Never Quotes

I never give in to the temptation to be difficult just for the sake of being difficult. That would be too ridiculous.

Life has never been easy. Nor is it meant to be. It is a matter of being joyous in the face of sorrow.

You see things; and you say "Why?" But I dream things that never were; and I say "Why not?"

Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once.

Never mistake motion for action.

I've never tried to block out the memories of the past, even though some are painful. I don't understand people who hide from their past. Everything you live through helps to make you the person you are now.

Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.

Children are unpredictable. You never know what inconsistency they are going to catch you in next.

Your intellect may be confused, but your emotions will never lie to you.

I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality... I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word.

A sword never kills anybody; it is a tool in the killer's hand.

If money is your hope for independence you will never have it. The only real security that a man will have in this world is a reserve of knowledge, experience, and ability.

It's never too late - in fiction or in life - to revise.

The master's tools will never dismantle the master's house.

A working woman could save a few shillings a week, and then every five weeks she'd come in and we'd cut her hair. She could shampoo it under the shower, swing it and dry it off or just let it dry by itself. It changed the lives of many young girls who'd never had the opportunity to be styled like that before.

Well, I know that I'll never forget that, but also I won't forget the hundreds of people who sent me letters, telegrams, and postcards during that World Series. There wasn't a single nasty message. Everybody tried to say something nice.

There never was any heart truly great and generous, that was not also tender and compassionate.

I never found a companion that was so companionable as solitude.

Never take a job where winter winds can blow up your pants.

Ambition never is in a greater hurry that I; it merely keeps pace with circumstances and with my general way of thinking.

There is an innocence in admiration; it is found in those to whom it has never yet occurred that they, too, might be admired some day.

I've had an unbelievable life. I've been very lucky. You do create your own luck too, you know? I never forget where I'm from. Whenever I pass a building site or see somebody digging a ditch, I always think, 'That's real work.'

Better never than late.

Never make friends with people who are above or below you in status. Such friendships will never give you any happiness.

Theology is never any help; it is searching in a dark cellar at midnight for a black cat that isn't there. Theologians can persuade themselves of anything.

Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out they've got a second.

I think what it takes to succeed remains the same. You have to have a real love of your sport to carry you through all the bad times, you still want to go ski even when things aren't working. You must have a commitment to work hard and to never give up.

I play golf with friends sometimes, but there are never friendly games.

I never wanted to see anybody die, but there are a few obituary notices I have read with pleasure.

If you love someone, set them free. If they come back they're yours; if they don't they never were.