distinguished character, or services; some man, if he might so speak of continental reputation.

Quotes by Gouverneur Morris

I want to get rid of the image that I never turn up on time, because everyone always complains about this habit of mine.

Quotes by Govinda

I sometimes never really realize what lyrics are saying.

Quotes by Grace Chatto

Because of the fact that being a professional actor is not a career that is widely pursued back home in the Cayman Islands, I never thought it was a viable profession. It didn't even cross my mind. So when I...

Quotes by Grace Gealey

Back home, we watch a lot of movies, and that was never available to us. When I came to America, I was like, 'No, it's really coming out this Friday? Not three months from now?'

Quotes by Grace Gealey

I'm never not nervous before going onstage. Like... what if I fall on my face?

Quotes by Grace Gummer

I believe everything learned in college is an answer to a question that someone has posed. Questions get posed differently and the answers that come back transport us to places we never knew existed.

Quotes by Gordon Gee

I am not a scientist. I have never analyzed the far reaches of the solar system through the lens of a telescope nor scrutinized cancer cells under a microscope.

Quotes by Gordon Gee

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.