- Nov 07, 2020
Never Quotes
Quotes on what never happens.
This page gathers quotes centered on absence and limits - books that stayed unpublished, and a pointed line arguing that secrecy is fundamentally undesirable, merely tolerated when unavoidable. Related reading includes Life Quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
I met someone the other night who's 28 years old, and he hasn't worked a day since he left college because he's pursuing a dream he'll never, ever realize: He thinks he's a great singer. Actually, he's crap.
- Everything
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- Nov 07, 2020
Denis Healey refused to contribute an article to the 'Guardian' about his intentions, and was punished by the electorate - and then all Labour MPs - for his presumption in assuming they already knew everything about him. He became famously the best prime minister we never had. Perhaps.
- Browse
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- Nov 07, 2020
One of the pleasures of staying with friends is that you get to browse their shelves. I always arrive with a book, but I almost never read it. It would be like sitting at their dinner table and opening a packet of sandwiches.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I thought working in other universes that had a lot of history - and I had personal affection for, like 'Sherlock Holmes' or the 'X-Men' movies - would prepare me for it. But the truth is, there is nothing and has never been anything like 'Star Wars.'
- Discipline
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- Nov 07, 2020
When, over fifty years ago, I first became interested in economics - as a discipline that provided the key to social structure and social problems - it never crossed my mind that one day I might be the honored recipient of a Nobel Memorial Prize.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
I feel sorry for the '90s, because it was never able to be anything much more than the hangover to the party that was the '80s.
- Churning
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'd never really been content with just churning out these slim volumes every three or four years. I've always tried to think of poetry as an active ingredient in the language rather than just something that appears between the covers of thin books.
- Dinner Party
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- Nov 07, 2020
If people are asking me for clubbing tips, then they're in real trouble. My clubbing tip is never go to a club, because they're horrible and I hate them. I'm more of a dinner party guy.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's a very strange and quite terrifying experience to watch yourself on TV. I never like to do it with other people.
- Mystery
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- Nov 07, 2020
The fact that some things are mysterious or that they touch on mystery isn't in some way a capitulation, and one should realize that there are some things that we may never understand and, to that extent, should be humbled by that.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
I try to force myself to travel light; otherwise, I tend to bring a million things that I end up never using!
- Children
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was a kid and wanted to grow up to be a writer, I assumed I would be writing about animals and children because that's what I cared about and read about. But I never did.
- Dismantle
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Palestinians will never, never implement their commitment to dismantle their infrastructure of terrorist organizations.
- Democracy
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was never convinced that war was the best system to bring democracy to the country.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
There are some subjects in school that I love, but it can still feel like a chore. Acting never feels like a chore.
- Negative
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- Nov 07, 2020