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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 was very upset in August of 2012 when President Obama declared a red line against Syria and said if these chemical attacks continue, that's it, we're done, we're getting involved and we did nothing. When you're the commander in...

Quotes by Jedediah Bila

Success of a film has got nothing to do with whether it's a remake or an original.

Quotes by Jeetendra

I'm interested in everthing but passionate about nothing.

Quotes by Jeanne Calment

She believed in nothing; only her skepticism kept her from being an atheist.

Quotes by Jean-Paul Sartre

Generosity is nothing else than a craze to possess. All which I abandon, all which I give, I enjoy in a higher manner through the fact that I give it away. To give is to enjoy possessively the object which...

Quotes by Jean-Paul Sartre

Truth, which is important to a scholar, has got to be concrete. And there is nothing more concrete than dealing with babies, burps and bottles, frogs and mud.

Quotes by Jeane Kirkpatrick

I arrived in New York in 1986, when I was 28. The market here was nothing. In the Union Square farmers' market, it was a couple of potatoes, everything from California. So the only place I was comfortable shopping was...

Quotes by Jean-Georges Vongerichten

I hate books; they only teach us to talk about things we know nothing about.

Quotes by Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Whoever blushes is already guilty; true innocence is ashamed of nothing.

Quotes by Jean-Jacques Rousseau

I only made one film with a score, and I hate it. I hate the score of that film. It's not coming from me. I had nothing to do with it.

Quotes by Jean-Marc Vallee

Do not they bring it to pass by knowing that they know nothing at all?

Quotes by Jean Racine

In fine, nothing is said now that has not been said before.

Quotes by Jean Racine

Nothing is more admirable than the fortitude with which millionaires tolerate the disadvantages of their wealth.

Quotes by Jean Rostand

Certain brief sentences are peerless in their ability to give one the feeling that nothing remains to be said.

Quotes by Jean Rostand

Beauty in art is often nothing but ugliness subdued.

Quotes by Jean Rostand

Nothing leads the scientist so astray as a premature truth.

Quotes by Jean Rostand

Life is unfair. I got nothing but the best.

Quotes by Jean Marais

Nothing important is done in the United States without lawyers.

Quotes by Jean Monnet

Nothing is possible without men, but nothing lasts without institutions.

Quotes by Jean Monnet

Logical positivists have never taken psychology into account in their epistemology, but they affirm that logical beings and mathematical beings are nothing but linguistic structures.

Quotes by Jean Piaget

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.