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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's ever real until it's real.

Quotes by George A. Romero

Nothing is improbable until it moves into past tense.

Quotes by George Ade

I knew all about Edward VIII's abdication, George VI becoming the king and having a stammer, but nothing about how he got rid of it.

Quotes by Geoffrey Rush

A person reveals his character by nothing so clearly as the joke he resents.

Quotes by Georg C. Lichtenberg

Nothing is more conducive to peace of mind than not having any opinion at all.

Quotes by Georg C. Lichtenberg

If all else fails, the character of a man can be recognized by nothing so surely as by a jest which he takes badly.

Quotes by Georg C. Lichtenberg

Nothing can contribute more to peace of soul than the lack of any opinion whatever.

Quotes by Georg C. Lichtenberg

Nothing makes one old so quickly as the ever-present thought that one is growing older.

Quotes by Georg C. Lichtenberg

What is called an acute knowledge of human nature is mostly nothing but the observer's own weaknesses reflected back from others.

Quotes by Georg C. Lichtenberg

If the little bit you have is nothing special in itself, at least find a way of saying it that is a little bit special.

Quotes by Georg C. Lichtenberg

There's nothing like watching hand-drawn animation on the big screen.

Quotes by Genndy Tartakovsky

I can think of nothing worse than a think-tank where everybody agreed.

Quotes by Geoff Mulgan

I wanted to do a comedy. I'd been actively looking for a comedy. I wanted to do one that was different. Nothing against them, but I wasn't interested in just your normal sitcom, boy meets girl.

Quotes by Geoff Stults

The greatest concubines in history knew that everything revealed with nothing concealed is a bore.

Quotes by Geoffrey Beene

In the months leading up to World War II, there was a tendency among many Americans to talk absently about the trouble in Europe. Nothing that happened an ocean away seemed very threatening.

Quotes by Gene Tierney

I hole up now and then and do nothing for days but read.

Quotes by Gene Tierney

The first thing I say when someone says they want to be an actor is, 'Go get 'Backstage.' You know what's going on, you know who's doing what, and there's work that you can find in there. It's an incredible...

Quotes by Geneva Carr

Most of my writing takes place at a cramped desk in a cramped apartment, so whenever I get to write on a train or make notes on a road trip, it has an entirely different cadence. And I can remember...

Quotes by Genevieve Valentine

I found a place under a bridge in Goa where you could have fresh crab and beer. It was nothing complicated, but delicious.

Quotes by Gemma Chan

We don't have the capability today to put a human being in space of any kind, shape or form, which is absolutely, totally unacceptable when we got the greatest flying machine in the world sitting down at Kennedy in a...

Quotes by Gene Cernan

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.