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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This page gathers quotes centered on absence and limits - books that stayed unpublished, and a pointed line arguing that secrecy is fundamentally undesirable, merely tolerated when unavoidable.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'm not a bourgeois person, never will be.

Quotes by Etta James

Never trust anyone who wants what you've got. Friend or no, envy is an overwhelming emotion.

Quotes by Eubie Blake

Never think you've seen the last of anything.

Quotes by Eudora Welty

Greater than scene is situation. Greater than situation is implication. Greater than all of these is a single, entire human being, who will never be confined in any frame.

Quotes by Eudora Welty

I never walked the streets of New York hoping to be a musical comedy star. For one thing, they would have thought I was too tall, because l was five feet eight and a half, and they were all little...

Quotes by Esther Williams

I was the only swimmer in movies. Tarzan was long gone, and he couldn't have done them anyway; he could never have gotten into my bathing suit.

Quotes by Esther Williams

We can't all win Olympic medals. Even I never won one.

Quotes by Esther Williams

Once I put down a color, I never cover it up. If you are born a musician, why become a banker?

Quotes by Etel Adnan

I was never writing for commercial success. It's nice that it has come, but it is not important.

Quotes by Ethan Canin

Families tend to artificially divide the world, imbuing one member with all the attributes and another with all the faults. But it's never that way.

Quotes by Ethan Canin

Being non-commercial is never an ambition. Movies come together at different points for fortuitous reasons. You do them as you get the opportunity, as opposed to doing them when you choose to or design to.

Quotes by Ethan Coen

Of course, 'True Grit' is a Western, but we never considered our film a classical Western and honestly never thought about genre at all. We didn't talk about John Ford or Sergio Leone, even though we like their films. Really,...

Quotes by Ethan Coen

It was never an ambition to grow up and win an Academy Award, so when it happens, you go, 'Weird!'

Quotes by Ethan Coen

We do worry that we might be making something we've made before. It's important that we make something we've never made before.

Quotes by Ethan Coen

I was home-schooled. But going to high school, I never would've been able to travel the U.S. or been able to do acting.

Quotes by Ethan Embry

In a lot of ways, in high school, I was very much an outsider and never really felt like I fit into any particular clique or group, and so I found myself solo very often.

Quotes by Ethan Peck

I never truly got to know my grandfather before he passed away, but he inspires me to search more deeply to understand myself.

Quotes by Ethan Peck

Physical comedy and musical theatre were never actually in my main focus at school. I was more of a dramatic actor. I always thought I was better at that.

Quotes by Ethan Slater

Yellow's never been a good color for me, but it's actually grown on me. I like it more than I used to!

Quotes by Ethan Slater

I would never like to endorse a fairness cream. I believe in natural beauty.

Quotes by Esha Gupta

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.