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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.

I got really, really sick with a spinal infection that put me in a hospital for a couple of months, and it was touch and go. I had my guitar with me, and as soon as I got well enough...

Quotes by Robert Hunter

There's nothing more interesting than the details of someone's life.

Quotes by Robert Harris

Attempt the end, and never stand to doubt. Nothing's so hard but search will find it out.

Quotes by Robert Herrick

The way he tells it, George Michael was born to be a pop star. It's as if nothing else really mattered during his childhood. Even the name was part of the pop creation.

Quotes by Robert Hilburn

Better to do something imperfectly than to do nothing perfectly.

Quotes by Robert H. Schuller

I'd rather attempt to do something great and fail than to attempt to do nothing and succeed.

Quotes by Robert H. Schuller

Ballet is like any other art form in that we all start out knowing nothing about it.

Quotes by Robert Gottlieb

Neutrality is generally used as a mask to hide unusual bitterness. Sometimes it hides what it is - nothing. It always stands for hollowness of head or bitterness of heart, sometimes for both.

Quotes by Robert Green Ingersoll

If the guardians of society, the protectors of 'young persons,' could have had their way, we should have known nothing of Byron or Shelley. The voices that thrill the world would now be silent.

Quotes by Robert Green Ingersoll

Nothing is more despicable than to reach fame by crawling, position by cringing.

Quotes by Robert Green Ingersoll

The question is how to bring a work of imagination out of one language that was just as taken-for-granted by the persons who used it as our language is by ourselves. Nothing strange about it.

Quotes by Robert Fitzgerald

Nothing of the kind; they do all these things in their houses and sheds, with common charcoal fires, and a quantity of straw to stop up the crevices in the doors and windows.

Quotes by Robert Fortune

Half the world is composed of people who have something to say and can't, and the other half who have nothing to say and keep on saying it.

Robert Frost

If you break your neck, if you have nothing to eat, if your house is on fire, then you got a problem. Everything else is inconvenience.

Quotes by Robert Fulghum

The most important thing in life is having a child. Nothing is more special than a child.

Quotes by Robert Edwards

There's nothing more difficult to do than comedy.

Quotes by Robert Evans

There is nothing so satisfying as to be shot at without effect.

Quotes by Robert Fisk

Nothing's a break for me. Not even the breaks are breaks.

Quotes by Robert Downey, Jr.

There's a wide range today of documentaries on politics. The central mass of it is made by networks, and nothing's changed.

Quotes by Robert Drew

There was nothing wrong with shouting at God.

Quotes by Robert Duvall

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.