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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.

Gentlemen and ladies are sure of their ground. They pretend to nothing that they are not.

Quotes by Edward Everett Hale

There is nothing so agonizing to the fine skin of vanity as the application of a rough truth.

Quotes by Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton

There is nothing certain in a man's life but that he must lose it.

Quotes by Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton

Reason is the life of the law; nay, the common law itself is nothing else but reason - the law which is perfection of reason.

Quotes by Edward Coke

It takes a long time to understand nothing.

Quotes by Edward Dahlberg

Man hoards himself when he has nothing to give away.

Quotes by Edward Dahlberg

Nothing in our times has become so unattractive as virtue.

Quotes by Edward Dahlberg

Technical skill counts for nothing if it is used only to manufacture films which have little to do with humanity.

Quotes by Edward Dmytryk

Most couples manage to cooperate on child raising - for us, our brain project is our third child, so nothing different, really.

Quotes by Edvard Moser

Love implies anger. The man who is angered by nothing cares about nothing.

Quotes by Edward Abbey

The main reason for the failure of the modern medical science is that it is dealing with results and not causes. Nothing more than the patching up of those attacked and the burying of those who are slain, without a...

Quotes by Edward Bach

Some economists believe that the Greeks' work ethic and thrift can pull them through. But the classical virtues can do nothing to offset the dearth of innovation that plagues the economy.

Quotes by Edmund Phelps

And all for love, and nothing for reward.

Quotes by Edmund Spenser

From an early age, I had the idea that writing was truth-telling. It's on the record. Everybody can see it. Maybe it goes back to the sacred origins of literature - the holy book. There's nothing holy about it for...

Quotes by Edmund White

There is nothing more demoralizing than a small but adequate income.

Quotes by Edmund Wilson

A person who publishes a book willfully appears before the populace with his pants down. If it is a good book nothing can hurt him. If it is a bad book nothing can help him.

Quotes by Edna St. Vincent Millay

Music has no subject beyond the combinations of notes we hear, for music speaks not only by means of sounds, it speaks nothing but sound.

Quotes by Eduard Hanslick

There is nothing more fundamental for public workers to know if they are going to be partly laid off.

Quotes by Eduardo Bhatia

One of the things that's frustrated me as a deep-sea explorer is how many animals there probably are in the ocean that we know nothing about because of the way we explore the ocean.

Quotes by Edith Widder

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.

Quotes by Edmund Burke

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.