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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.

Man's greed to obtain something for nothing has never yet been able to content itself with a moderate profit.

Quotes by Will C. Barnes

To speak ill of others is a dishonest way of praising ourselves. Nothing is often a good thing to say, and always a clever thing to say.

Quotes by Will Durant

To say nothing, especially when speaking, is half the art of diplomacy.

Quotes by Will Durant

One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and always a clever thing to say.

Quotes by Will Durant

There is nothing in socialism that a little age or a little money will not cure.

Quotes by Will Durant

Sixty years ago I knew everything; now I know nothing; education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance.

Quotes by Will Durant

There's nothing so aphrodisiacal for a woman as money and success.

Quotes by Wilbur Smith

When I begin to eliminate from the list all those professions which are impossible from a financial point of view and then those which I feel disinclined to - it leaves nothing.

Quotes by Wilfred Owen

Play well, play regularly, and score goals. Nothing else.

Quotes by Wilfried Zaha

Well-managed companies with independent boards have nothing to fear from activist shareholders.

Quotes by Whitney Tilson

Normal is nothing more than a cycle on a washing machine.

Quotes by Whoopi Goldberg

There was a time in L.A. when I drove to 7-Eleven to go grocery shopping, and I locked my keys in my car, which wasn't insured. My wallet was in there, and I couldn't call AAA, because I only had...

Quotes by Whitney Cummings

I was in Paris for nine years, starting in '98. One of the great things when I was first there were these wonderful CD collections, selling for almost nothing. For ten euros, you'd get three CDs of all the Gershwin...

Quotes by Whit Stillman

I call up Amazon. It seems to me they do a major thing wrong, right. I mean, they protect me against the loss of a $50 liability I have of something on my credit card, but they do nothing to...

Quotes by Whitfield Diffie

I have a lot of fans who are people of color. I think, if nothing else, I kind of understand that sense of being on the outside looking in, culturally.

Quotes by Wes Craven

I have nothing to complain about.

Quotes by Wes Borland

What is defeat? Nothing but education. Nothing but the first step to something better.

Quotes by Wendell Phillips

Whether in chains or in laurels, liberty knows nothing but victories.

Quotes by Wendell Phillips

Law is nothing unless close behind it stands a warm, living public opinion.

Quotes by Wendell Phillips

This is unexposed film of Greenwich Village because nothing ever happens there.

Quotes by Weegee

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.