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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.

When you have nothing to say, say nothing.

Quotes by Charles Caleb Colton

Posthumous charities are the very essence of selfishness when bequeathed by those who, even alive, would part with nothing.

Quotes by Charles Caleb Colton

Nothing so completely baffles one who is full of trick and duplicity himself, than straightforward and simple integrity in another.

Quotes by Charles Caleb Colton

There is nothing more imprudent than excessive prudence.

Quotes by Charles Caleb Colton

Of present fame think little, and of future less; the praises that we receive after we are buried, like the flowers that are strewed over our grave, may be gratifying to the living, but they are nothing to the dead.

Quotes by Charles Caleb Colton

Nothing more completely baffles one who is full of trick and duplicity, than straightforward and simple integrity in another.

Quotes by Charles Caleb Colton

Men's arguments often prove nothing but their wishes.

Quotes by Charles Caleb Colton

There is nothing I enjoy more than to see others enjoy themselves.

Quotes by Charles Comiskey

When I see a colour or hear a sound, I am aware of something, and not of nothing.

Quotes by Charles D. Broad

Nothing great will ever be achieved without great men, and men are great only if they are determined to be so.

Quotes by Charles de Gaulle

Nature... is nothing but the inner voice of self-interest.

Quotes by Charles Baudelaire

Nothing can be done except little by little.

Quotes by Charles Baudelaire

I consider it useless and tedious to represent what exists, because nothing that exists satisfies me. Nature is ugly, and I prefer the monsters of my fancy to what is positively trivial.

Quotes by Charles Baudelaire

Any newspaper, from the first line to the last, is nothing but a web of horrors, I cannot understand how an innocent hand can touch a newspaper without convulsing in disgust.

Quotes by Charles Baudelaire

The tax code's complexity adds enormous costs to families and businesses across the country and takes nothing short of an army of federal bureaucrats to enforce.

Quotes by Charles Boustany

Having more customers means nothing if America's small businesses cannot obtain the required capital to support their exports in the competitive international markets.

Quotes by Charles Boustany

I love nothing more than a challenge.

Quotes by Charles Boustany

With sculpting, nothing is cloudy or mystical. It's just about this object, and if you're trying to depict reality, and you do it well, then the outcome is the truth.

Quotes by Channing Tatum

You know, nothing is ever happily-ever-after. Ever.

Quotes by Charisma Carpenter

I freely admit I know nothing about television or writing for the screen.

Quotes by Charlaine Harris

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.