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This page gathers quotes centered on absence and limits - books that stayed unpublished, and a pointed line arguing that secrecy is fundamentally undesirable, merely tolerated when unavoidable.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

There is a time to take counsel of your fears, and there is a time to never listen to any fear.

Quotes by George S. Patton

He who draws noble delights from sentiments of poetry is a true poet, though he has never written a line in all his life.

Quotes by George Sand

History is a pack of lies about events that never happened told by people who weren't there.

Quotes by George Santayana

Anger is never without an argument, but seldom with a good one.

Quotes by George Savile

Many people genuinely do not want to be saints, and it is probable that some who achieve or aspire to sainthood have never felt much temptation to be human beings.

George Orwell

Enlightened people seldom or never possess a sense of responsibility.

George Orwell

Some things never change, suck up to the government and you get an honour.

Quotes by George Osborne

It has never been a good idea to try to disarm Texans.

Quotes by George P. Bush

I still subscribe to the theory that Ronald Reagan once pronounced: that I will never speak ill will of my fellow Republican.

Quotes by George P. Bush

Amazon's identity and goals are never clear and always fluid, which makes the company destabilizing and intimidating.

Quotes by George Packer

What the Web has never figured out is how to pay for reporting, which, with the collapse of print newspapers, is in desperately short supply, and without which even the most prolific commenters will someday run out of things to...

Quotes by George Packer

I am never going to be able to rest easy in having established a posthumous connection to my father. I'll always be groping for what I can't have.

Quotes by George Packer

The libertarian worship of individual freedom, and contempt for social convention, comes easiest to people who have never really had to grow up.

Quotes by George Packer

The idea of solving as huge and long-term a problem as inequality - which, for my money, is the biggest single problem we have here at home - just never gets serious concern from both sides.

Quotes by George Packer

The Olympics are never just about sports.

Quotes by George Packer

Americans almost never elect presidents on the basis of foreign policy.

Quotes by George Packer

By the fall of 2007, my last remaining Iraqi friend in Baghdad had left. Once he was gone, my connection to the country and the war began to thin, even as the terror diminished. I missed the improvement that came...

Quotes by George Packer

When I was growing up in the United States and Sweden, I never thought about becoming a politician.

Quotes by George Papandreou

I never took a writing class.

Quotes by George Pelecanos

Drama read to oneself is never drama at its best, and is not even drama as it should be.

Quotes by George Pierce Baker

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.