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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.

Hubble is unique. Nothing else can do what it can do. Once it's gone, we're going to be paralyzed.

Quotes by Sandra Faber

Labour may be a burden and a chastisement, but it is also an honour and a glory. Without it, nothing can be accomplished.

Quotes by Samuel Smiles

Nothing is so contagious as enthusiasm.

Quotes by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Smut, if it's really smut, there's nothing backing it up. It's the easy way out.

Quotes by Sandra Bernhard

I have nothing holding me back in my head at all.

Quotes by Samuel Larsen

When once the itch of literature comes over a man, nothing can cure it but the scratching of a pen. But if you have not a pen, I suppose you must scratch any way you can.

Quotes by Samuel Lover

When once the itch of literature comes over a man, nothing can cure it but the scratching of a pen.

Quotes by Samuel Lover

The mere holding of slaves, therefore, is a condition having per se nothing of moral character in it, any more than the being a parent, or employer, or ruler.

Quotes by Samuel Morse

Those we dislike can do nothing to please us.

Quotes by Samuel Richardson

Nothing in human nature is so God-like as the disposition to do good to our fellow-creatures.

Quotes by Samuel Richardson

Nothing dries sooner than tears.

Quotes by Samuel Richardson

Some children act as if they thought their parents had nothing to do, but to see them established in the world and then quit it.

Quotes by Samuel Richardson

Think nothing done while aught remains to do.

Quotes by Samuel Rogers

We take nothing to the grave with us, but a good or evil conscience... It is true, terrors of conscience cast us down; and yet without terrors of conscience we cannot be raised up again.

Quotes by Samuel Rutherford

I want to be engaged and moved by theatre, there's nothing more disappointing than being left cold. After 'The Author,' I felt wrung out emotionally, like a used tissue.

Quotes by Samuel Barnett

Nothing matters but the writing. There has been nothing else worthwhile... a stain upon the silence.

Quotes by Samuel Beckett

The Bible may be the truth, but it is not the whole truth and nothing but the truth.

Quotes by Samuel Butler

The one serious conviction that a man should have is that nothing is to be taken too seriously.

Quotes by Samuel Butler

The healthy stomach is nothing if it is not conservative. Few radicals have good digestions.

Quotes by Samuel Butler

In law, nothing is certain but the expense.

Quotes by Samuel Butler

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.