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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.

Pleasure is nothing else but the intermission of pain.

Quotes by John Selden

Wise people say nothing in dangerous times.

Quotes by John Selden

Philosophy is nothing but discretion.

Quotes by John Selden

A deep cynicism is taking hold of the country, with more and more Americans convinced that big money calls the shots in Washington and that there is nothing that can be done about it. We must resist that conclusion and...

Quotes by John Sarbanes

Nothing can be beautiful which is not true.

Quotes by John Ruskin

To give alms is nothing unless you give thought also.

Quotes by John Ruskin

The scary part of alcoholism and addiction and that is until a person is ready to stop, they're not gonna, and there's nothing anyone can do. There's nothing anyone can say or do. And the unfortunate part is sometimes people...

Quotes by John Rzeznik

Nothing is invented and perfected at the same time.

Quotes by John Ray

There's nothing like the discipline of having to work on a cold film set on the Danubian plain in Bulgaria. Boy, does it get cold.

Quotes by John Rhys-Davies

The biggest road block to action on genocide and other human rights crimes is ignorance. Most people just don't know that such things are happening, and often, if they have a vague idea they are happening, there is a feeling...

Quotes by John Prendergast

Nothing is absolute, with the debatable exceptions of this statement and death.

Quotes by John Ralston Saul

Evil prospers when good men do nothing.

Quotes by John Philpot Curran

Jesus Christ... came into the world to vindicate the infinite worth of God's holiness which had been desecrated by our sin and which seemed... to be taken lightly because it was being passed over for nothing more than the blood...

Quotes by John Piper

There is nothing more important to improve humanity than education.

Quotes by John Paulson

We've been together since we've been teenagers. I can go away and disappear for two years, and when we get back together, it's like nothing ever has changed.

Quotes by John Oates

When you've married someone who's been at war, there is nothing you can do that compares to that level of selflessness and bravery.

Quotes by John Oliver

We have nothing less to do than to get inside of whole peoples and change their motives and dispositions.

Quotes by John Mott

Nothing is more prominently brought forward in the New Testament than the second coming of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Quotes by John Nelson Darby

To rest satisfied with existing evils, as if we could do nothing, is not obedience; but neither is it obedience to imitate the actions of the apostles.

Quotes by John Nelson Darby

I know that those who esteem these little organised associations to be the churches of God, see nothing but mere meetings of men in every other gathering of God's children.

Quotes by John Nelson Darby

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.