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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.

Save for the wild force of Nature, nothing moves in this world that is not Greek in its origin.

Quotes by John Dalberg-Acton

Nothing makes the minority leader more mad than when his side is forced to play by its own rules.

Quotes by John Cornyn

I have nothing against Vince Neil at all.

Quotes by John Corabi

It was a splendid summer morning and it seemed as if nothing could go wrong.

Quotes by John Cheever

Nothing is more fallacious than wealth. It is a hostile comrade, a domestic enemy.

Quotes by John Chrysostom

The divine law indeed has excluded women from this ministry, but they endeavour to thrust themselves into it; and since they can effect nothing of themselves, they do all through the agency of others.

Quotes by John Chrysostom

Nothing goes further toward a man's liberation than the act of surviving his need for character.

Quotes by John Ciardi

Every parent is at some time the father of the unreturned prodigal, with nothing to do but keep his house open to hope.

Quotes by John Ciardi

There is nothing wrong with sobriety in moderation.

Quotes by John Ciardi

The great games are the space sims and driving sims and these experiences where you're basically sitting at a table with nothing happening in front of you. A lot of interesting things are evolving there. There are great games that...

Quotes by John Carmack

I have nothing to say, I am saying it, and that is poetry.

Quotes by John Cage

There is poetry as soon as we realize that we possess nothing.

Quotes by John Cage

Is it faith to understand nothing, and merely submit your convictions implicitly to the Church?

Quotes by John Calvin

I can do nothing with the enemy save observe him.

Quotes by John Buford

To me, nothing else about a tree is so remarkable as the extreme delicacy of the mechanism by which it grows and lives: the fine, hair-like rootlets at the bottom and the microscopical cells of the leaves at the top.

Quotes by John Burroughs

The next morning we saw nothing of the enemy, though we were still lying to.

Quotes by John Byng

Getting older is fine. There is nothing you can do to stop it so you might as well stay on the bus.

Quotes by John Byrne

In looking back, I see nothing to regret and little to correct.

Quotes by John C. Calhoun

The surrender of life is nothing to sinking down into acknowledgment of inferiority.

Quotes by John C. Calhoun

Every dollar of tax imposed on our exchanges in the shape of duties impairs, to that extent, our capacity to meet the severe competition to which we are exposed; and nothing but a system of high protective duties, long continued,...

Quotes by John C. Calhoun

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.