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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.

Having nothing, nothing can he lose.

William Shakespeare

This life, which had been the tomb of his virtue and of his honour, is but a walking shadow; a poor player, that struts and frets his hour upon the stage, and then is heard no more: it is a...

William Shakespeare

Although I'm a business major out of McGill University, I know nothing... but then I found out much later in life, nobody knows anything.

Quotes by William Shatner

There is nothing more universally commended than a fine day; the reason is that people can commend it without envy.

Quotes by William Shenstone

I can't write every day. I have to skip a day in between. If I try to do it every day, nothing comes.

Quotes by William Sleator

Hope arouses, as nothing else can arouse, a passion for the possible.

Quotes by William Sloane Coffin

I hope that the residents of my current district - from Quincy to Provincetown and the Islands - know that their well-being is my primary concern and nothing changes that.

Quotes by William R. Keating

In better times the religion of the tribe or state has nothing in common with the private and foreign superstitions or magical rites that savage terror may dictate to the individual.

Quotes by William Robertson Smith

I'd sold the book first. Actually to a paperback publisher. I had nothing. I just had the idea.

Quotes by William Peter Blatty

No man pays double or twice for the same thing, forasmuch as nothing can be spent but once.

Quotes by William Petty

Look wise, say nothing, and grunt. Speech was given to conceal thought.

Quotes by William Osler

Nothing does reason more right, than the coolness of those that offer it: For Truth often suffers more by the heat of its defenders, than from the arguments of its opposers.

Quotes by William Penn

Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful.

Quotes by William Morris

To do nothing but grumble and not to act - that is throwing away one's life.

Quotes by William Morris

There is nothing like an odor to stir memories.

Quotes by William McFee

Nothing hath separated us from God but our own will, or rather our own will is our separation from God.

Quotes by William Law

Humility is nothing else but a right judgment of ourselves.

Quotes by William Law

Hell is nothing else but nature departed or excluded from the beam of divine light.

Quotes by William Law

Ask what Time is, it is nothing else but something of eternal duration become finite, measurable and transitory.

Quotes by William Law

After that his Majesty was beheaded, the Parliament for some years effected nothing either for the publick peace or tranquillity of the nation, or settling religion as they had formerly promised.

Quotes by William Lilly

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.