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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.

I'm a very private person, a very bookish person. The social world of Hollywood I know nothing about because I choose not to take part.

Quotes by John Logan

Their way of Dancing, is nothing but a sort of stamping Motion, much like the treading upon Founders Bellows.

Quotes by John Lawson

If there is one eternal truth of politics, it is that there are always a dozen good reasons for doing nothing.

Quotes by John le Carre

I've got enough money to live me two lifetimes so I don't have to do nothing I don't want to.

Quotes by John Lee Hooker

There's nothing you can know that isn't known.

Quotes by John Lennon

There's nothing wrong with a little agitation for what's right or what's fair.

Quotes by John Lewis

To make something look real and alive, nothing can be symmetrical because nothing in real life is symmetrical. You have to make it look organic.

Quotes by John Kricfalusi

Nothing ever becomes real till it is experienced.

John Keats

There is nothing stable in the world; uproar's your only music.

John Keats

Nothing is so admirable in politics as a short memory.

Quotes by John Kenneth Galbraith

There are few ironclad rules of diplomacy but to one there is no exception. When an official reports that talks were useful, it can safely be concluded that nothing was accomplished.

Quotes by John Kenneth Galbraith

If we learn not humility, we learn nothing.

Quotes by John Jewel

I used to be really fat, but now I'm not. I used to have hair, but now I don't. I used to be able to see without corrective lenses, but now I can't. One of these this is exacerbated by...

Quotes by John Joseph Adams

An attempt is already underway to revise history - to leave the impression that the former president had nothing to do with Watergate. But there is no doubt about his obstruction of justice after the Watergate break-in.

Quotes by John J. Sirica

Hussein has a strategy. I'm sure he'll implement that strategy, and it would be to our detriment. We're embarking on an exercise about which we know nothing.

Quotes by John Hewson

Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.

Quotes by John Heywood

With regard to my family as I said nothing upon the subject before I may tell you that I have six children living, 1 dead and before I have the pleasure of seeing you I expect another.

Quotes by John Hawley

Walt had a marvelous intuition. And because he understood people very well, liked them and had great respect for people, there was nothing cynical about Walt.

Quotes by John Hench

A man would do nothing if he waited until he could do it so well that no one could find fault.

Quotes by John Henry Newman

Nothing would be done at all if one waited until one could do it so well that no one could find fault with it.

Quotes by John Henry Newman

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.