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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This page gathers quotes centered on absence and limits - books that stayed unpublished, and a pointed line arguing that secrecy is fundamentally undesirable, merely tolerated when unavoidable.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 been no superficial cat.

Quotes by Bernie Mac

True inspiration overrides all fears. When you are inspired, you enter a trance state and can accomplish things that you may never have felt capable of doing.

Quotes by Bernie Siegel

Well, I wanted to play twenty years in the major leagues. I never made it twenty though. I played nineteen.

Quotes by Bert Campaneris

I have never been able to discover anything disgraceful in being a colored man. But I have often found it inconvenient - in America.

Quotes by Bert Williams

Seek not good from without: seek it within yourselves, or you will never find it.

Quotes by Bertha von Suttner

None but a coward dares to boast that he has never known fear.

Quotes by Bertrand Russell

Aristotle maintained that women have fewer teeth than men; although he was twice married, it never occurred to him to verify this statement by examining his wives' mouths.

Quotes by Bertrand Russell

I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong.

Quotes by Bertrand Russell

Patriots always talk of dying for their country and never of killing for their country.

Quotes by Bertrand Russell

Mathematics may be defined as the subject in which we never know what we are talking about, nor whether what we are saying is true.

Quotes by Bertrand Russell

Those who have never known the deep intimacy and the intense companionship of mutual love have missed the best thing that life has to give.

Quotes by Bertrand Russell

I never knew my father. He'd disappeared from the scene before I was born, and I still have no idea who he is. Perhaps strangely, it's never bothered me; I certainly don't believe it's really affected me.

Quotes by Bernard Sumner

If you go out and just play the old stuff and never write new stuff, you're not really a complete musician, you're a performer.

Quotes by Bernard Sumner

I never met Morrissey.

Quotes by Bernard Sumner

I never talked about architecture with my father, which I regret.

Quotes by Bernard Tschumi

Man never made any material as resilient as the human spirit.

Quotes by Bernard Williams

The conformist understands that the reason of his desperate look for conformism is that he realises he is different and that he never accepted his difference.

Quotes by Bernardo Bertolucci

When I was younger, I could never have imagined that me at 24 would have already won a league in Portugal, a league in France, a league in England, and playing for the national team.

Quotes by Bernardo Silva

I certainly know German colleagues in the U.S. who try to be Americans, try to melt into Americanism, even before they get married and become American citizens. But I've never tried that.

Quotes by Bernhard Schlink

I love writing, and I am never as happy as when I have a week, a month - three months - with nothing to do but write.

Quotes by Bernhard Schlink

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.