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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This page gathers quotes centered on absence and limits - books that stayed unpublished, and a pointed line arguing that secrecy is fundamentally undesirable, merely tolerated when unavoidable.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've never played a gay character on screen, so that would be interesting. I've never played a gay character, and that would fascinate me because I'm not gay, so that would interest me.

Quotes by Eddie Marsan

With a face like mine, I'm never going to play a character who conquers the universe, I'm going to play characters who are subject to forces bearing down on them. My career's based on how we are rather than how...

Quotes by Eddie Marsan

Different races never fazed me because coming from Bethnal Green, I'd been around people of different races forever. Different class? That was much harder.

Quotes by Eddie Marsan

As a working-class actor, leaving school with no qualifications, being a printer and then becoming an actor and then working with people who to a certain extent had had a leg up. I never had that advantage. It's less an...

Quotes by Eddie Marsan

To me, the glass is always half full, never half empty.

Quotes by Eddie Money

I had never been to a fashion show before going to the Burberry show last month. It was an extraordinary spectacle. I was incredibly green and had no idea what an undertaking it is. I also have a new respect...

Quotes by Eddie Redmayne

What's really interesting about actors, is that we all have opinions on how people's careers look, but I think you never have any idea of your own, or what other people think of you.

Quotes by Eddie Redmayne

I never really committed to being an actor. It never felt like it would be possible, I guess.

Quotes by Eddie Redmayne

I shall never ask any pilot to go on a mission that I won't go on.

Quotes by Eddie Rickenbacker

Never count on the crowd to take care of you.

Quotes by Eddie Rickenbacker

Everything happens to me. I've never had a streak of luck in my life.

Quotes by Eddie Slovik

If you have got a dream and you've got ambition, then go for it. You know, unless you try, you'll never know.

Quotes by Eddie the Eagle

The failures are the people who never get off their bums.

Quotes by Eddie the Eagle

I would never think of asking a girl out on the High Street or the disco or at school. But on the ski slope, I would chat to all the girls.

Quotes by Eddie the Eagle

I have never, ever considered myself a failure.

Quotes by Eddie the Eagle

For me, I was never someone who wanted to hold on to the celebrity image.

Quotes by Eddie the Eagle

For all my 'Eddie the Eagle' goofing around before the camera while in training for the Calgary Olympics in 1988, I was never less than 100 per cent serious on every single jump.

Quotes by Eddie the Eagle

As a child, I was always getting into risky situations with the potential to hurt myself, but mum and dad never stopped me doing what I wanted to do, and they assumed that if I fell and hurt myself, I...

Quotes by Eddie the Eagle

You should never ever buy a car in a panic - otherwise you'll buy the first car you see without knowing what you're getting.

Quotes by Edd China

I agree cars become classic with age and you never know which ones are going to be in vogue.

Quotes by Edd China

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.