Logo - Feel The Words

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This page gathers quotes centered on absence and limits - books that stayed unpublished, and a pointed line arguing that secrecy is fundamentally undesirable, merely tolerated when unavoidable.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

Courage is never to let your actions be influenced by your fears.

Quotes by Arthur Koestler

Psychoanalysts and elephants, they never forget.

Quotes by Arthur Laurents

We never waste space saying, 'On the one hand.' We just state an opinion in a Godlike voice.

Quotes by Arthur Christiansen

Sir Walter, with his 61 years of life, although he never wrote a novel until he was over 40, had, fortunately for the world, a longer working career than most of his brethren.

Arthur Conan Doyle

I never guess. It is a shocking habit destructive to the logical faculty.

Arthur Conan Doyle

My dad bought me a guitar when I was very young, and I never looked back.

Quotes by Arthur Darvill

It is even possible that laws which have not their origin in the mind may be irrational, and we can never succeed in formulating them.

Quotes by Arthur Eddington

After 1980, you never heard reference to space again. Surface, the most convincing evidence of the descent into materialism, became the focus of design. Space disappeared.

Quotes by Arthur Erickson

Materialism has never been so ominous as now in North America, as management takes over.

Quotes by Arthur Erickson

If I go to a seminar and someone like you or someone like him is talking, I'm never part of the group that rushes him directly afterward. I always wait in the back corner with my head down until everyone...

Quotes by Arthur Godfrey

I always wanted to get into politics, but I was never light enough to make the team.

Quotes by Art Buchwald

I guess telling stories is an art. I never looked at it that way. I just started talking, and everyone started laughing. So I kept talking, and they kept laughing.

Quotes by Art Donovan

I never met a cold cut I didn't like.

Quotes by Art Donovan

I have no ax to grind. I was lucky. I played. How many guys play high school, college football never play pro football?

Quotes by Art Donovan

Sometimes I'm asked by kids why I condemn marijuana when I haven't tried it. The greatest obstetricians in the world have never been pregnant.

Quotes by Art Linkletter

Am I overjoyed when somebody says, 'Oh, we're going to do another Jane Austen?' No - because there's never anything in it for me.

Quotes by Art Malik

I never lied to a person in my life; my kids didn't, either.

Quotes by Art Modell

I never give up on my players, and I'll never give up on people.

Quotes by Art Modell

Once I had a steel job for half of a day. I never went back to collect my pay.

Quotes by Art Rooney

I never forgive, but I always forget.

Quotes by Arthur Balfour

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.