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Nothing Quotes

Sometimes nothing says the most.

"Nothing" carries surprisingly different tones across this set — frustration with limited consumer protections sits next to warm nostalgia for a cheap, music-filled stretch of life in Paris. For quotes on affection and belonging, see Love quotes.

Although one of the key justifications for the Vietnam war was to prevent the spread of communism, the U.S. defeat was to produce nothing of the kind: apart from the fact that Cambodia and Laos became embroiled, the effects were...

Quotes by Martin Jacques

Most people - and particularly people whose lives have nothing to do with books at all - are intrigued by the idea that somebody wants to listen to them and get it right.

Quotes by Martin Cruz Smith

I ain't never seen no talking winning nothing. Been like that since I was little. I was raised like that.

Quotes by Marshawn Lynch

I ain't got nothing to say. I just wanna play football.

Quotes by Marshawn Lynch

Artists in each of the arts seek after and care for nothing but love.

Quotes by Marsilio Ficino

And though various organizations in America and England collected money and sent food parcels to these refugees, nothing was ever received by the Spanish.

Quotes by Martha Gellhorn

Nothing is more revealing than movement.

Quotes by Martha Graham

'The Daily Mail' interviewed my friends in Jamaica to find out if I was ever the victim of a vicious homophobic attack because, to them, I'm a gay refugee. But nothing like that happened. So, no surprise, that story didn't...

Quotes by Marlon James

We shouldn't romanticize rejection. There's nothing romantic about rejection. It's horrible.

Quotes by Marlon James

I gave my heart to the Americans and thought of nothing else but raising my banner and adding my colors to theirs.

Quotes by Marquis de Lafayette

Nothing hurts so much the interest and reputation of America as to hear of their intestine quarrels.

Quotes by Marquis de Lafayette

Nothing is out of our realm, because it has nothing to do with color. As black people, we're not different from anyone else, other than the exterior.

Quotes by Marla Gibbs

When that man wants something, he'll stop at nothing to get it. And I also believed in the good of him.

Quotes by Marla Maples

When I read 'Planet Terror,' it was like nothing I had ever read before remotely, and yet it has so many references.

Quotes by Marley Shelton

You can't do anything if a person says no. In such a case, there's nothing you can do - unlike the popular cliche that pressure is exerted, or that maybe an unwilling source is done away with.

Quotes by Markus Wolf

I didn't like the '60s because it was too important what people who had nothing to do with the war thought about it.

Quotes by Mark Vonnegut

'Twilight' was about a naive person who knew nothing of a certain world, basically discovering that this world existed and totally being indoctrinated into it and falling in love with a vampire, which is interesting.

Quotes by Mark Waters

Nothing is the destiny of everyone, it is our commonness made dumb.

Quotes by Mark Strand

I have to say, when you make a movie, you really have no idea how it's going to turn out as an actor. The important bit for an actor is the actual shooting of it because the minute the shoot...

Quotes by Mark Strong

Apparently there is nothing that cannot happen today.

Mark Twain

Frequently Asked Questions

What do the "Nothing" quotes on this page cover?
A mix of consumer frustration, nostalgia, and personal reflection - one speaker criticizes Amazon for not doing enough to protect customers, another recalls buying cheap CD collections while living in Paris, and others reflect on identity and contentment.
Is there a quote about consumer protection or companies?
Yes, one quote describes frustration with Amazon, saying the company protects against a small credit card liability but falls short elsewhere, without fully spelling out what's missing in the excerpt shown.
Is there a quote about living abroad?
Yes, one quote recalls nine years spent in Paris starting in '98, remembering wonderful CD collections that could be found there for almost nothing. For more reflections shaped by personal experience, see the Life page.
Does this page include anything about identity or feeling like an outsider?
Yes - one quote reflects on having many fans who are people of color, and on understanding "that sense of being on the outside looking in, culturally." The Like page has more reflections in a similar vein.
Is there a simple, upbeat quote here about contentment?
Yes, one quote is just a short, plain statement: "I have nothing to complain about." For more short, feel-good lines, check out the Good page, or browse Love for warmer sentiments.

Other entries turn the word toward feeling like an outsider, or toward a quieter kind of satisfaction with having very little to complain about. Continue with Good quotes for a more upbeat register, or Life quotes for broader reflection.