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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 not a great believer in awards-of course the fact that I've never won one has nothing to do with it at all!

Quotes by Iain Banks

I probably wouldn’t be doing comedy, if it wasn’t for the fact that I was doing stand-up and getting a few gigs, while I was also applying for law internships and getting absolutely nothing.

Quotes by Iain Stirling

There is nothing more helpless and irresponsible than a man in the depths of an ether binge.

Quotes by Hunter S. Thompson

We know in football nothing is done and things can turn very easily if you don't respect basics.

Quotes by Hugo Lloris

Nothing is perfect. Life is messy. Relationships are complex. Outcomes are uncertain. People are irrational.

Quotes by Hugh Mackay

Maturity is wanting nothing but what we see with the purity of our heart.

Quotes by Hugh Prather

An adult human can last 40 days without food, a week without any sleep, three days without water, but only five minutes without air. Yet nothing is more taken for granted than the air we breathe. However, not just any...

Quotes by Hugh Ross

Plus, teaching brings home to you very fast that you actually know nothing. I didn't realize that before.

Quotes by Hugh Grant

I was very influenced by the musicals and romantic comedies of the 1930s. I admired Gene Harlow and such, which probably explains why, since the end of my marriage, I've dated nothing but a succession of blondes.

Quotes by Hugh Hefner

Michelle Obama - they don't call her Mooch-elle for nothing.

Quotes by Howie Carr

What are the two biggest things online? Selfies and emojis. We're combining them. Instead of sending some character that means nothing with a hat - what if it was your face doing something? Me-moji.

Quotes by Howie Mandel

I fell through a crack for years. Historically, I am a nothing because I fit in no category. I can only be me.

Quotes by Howard Hodgkin

If it's bathos you want - and I suspect we are all bathos junkies in the end - nothing gives it to you quite like watching sport. Unless it's playing sport.

Quotes by Howard Jacobson

Nothing is more interesting in a novel or a play than an affair.

Quotes by Howard Jacobson

The historian is terribly responsible to what he can discern are the facts of the case, but he's nothing if he doesn't make out a case.

Quotes by Howard Nemerov

There's nothing I love more than a good cry.

Quotes by Hope Davis

I have learned that nothing gets readers so fired up as saying something everyone knows is true.

Quotes by Hope Jahren

I have no personal beef with Brandi Chastain. There's nothing personal.

Quotes by Hope Solo

Nothing's beautiful from every point of view.

Quotes by Horace

Life grants nothing to us mortals without hard work.

Quotes by Horace

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.