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This page gathers quotes centered on absence and limits - books that stayed unpublished, and a pointed line arguing that secrecy is fundamentally undesirable, merely tolerated when unavoidable.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

And I've never viewed comics as assignments for the client.

Quotes by Bill Sienkiewicz

I started my Twitter account for selfish reasons: I wanted to have a place to post updates on my book signing tour and stuff like that. I never realized that I'd have so much fun tweeting. It's become the deleted...

Quotes by Bill Simmons

I've lived in California for six years and I've never surfed.

Quotes by Bill Skarsgard

A character on screen that's the 'good guy' or the 'bad guy,' they're never interesting. There's got to be an internal struggle, the duality is important to find.

Quotes by Bill Skarsgard

In terms of jobs, I'm an actor. There's gotta' be depth there. I'd never say yes to something just to play the hot guy. That's not what I'm interested in.

Quotes by Bill Skarsgard

I had great control, I never missed hitting the other's fellow bat.

Quotes by Bill Terry

Never change a winning game; always change a losing one.

Quotes by Bill Tilden

The very first video experience I had was in high school. They brought a black-and-white closed-circuit surveillance camera into the classroom. I will never forget, as a kid, looking at that image.

Quotes by Bill Viola

When you are in unrelenting, excruciating and debilitating pain that never goes away for years on end, your life is over.

Quotes by Bill Walton

At 49, I can say something I never would have said when I was a player, that I'm a better person because of my failures and disgraces.

Quotes by Bill Walton

The surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that it has never tried to contact us.

Quotes by Bill Watterson

Genius is never understood in its own time.

Quotes by Bill Watterson

Things are never quite as scary when you've got a best friend.

Quotes by Bill Watterson

You're always frustrated, you don't have the chance to do a song on the album, like the Beatles did with Ringo and George, or like Led Zeppelin, where everybody was given a chance to contribute. There never is a chance...

Quotes by Bill Wyman

But why is it that in music, anything more than 5 years old - apart from a few hits - is never played on radio to the young public?

Quotes by Bill Wyman

You never know what your next dig is going to find.

Quotes by Bill Wyman

I'm narrating the television series Biography. I'm still involved in my music - I have a new album out. I have an animated project in development. I'm writing a lot of things and you never know if one of them...

Quotes by Bill Mumy

Don't think about your errors or failures; otherwise, you'll never do a thing.

Quotes by Bill Murray

No one really wants to admit they are lonely, and it is never really addressed very much between friends and family. But I have felt lonely many times in my life.

Quotes by Bill Murray

I've never made any horrible, horrible movies. If you don't ruin your reputation, you can always get work.

Quotes by Bill Murray

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.