- 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This page gathers quotes centered on absence and limits - books that stayed unpublished, and a pointed line arguing that secrecy is fundamentally undesirable, merely tolerated when unavoidable.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
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- Nov 07, 2020
An aggressive drug-testing program would cut down on certain abuses, but its never going to catch everyone - or even close to everyone.
- Making
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- Nov 07, 2020
I never had those dreams of making the Olympics. Never.
- Poor
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- Nov 07, 2020
We used to say poor people had lousy genes. Then we decided that wasn't OK, but we transferred the prejudice to upbringing. We said, 'You were neglected as a child, so you'll never make it.' That's just as pernicious.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have never read any Tolstoy. I felt badly about this until I read a Bill Simmons column where he confessed that he'd never seen 'The Big Lebowski.' Simmons, it should be pointed out, has seen everything. He said that everyone needs to have skipped at least one great cultural touchstone.
- Handsome
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- Nov 07, 2020
The thing is, I've never been a handsome leading-man type, so let's not kid ourselves.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
The villains that I play, I always think that they are grounded, wonderful people with enormous intellects who are very exciting to spend an evening with. I never see them as bad people.
- Fish
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- Nov 07, 2020
Never forget that only dead fish swim with the stream.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have never really sensed any of Miyazaki's artistic influence on Ando. If there is an influence, it's more in his attitude to his work.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Everyone who sits on a sofa watching 'Match of the Day' is a top soccer expert, as you know. So if you start to worry about such people reading your story and saying, 'That'd never happen' you're going to freeze up. You're writing fiction, and your characters can do whatever you need them to do.
- Day
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- Nov 07, 2020
I never got picked for the athletics team for about three years. I was in my third year, and I really wanted to join, and I kept basically knocking on the door of the PE coach. 'Can I join? Can I join?' He's like, 'No... No.' And then one day, he's like, 'Okay, you want to race? Cool. We have a free spot for you. You're gonna be doing the 400.'
- Excited
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- Nov 07, 2020
Acting has never excited me.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Even when I was modelling, I never had a mom sitting on my head and a bunch of people waiting on me. I've always been independent. I'll do my thing and go.
- Simple
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have a simple mantra: eat right and work out; you'll never have a weight issue. I never starve or binge.
- Country
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- Nov 07, 2020