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This page gathers quotes centered on absence and limits - books that stayed unpublished, and a pointed line arguing that secrecy is fundamentally undesirable, merely tolerated when unavoidable.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

We are never happy until we learn to laugh at ourselves.

Quotes by Dorothy Dix

My parents didn't have a lot of money, but we never knew that. They really did the best they could.

Quotes by Dorothy Hamill

We have to improve life, not just for those who have the most skills and those who know how to manipulate the system. But also for and with those who often have so much to give but never get the...

Quotes by Dorothy Height

I never expected to be in the NBA, to be here, let alone to have my own shoe in my second year.

Quotes by Donovan Mitchell

Everybody asks me if I've always been a sneakerhead. No. I was never a sneakerhead until I had the money to be a sneakerhead.

Quotes by Donovan Mitchell

I'm not a conventional guy. I've never been a conventional guy.

Quotes by Dontrelle Willis

We have never yet had a labor Government that knew what taking power really means; they always act like second-class citizens.

Quotes by Dora Russell

I never considered writing as a career - it was always a creative outlet for me and something I just loved to do.

Quotes by Doreen Cronin

I never want kids to walk away after a school presentation and say, 'I met a writer today.' I want them to say, 'I am a writer.'

Quotes by Doreen Cronin

I'm going to do as much as I can for the animal world, and I'll never stop.

Quotes by Doris Day

I've never met an animal I didn't like, and I can't say the same thing about people.

Quotes by Doris Day

I never retired.

Quotes by Doris Day

With me, it was just a job. I never had stars in my eyes about the theatre.

Quotes by Doris Eaton Travis

There are no laws for the novel. There never have been, nor can there ever be.

Quotes by Doris Lessing

Pleasure resorts are like film stars and royalty... embarrassed by the figures they cut in the fantasies of people who have never met them.

Quotes by Doris Lessing

I wasn't an active feminist in the '60s, never have been.

Quotes by Doris Lessing

I have ideas that I will probably never write now.

Quotes by Doris Lessing

I never stopped reading.

Quotes by Doris Lessing

I never thought of London in terms of possible heroes - of course, there are thousands. It's a very talented city.

Quotes by Doris Lessing

I do have a sense, and I've never not had it, of how easily things can vanish.

Quotes by Doris Lessing

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.