Never Quotes

The greatest advances of civilization, whether in architecture or painting, in science and literature, in industry or agriculture, have never come from centralized government.

I'll never forget the day that I was told I would have to have a mastectomy. My reaction to the words was total denial.

If all the economists were laid end to end, they'd never reach a conclusion.

Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.

Time has no divisions to mark its passage, there is never a thunder-storm or blare of trumpets to announce the beginning of a new month or year. Even when a new century begins it is only we mortals who ring bells and fire off pistols.

If it's never our fault, we can't take responsibility for it. If we can't take responsibility for it, we'll always be its victim.

I remember the first time I saw the 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' video. I will never forget that day. I just wanted to see Kurt Cobain's face. I had a feeling he was very cute. But, I couldn't see his face. When I finally did see him, he was even cuter than I imagined!

You never achieve success unless you like what you are doing.

I never drink water. I'm afraid it will become habit-forming.

Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul - and sings the tunes without the words - and never stops at all.

Justice is a temporary thing that must at last come to an end; but the conscience is eternal and will never die.

Never take anything for granted.

Do you know what you call those who use towels and never wash them, eat meals and never do the dishes, sit in rooms they never clean, and are entertained till they drop? If you have just answered, "A house guest," you're wrong because I have just described my kids.

That is never too often repeated, which is never sufficiently learned.

Love and doubt have never been on speaking terms.

So many people supported me through my public life and I will never forget them.

I have never seen a greater monster or miracle in the world than myself.

You can find women who have never had an affair, but it is hard to find a woman who has had just one.

I was about half in love with her by the time we sat down. That's the thing about girls. Every time they do something pretty... you fall half in love with them, and then you never know where the hell you are.

There has never yet been a man in our history who led a life of ease whose name is worth remembering.

I've never met a genius. A genius to me is someone who does well at something he hates. Anybody can do well at something he loves - it's just a question of finding the subject.

If you believe in yourself and have dedication and pride - and never quit, you'll be a winner. The price of victory is high but so are the rewards.

Drink because you are happy, but never because you are miserable.

Caring for but never trying to own may be a further way to define friendship.

If you accept the expectations of others, especially negative ones, then you never will change the outcome.

We are never deceived; we deceive ourselves.

Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.

I can look back at stuff I wrote in my early days and squirm at some of the mistakes I made. But we're all learning every day; we never stop. I just hope people keep on liking what I do. That gives me such a kick.

Stone walls confine a tinker; cold iron binds a witch; but a musician's music can never be fettered, for it lives first in her heart and mind.

Perhaps, after all, America never has been discovered. I myself would say that it had merely been detected.