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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This page gathers quotes centered on absence and limits - books that stayed unpublished, and a pointed line arguing that secrecy is fundamentally undesirable, merely tolerated when unavoidable.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 never studied much at Howard, but at Boston University, I didn't do much else but study.

Quotes by Edward Brooke

I wanted to go to Washington to bring people together who had never been together before. I wanted to break down the barriers between races.

Quotes by Edward Brooke

I'd been offered TV series over the years and never had any interest in doing television. I'm not a TV guy.

Quotes by Edward Burns

The con movie is a little bit different where maybe we tell you what we're going to do but it never goes down the way you expect because there's so much double-crossing and cheats and lies going on along the...

Quotes by Edward Burns

The way I see it, when I go out as an actor, it should be on a type of film I'm never going to do as a director.

Quotes by Edward Burns

One can never know enough. The unknown and its call lies even in what we know.

Quotes by Eduardo Chillida

In my work, I have never had any use for anything that I have known in advance.

Quotes by Eduardo Chillida

History never really says goodbye. History says, 'See you later.'

Quotes by Eduardo Galeano

In the Age of the Almighty Computer, drones are the perfect warriors. They kill without remorse, obey without kidding around, and they never reveal the names of their masters.

Quotes by Eduardo Galeano

Never marry for money; you can borrow it cheaper.

Quotes by Edward Albee

Suffering is a corrective to point out a lesson which by other means we have failed to grasp, and never can it be eradicated until that lesson is learnt.

Quotes by Edward Bach

The epic story of the West is the development in the 19th century of a mass prosperity the world had never seen and its near-disappearance in one nation after another in the 20th.

Quotes by Edmund Phelps

I grew up thinking that renting is perfectly normal. And then, strangely enough, I never did buy a house. I live in New York City, and I'm still renting. My own personal narrative shows that it is possible to live...

Quotes by Edmund Phelps

It's funny. Of all the jobs I've been ambitious for, this is one that never crossed my mind.

Quotes by Edmund S. Muskie

I was never an assimilationist. I always thought gays had some special mission.

Quotes by Edmund White

If bigots oppose gay marriage so vehemently, it must be because marriage is a defining institution for them; gays will never be fully accepted until they can marry and adopt, like anyone else.

Quotes by Edmund White

Early on, after gay liberation, there was an almost Stalinist pressure from gay critics and even gay readers to write about positive role models. We were never supposed to write negative things about gays, or else we were seen as...

Quotes by Edmund White

I had never auditioned for Broadway - any play - and I was not familiar with what you're supposed to do.

Quotes by Ednita Nazario

Program testing can be used to show the presence of bugs, but never to show their absence!

Quotes by Edsger Dijkstra

As for myself, I was never against Russia.

Quotes by Eduard Shevardnadze

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.