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This page gathers quotes centered on absence and limits - books that stayed unpublished, and a pointed line arguing that secrecy is fundamentally undesirable, merely tolerated when unavoidable.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

When I was a medical student in the 1950s, we practically never spoke about Alzheimer's disease. And why is that so? And that is because people didn't live long enough to have Alzheimer's disease.

Quotes by Eric Kandel

I know that I'm inadequate, but I never thought that at seventeen. I thought I was doing the best I could. I thought I was being idealistic.

Quotes by Eric Bogosian

To support my brothers and me, my mother got a job so menial that we never discussed it.

Quotes by Eric Braeden

Often there are players who have only football as a way of expressing themselves and never develop other interests. And when they no longer play football, they no longer do anything; they no longer exist, or rather they have the...

Quotes by Eric Cantona

On sand, you can never be sure of anything. An ordinary shot can take a wicked deflection at the last moment.

Quotes by Eric Cantona

I'm never bored.

Quotes by Eric Cantona

I grew up in Iowa, and the improv comedy club Comedy-Sportz across the river in Illinois held auditions. They took me even though I was only 16 - you really had to be 18, but they never checked me for...

Quotes by Eric Christian Olsen

Once your career becomes about something other than the music, then that's what it is. I'll never make that mistake.

Quotes by Eric Church

The first one was quite cheap, but that was expensive for us. For my folks to buy on the Never Never. It was quite, you know, a rare object to have and I gained quite a lot of status by...

Quotes by Eric Clapton

I'm not a big fan of lead vocalists, people who sing but don't play. I never wanted to be in a band where the guy who was up front just sang. I've always thought it better when one of the...

Quotes by Eric Clapton

I never met Johnny Rotten, and I didn't want to meet Johnny Rotten.

Quotes by Eric Clapton

I did play a lot of fingerstyle when I first started playing. I could never really find the right combination of flatpick or fingerpick, so playing fingerstyle is really the easiest way - though it's quite strenuous on the fingertips.

Quotes by Eric Clapton

Never ask a woman when she's due unless you know for a fact she's expecting.

Quotes by Eric Dane

I never had a family, and now I do. I know I'm a very lucky guy.

Quotes by Eric Dane

Never in any case say I have lost such a thing, but I have returned it. Is your child dead? It is a return. Is your wife dead? It is a return. Are you deprived of your estate? Is not...

Quotes by Epictetus

You may be always victorious if you will never enter into any contest where the issue does not wholly depend upon yourself.

Quotes by Epictetus

I never desired to please the rabble. What pleased them, I did not learn; and what I knew was far removed from their understanding.

Quotes by Epicurus

A fool is a man who never tried an experiment in his life.

Quotes by Erasmus Darwin

While history never repeats itself, political patterns do.

Quotes by Eric Alterman

I don't really know how music and comedy are similar. I try never to dissect it theoretically or academically.

Quotes by Eric Andre

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.