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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.

There is nothing impossible to him who will try.

Quotes by Alexander the Great

You shall, I question not, find a way to the top if you diligently seek for it; for nature hath placed nothing so high that it is out of the reach of industry and valor.

Quotes by Alexander the Great

Nothing risque, nothing gained.

Quotes by Alexander Woollcott

There is nothing better than a really cool mystery: you don't know what's going to happen, so you keep turning those pages or watching that series.

Quotes by Alexandra Daddario

One of the things about being raised British in Africa is that you get this double whammy of toughness. The continent in place itself made you quite tough. And then you've got this British mother whose entire being rejects 'coddling'...

Quotes by Alexandra Fuller

We're living at this funny time, where we're all urged to express ourselves as unique individuals, but on the other hand, we share a limited set of tools for doing that. It's easy to feel like nothing more than the...

Quotes by Alexandra Kleeman

We shall all respect the principles of each other and do nothing that would be regarded as an act of oppression to any portion of the people.

Quotes by Alexander Mackenzie

A God without dominion, providence, and final causes, is nothing else but fate and nature.

Quotes by Alexander Pope

Blessed is the man who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed was the ninth beatitude.

Quotes by Alexander Pope

And die of nothing but a rage to live.

Quotes by Alexander Pope

I am married and happy. My only wish is that nothing will change.

Quotes by Alexander Pushkin

Corporate America doesn't really have an interest in Formula One because there is nothing American in it at this point. It is European and all made by Europeans. Until that changes, the interest isn't going to be at the level...

Quotes by Alexander Rossi

As a young writer, I questioned the idea that I had to write fiction in a world where I could write my own ethnicity only and nothing else. 'Fach' to me was a little like that. As a biracial person,...

Quotes by Alexander Chee

Nothing comes sailing by itself.

Quotes by Alexander Dale Oen

Then came the hostage crisis during which Carter did nothing to rattle the ayatollahs who hung tough until Ronald Reagan was inaugurated, when they suddenly backed down.

Quotes by Alexander Haig

Real firmness is good for anything; strut is good for nothing.

Quotes by Alexander Hamilton

The inquiry constantly is what will please, not what will benefit the people. In such a government there can be nothing but temporary expedient, fickleness, and folly.

Quotes by Alexander Hamilton

There is nothing in the world more stubborn than a corpse: you can hit it, you can knock it to pieces, but you cannot convince it.

Quotes by Alexander Herzen

If nothing else, the Internet allows people to put their ideas out there and let the world decide whether they're worth paying attention to.

Quotes by Alex Steffen

The brutal reality is that newer, more sprawling suburbs - and especially the cheap boom-years exburbs - aren't just a bit unsustainable, they're ruinously unsustainable in almost every way, and nothing we know of will likely stop their decline, much...

Quotes by Alex Steffen

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.