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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.

Rather than proposing a forward-looking energy initiative, House Republicans continue to push Big Oil's tired old ideas, ideas that will do absolutely nothing to lower gas prices for the American consumer.

Quotes by Jan Schakowsky

Immigration reform is for those thousands of people in my district and the millions of people across the country who want nothing more than to work hard, provide for their families, and reach for the American Dream.

Quotes by Jan Schakowsky

One does not love a place the less for having suffered in it, unless it has been all suffering, nothing but suffering.

Jane Austen

There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort.

Jane Austen

My mother was right: When you've got nothing left, all you can do is get into silk underwear and start reading Proust.

Quotes by Jane Birkin

David Attenborough... has that wonderful, breathy voice, and he's always so fascinated by what he's seeing. There's nothing about him that I can't find attractive.

Quotes by Jane Birkin

I think the biggest challenge for Somalia has been the sense that it is a hopeless case of incomprehensible internal conflicts and there is nothing we can do.

Quotes by Jan Egeland

There's nothing trite about being consoled in a world that does everything in its power to deliver sorrow.

Quotes by Jan Karon

The beauties of the game may be lost on some of us sometimes, but many children will read about football when they will read nothing else, not for realism or glamour but for romance.

Quotes by Jan Mark

Confidence is sky high, but we're also all very grounded. We know, in football, nothing can be taken for granted.

Quotes by Jamie Vardy

Nothing is more uninteresting than completely knowing somebody, being totally at ease.

Quotes by Jamie Wyeth

Nothing stands still. The real question is can you change it?

Quotes by Jamie Zawinski

There's nothing worse than finishing your last take on a movie and thinking, 'God! I finally nailed who this guy was!'

Quotes by Jamie Campbell Bower

There's nothing worse in television than what I call 'poor man's Jerry Bruckheimer.'

Quotes by James Watkins

My poems were just kind of all over the place. They had no focus, no location, nothing. Kind of a series of images that could have been set anywhere. A lot of the poems were just exercises for myself.

Quotes by James Welch

Southern white people despise the Negro as a race, and will do nothing to aid in his elevation as such; but for certain individuals they have a strong affection, and are helpful to them in many ways.

Quotes by James Weldon Johnson

Slashing its way to the finish line, 'Black Swan' is the first ballet movie for highbrow horror fans for whom ballet itself signifies little to nothing. Those of us who know and love ballet can only look on it with...

Quotes by James Wolcott

There are some actors who are very good at developing things, who have... 'things in the pipeline.' I am abysmal at that kind of thing, loathe it, and am a terrible planner. Unless I'm showing up on the set and...

Quotes by James Spader

When my trust fund ran out, I panicked. I have a lot of admiration for the kids who come to the big city with nothing and make it.

Quotes by James St. James

Finality is death. Perfection is finality. Nothing is perfect. There are lumps in it.

Quotes by James Stephens

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.