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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.

Nothing has an uglier look to us than reason, when it is not on our side.

Quotes by George Savile

Nothing would more contribute to make a man wise than to have always an enemy in his view.

Quotes by George Savile

It is also true that one can write nothing readable unless one constantly struggles to efface one's own personality. Good prose is like a windowpane.

George Orwell

We of the sinking middle class may sink without further struggles into the working class where we belong, and probably when we get there it will not be so dreadful as we feared, for, after all, we have nothing to...

George Orwell

To an ordinary human being, love means nothing if it does not mean loving some people more than others.

George Orwell

They all said I was a very young guy. Well there is nothing I can do about that but with each day that passes the problem solves itself.

Quotes by George Osborne

There is nothing like the rumble of a dual-piped American car with something under the hood.

Quotes by George Pelecanos

There's nothing funny about violence. Death is a real thing.

Quotes by George Pelecanos

The man of science is nothing if not a poet gone wrong.

Quotes by George Meredith

There is nothing the body suffers the soul may not profit by.

Quotes by George Meredith

We have a wider political and economic system in which ancient, landed power still carries immense weight. There is nothing some landowners would like more than to set the police on those who dare to venture into their vast estates.

Quotes by George Monbiot

Nothing great can come of more than three people in a room. If you had 10 incredibly bright people, nothing would come out of it.

Quotes by George Lois

What is overlooked is the astonishing amount of history Hollywood has got right... For better or worse, nothing has been more influential in shaping our visions of the past than the commercial cinema.

Quotes by George MacDonald Fraser

What I was trying to convey there was the kind of waste land that was left after the war. It was a bit like one always thinks of war, you know, stark scenery and no birds, no trees, no leaves,...

Quotes by George Martin

Simon Monjack had nothing to do with 'Factory Girl.' He filed a frivolous lawsuit against us... making bogus claims that we had stolen his script. He held us literally to hostage and we were forced to settle with him as...

Quotes by George Hickenlooper

What passes for woman's intuition is often nothing more than man's transparency.

Quotes by George Jean Nathan

There's nothing prettier in the world than a melody. I can get lost in a song with a melody. A lot of times I have, and the song wasn't that good, but I would get lost in that melody, and...

Quotes by George Jones

Nothing is work unless you'd rather be doing something else.

Quotes by George Halas

To tell the truth, I'd join a band with John Lennon any day, but I couldn't join a band with Paul McCartney, but it's nothing personal. It's just from a musical point of view.

Quotes by George Harrison

Dare to be true. Nothing can need a lie: a fault which needs it most, grows two thereby.

Quotes by George Herbert

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.