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This page gathers quotes centered on absence and limits - books that stayed unpublished, and a pointed line arguing that secrecy is fundamentally undesirable, merely tolerated when unavoidable.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

Whatever success I may have attained is due to the fact that since I was old enough to work at all, my ambition has never deserted me.

Quotes by Anna Held

I have never known the time when I did not wear stays. My stays are part of me.

Quotes by Anna Held

If we ever get to the polls once, you will never get us home.

Quotes by Anna Howard Shaw

Childhood sometimes does pay a second visit to man, youth never.

Quotes by Anna Jameson

I've never had a terrible job. I've been a cook, waitress, bookseller, teacher, freelance writer. I know what the bad jobs are, and I haven't done them.

Quotes by Ann Patchett

I have very strong feelings about how you lead your life. You always look ahead, you never look back.

Quotes by Ann Richards

I work very hard on my health, and I think about it, of course, like I've never thought before.

Quotes by Ann Richards

I was always a show-off - as a kid I was never afraid to make a fool of myself, and I guess that's still true.

Quotes by Ann Robinson

And I got to play lead with Gene Barry - a fellow who has never, ever been hard on the eyes!

Quotes by Ann Robinson

I read somewhere that Mitt and I have a 'storybook marriage.' Well, in the storybooks I read, there were never long, long, rainy winter afternoons in a house with five boys screaming at once. And those storybooks never seemed to...

Quotes by Ann Romney

We had always been a real band; Heart was never a construct.

Quotes by Ann Wilson

I always tried to be the perfect little girl. Always tried to have the perfect little manners. Never wanted to displease my parents.

Quotes by Ann-Margret

My grandmother was divorced, and she had 10 children herself. She never finished high school. She started selling lace on the side of the road and then grew that into a multimillion-dollar business - a retail store selling mostly furniture...

Quotes by Ann-Marie Campbell

Who will grieve for this woman? Does she not seem too insignificant for our concern? Yet in my heart I never will deny her, Who suffered death because she chose to turn.

Quotes by Anna Akhmatova

My libertarian friends are probably getting a little upset now but I think that's because they never appreciate the benefits of local fascism.

Quotes by Ann Coulter

If we took away women's right to vote, we'd never have to worry about another Democrat president.

Quotes by Ann Coulter

I never thought that Trump was going to run for president, but I was very firmly on record, including in the book that I wrote before, 'Adios, America,' as saying that Republicans should stop wasting their time with these novelty...

Quotes by Ann Coulter

We know gang members are pouring across the border and filling up our prisons. We have a huge drug problem in this country now in places that never had an opiate problem. Why is that? Because this is brought in...

Quotes by Ann Coulter

If we continue to dump more Mexican immigrants on the country, we'll get to the point that we'll never have another Republican president.

Quotes by Ann Coulter

It's always good, when it comes to immigration, to always be paranoid. You can never be too paranoid.

Quotes by Ann Coulter

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.