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This page gathers quotes centered on absence and limits - books that stayed unpublished, and a pointed line arguing that secrecy is fundamentally undesirable, merely tolerated when unavoidable.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

I do want to get rich but I never want to do what there is to do to get rich.

Quotes by Gertrude Stein

An audience is always warming but it must never be necessary to your work.

Quotes by Gertrude Stein

I have declared that patience is never more than patient. I too have declared, that I who am not patient am patient.

Quotes by Gertrude Stein

War is never fatal but always lost. Always lost.

Quotes by Gertrude Stein

I want to help the team to have a great season. I will give everything and never give up.

Quotes by Gervinho

It's never easy when your team is having a hard time.

Quotes by Gervinho

Drogba has been our great motivator. He never stops reminding us that we are here to win the tournament, no matter the hurdles, no matter the game form and no matter the score margin.

Quotes by Gervinho

Wenger never had faith in me.

Quotes by Gervinho

I've had women who move to the towns I'm living in, just pack up and move there, never even met 'em before, 'cause they heard I lived there.

Quotes by GG Allin

My demons and I are not compatible. We never have been and never will be.

Quotes by GG Allin

All this could go tomorrow, and I would still know how to function, because I never had nothing before. I went through the struggle - it was a rough life.

Quotes by Ghostface Killah

We're getting older, and we were never taught these things as kids: how to eat the right portions or the right food.

Quotes by Ghostface Killah

For my future I have no concern, and as a true philosopher, I never would have any, for I know not what it may be: as a Christian, on the other hand, faith must believe without discussion, and the stronger...

Quotes by Giacomo Casanova

I learned very early that our health is always impaired by some excess either of food or abstinence, and I never had any physician except myself.

Quotes by Giacomo Casanova

The reader of these Memoirs will discover that I never had any fixed aim before my eyes, and that my system, if it can be called a system, has been to glide away unconcernedly on the stream of life, trusting...

Quotes by Giacomo Casanova

Thence, I suppose, my natural disposition to make fresh acquaintances, and to break with them so readily, although always for a good reason, and never through mere fickleness.

Quotes by Giacomo Casanova

True, permanent peace can never be restored, until slavery, the occasion of the war, has ceased.

Quotes by Gerrit Smith

Truth and mercy require the exertion - never the suppression, of man's noble rights and powers.

Quotes by Gerrit Smith

When we made 'Fireball XL5', I'd never heard of NBC, and I didn't even know what American networks were. I knew that it would be wonderful if the show was successful in America, but I knew nothing about the American...

Quotes by Gerry Anderson

But every job I've had I just end up writing tunes and skiving - so everything has been leading up to it, but I've never had any ambition of getting big.

Quotes by Gerry Cinnamon

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.