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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.

If nothing else, we simply get used to being alive.

Quotes by Douglas Coupland

The man who is gloomy, taciturn and lives in a world of doubt seldom achieves more than a bare living. There have been a few who have groaned their way through to a competence, but in proportion to that overwhelming...

Quotes by Douglas Fairbanks

I'm very prescriptive about my routine. Almost nothing changes: I have the same meal - pasta with Bolognese sauce - between shows; the person who dresses me stands on the same side every time; I take the same route to...

Quotes by Douglas Hodge

When you sit down and there's nothing, and then you write a song and there's something, that's the most extraordinary feeling.

Quotes by Douglas Hodge

Nothing about football is underrated.

Quotes by Doug Pederson

The Internet has done nothing but good for comedy all around. Comedians no longer have to rely on TV execs and club owners deciding if they are funny or not.

Quotes by Doug Stanhope

Lawyers enjoy a little mystery, you know. Why, if everybody came forward and told the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth straight out, we should all retire to the workhouse.

Quotes by Dorothy L. Sayers

There's nothing you can't prove if your outlook is only sufficiently limited.

Quotes by Dorothy L. Sayers

I can honestly, and proudly, say that I never was on the casting couch. Oh, of course there have been advances from certain men in the movie industry, but nothing overwhelming.

Quotes by Dorothy Stratten

To have felt too much is to end in feeling nothing.

Quotes by Dorothy Thompson

There is nothing to fear except the persistent refusal to find out the truth, the persistent refusal to analyze the causes of happenings.

Quotes by Dorothy Thompson

There's nothing more special than talking in your community, and using your celebrity to uplift people and help them.

Quotes by Doug E. Fresh

While there is perhaps a province in which the photograph can tell us nothing more than what we see with our own eyes, there is another in which it proves to us how little our eyes permit us to see.

Quotes by Dorothea Lange

I wanted to highlight that whole dreadful process in book publishing that 'nothing succeeds like success.'

Quotes by Doris Lessing

To make a long story short, there's nothing like having a boss walk in.

Quotes by Doris Lilly

Nothing seems to me so likely to make people unhappy in themselves and at variance with others as the habit of killing time.

Quotes by Dorothea Dix

They say, 'Nothing can be done here!' I reply, 'I know no such word in the vocabulary I adopt!'

Quotes by Dorothea Dix

'Superman' had nothing to do with the superhero or physical power. It's a reference to the book 'Thus Spoke Zarathustra,' by Friedrich Nietzsche, who wrote about the evolution of consciousness to reach a higher superman state.

Quotes by Donovan

I have nothing but love for the Philly fans, even the ones who were highly criticizing me or opinionated in any way.

Quotes by Donovan McNabb

First of all I'm not a fan of Twitter. Nothing against their program or what they have, but as an athlete I think you need to get off of Twitter.

Quotes by Donovan McNabb

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.