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This page gathers quotes centered on absence and limits - books that stayed unpublished, and a pointed line arguing that secrecy is fundamentally undesirable, merely tolerated when unavoidable.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

Never... never... whether you are five or 100, never give up. It's never too late.

Quotes by Bill Duke

Part of the training you get in theater is that you're never going to give up.

Quotes by Bill Duke

My parents never let the color of our skin be an excuse for why we did not succeed.

Quotes by Bill Duke

As my wife says, I'll never fully retire, but it'll start to slow down. I'll continue to do the local gigs or go to Las Vegas. But I won't be going out to Ohio to play an Indian casino anymore....

Quotes by Bill Engvall

People all over are finding themselves in jobs they never thought they'd be in.

Quotes by Bill Engvall

I've never said I was the best dancer, and I never said I was a good dancer.

Quotes by Bill Engvall

Athletics provided a life preserver for me, and that maybe kept me out of trouble. I never partied in high school. I mostly just dated.

Quotes by Bill Fagerbakke

I would never criticize a federal judge, particularly if I had a court case in front of him, but you would certainly never, ever criticize them based on their ethnic background.

Quotes by Bill Flores

I've never said anything about privatizing Social Security.

Quotes by Bill Flores

As we face tough decisions in Washington, we must never forget our responsibility to protect Medicare and preserve it for future generations.

Quotes by Bill Foster

The fight for a truly inclusive nation that embraces its diversity is not over and perhaps will never be.

Quotes by Bill Foster

I'm sorry that we have to have a Washington presence. We thrived during our first 16 years without any of this. I never made a political visit to Washington and we had no people here. It wasn't on our radar...

Quotes by Bill Gates

I never took a day off in my twenties. Not one. And I'm still fanatical, but now I'm a little less fanatical.

Quotes by Bill Gates

Certainly I'll never be able to put myself in the situation that people growing up in the less developed countries are in. I've gotten a bit of a sense of it by being out there and meeting people and talking...

Quotes by Bill Gates

The only thing I understand deeply, because in my teens I was thinking about it, and every year of my life, is software. So I'll never be hands-on on anything except software.

Quotes by Bill Gates

I know there's a farmer out there somewhere who never wants a PC and that's fine with me.

Quotes by Bill Gates

It's possible - you can never know - that the universe exists only for me. If so, it's sure going well for me, I must admit.

Quotes by Bill Gates

The deal is that I hold myself to an extremely high standard, and it's a standard that can never be... it's unattainable. But it drives me to be the very best in everything I do.

Quotes by Bill Goldberg

Most of the wrestling happens in the South, so I had to ask myself how I was going to be received as a Jewish boy named Goldberg. Then again, I have never, nor would I ever, hide my Jewish identity.

Quotes by Bill Goldberg

I have never, ever, received any taunts or any form of anti-Semitism. And I suppose being a Jewish football player with the Atlanta Falcons was no different than being a Baptist football player with the Atlanta Falcons. But in the...

Quotes by Bill Goldberg

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.