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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.

All our knowledge begins with the senses, proceeds then to the understanding, and ends with reason. There is nothing higher than reason.

Quotes by Immanuel Kant

From such crooked wood as that which man is made of, nothing straight can be fashioned.

Quotes by Immanuel Kant

Out of timber so crooked as that from which man is made nothing entirely straight can be carved.

Quotes by Immanuel Kant

You have to think about what you want to do. There is nothing to say that you should study from the age of 20 to 23. I learnt more on a film set at 17 than in the classroom.

Quotes by Imogen Poots

I still play Strat, I don't know nothing else. Strats and Telecasters.

Quotes by Ike Turner

Getting on stage and screaming at all Republicans does nothing more than isolate people.

Quotes by Iliza Shlesinger

Miami is nothing like me, and that's why I need to be here - it's the opposite. I'm practical, where this place is moody, I'm stolid in my interior, where this place has a certain flair, and I'm materialistic in...

Quotes by Iggy Pop

When I moved to L.A., I had nothing but a computer, a lighting set, and a suitcase.

Quotes by iJustine

I think the worst thing you can do about a situation is nothing.

Quotes by Ice Cube

Sports without music, it's nothing but a game. Music adds the emotion.

Quotes by Ice Cube

Gangsta to us didn't have anything to do with Al Capone and stuff like that. It's just about living your life the way you want to live it. And you're not going to let nothing stop you.

Quotes by Ice Cube

There is nothing I will miss about Japanese baseball. Off the field, I will miss my dog.

Quotes by Ichiro Suzuki

There is nothing we can do about the lynching now, as we are out-numbered and without arms.

Quotes by Ida B. Wells

Whereupon, at the tender age of thirteen, I set upon the path of playing nothing but hookers.

Quotes by Ida Lupino

You've got to have a dream... if you don't have any big dreams, nothing happens.

Quotes by Ian Rush

Stardom's transitory. Nothing really changes except people's attitudes.

Quotes by Ian Brown

Visually speaking, nothing calls Shakespeare to mind like Hamlet holding Yorick's skull.

Quotes by Ian Doescher

Unfortunately, anti-Darwinism keeps playing minor variations on the same negative themes and adds nothing to our understanding of life.

Quotes by Ian Hacking

Every government is run by liars and nothing they say should be believed.

Quotes by I. F. Stone

All governments are run by liars and nothing they say should be believed.

Quotes by I. F. Stone

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.