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This page gathers quotes centered on absence and limits - books that stayed unpublished, and a pointed line arguing that secrecy is fundamentally undesirable, merely tolerated when unavoidable.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

History is cyclical, and it would be foolhardy to assume that the culture wars will never return.

Quotes by Frank Rich

After your career, you go to matches, and you see so many unnecessary goals because a person is just looking where the ball is and not his opponent. Well, a ball alone has never scored a goal.

Quotes by Frank Rijkaard

I've never seen baseball advertise for a job, and I've never heard of whites applying for a job. I mean, there's an old boy network, and it's lily white.

Quotes by Frank Robinson

Never apologize, mister. It's a sign of weakness.

Quotes by Frank S. Nugent

We were poor. But my mom never accepted that. She worked hard to become a residential contractor - got her master's with honors at the University of New Orleans. I used to go to every class with her. Her father...

Quotes by Frank Ocean

A Jedi uses the Force for knowledge and defense, never for attack.

Quotes by Frank Oz

I'd like to read a book sometime. I've never read a book before. That'd be an adventure. I understand they have pages and everything. Yeah, I've got to do that sometime.

Quotes by Frank Oz

I never wanted to be a puppeteer. I stopped puppeteering when I was about 18. I puppeteered when I was eleven years old to 18 to make extra money to go to Europe, which I made half of and my...

Quotes by Frank Oz

I never liked filming the ads, but they were so well received.

Quotes by Frank Perdue

There's no question that the '70s themselves were really wide open. There was just so much being done at that time. Every year, the major studios were commissioning things that they would never touch today or even thought of touching...

Quotes by Frank Pierson

I have been hunted for twenty-one years. I have literally lived in the saddle. I have never known a day of perfect peace.

Quotes by Frank James

No stream rises higher than its source. What ever man might build could never express or reflect more than he was. He could record neither more nor less than he had learned of life when the buildings were built.

Quotes by Frank Lloyd Wright

I'm a big fan of documentaries. I've always loved them, and I've just never had the opportunity or the time to make a feature.

Quotes by Frank Marshall

The sky is the limit. You never have the same experience twice.

Quotes by Frank McCourt

Actually, my mother and Alfie came for three weeks' Christmas vacation and stayed for 21 years. I guess my mother never went back because she was lonely.

Quotes by Frank McCourt

We never really had any kind of a Christmas. This is one part where my memory fails me completely.

Quotes by Frank McCourt

Mighty cultures never - are almost never conquered. They crumble from within. And frankly, I think that a lot of Americans are acting like spoiled brats because everything isn't working out perfectly every time.

Quotes by Frank Miller

If you need proof of how the oral relates to the written, consider that many great novelists, including Joyce and Hemingway, never submitted a piece of work without reading it aloud.

Quotes by Frank Delaney

Nature never uses prime numbers. But mathematicians do.

Quotes by Frank Drake

The pulsar map is not dangerous at all. It will likely never even be seen by extraterrestrials.

Quotes by Frank Drake

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.