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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This page gathers quotes centered on absence and limits - books that stayed unpublished, and a pointed line arguing that secrecy is fundamentally undesirable, merely tolerated when unavoidable.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 had never been out covering a story, but boy, was that fun.

Quotes by Ed Bradley

I never started collecting figures or anything like that because I'm slightly completist with things, so if I start down a path, I'm worried where it'll end up - i.e. With a wall of something!

Quotes by Ed Gamble

I've led a charmed life. I've known people who have been depressed, and I've never had that.

Quotes by Earl Hamner, Jr.

I always challenge myself. I get out in deep water and I always try to get back. But I get hung up. The audience never knows, but that's when I smile the most, when I show the most ivory.

Quotes by Earl Hines

Whenever we're afraid, it's because we don't know enough. If we understood enough, we would never be afraid.

Quotes by Earl Nightingale

He used to have a tent show, a little tent show, and I thought I was going to get a job working one year on the tent show, but he closed it down and I never got to go out...

Quotes by Earl Scruggs

Most of the umpires, it's amazing: 98 percent of them will not hold a grudge. I always felt a couple of them did. I never wanted to argue with an umpire in my life.

Quotes by Earl Weaver

A pitcher will never be a big winner until he hates hitters.

Quotes by Early Wynn

I never take anything for granted. I may slip any minute.

Quotes by Eartha Kitt

I never set out to do this - getting to No. 1 in the 'New York Times' bestseller list wasn't even a pipedream.

Quotes by E. L. James

I was the first one in my family to go away to college. I came from a small town where there was no guidance in the high school at all. It was a mill town, and I never knew anyone...

Quotes by E. L. Konigsburg

Readers let me know that they like books that have more to them than meets the eye. Had they not let me know that, I never would have written 'The View From Saturday.'

Quotes by E. L. Konigsburg

Every kid has a bug period... I never grew out of mine.

Quotes by E. O. Wilson

I was a senior in high school when I decided I wanted to work on ants as a career. I just fell in love with them, and have never regretted it.

Quotes by E. O. Wilson

One thing I did was grow up as an ardent naturalist. I never grew out of my bug period.

Quotes by E. O. Wilson

Real biologists who actually do the research will tell you that they almost never find a phenomenon, no matter how odd or irrelevant it looks when they first see it, that doesn't prove to serve a function. The outcome itself...

Quotes by E. O. Wilson

The French never allow a distinguished son of France to lack a statue.

Quotes by E. V. Lucas

The way out of trouble is never as simple as the way in.

Quotes by E. W. Howe

When people hear good music, it makes them homesick for something they never had, and never will have.

Quotes by E. W. Howe

Never tell a secret to a bride or a groom; wait until they have been married longer.

Quotes by E. W. Howe

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.