N Quotes
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“Never write when you can talk. Never talk when you can nod. And never put anything in an e-mail.”
“Never yawn in front of a lady.”
“Never yet could I find that a black had uttered a thought above the level of plain narration; never saw even an elemental trait of painting or sculpture.”
“Never yet did there exist a full faith in the Divine Word (by whom light as well as immortality was brought into the world) which did not expand the intellect, while it purified the heart--which did not multiply the aims and objects of the understanding, while it fixed and simplified those of the desires and passions.”
Source: The Complete Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge: Poetry, Plays, Literary Essays, Lectures, Autobiography and Letters (Classic Illustrated Edition): The Entire Opus of the English poet, literary critic and philosopher, including The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Kubla Khan, Christabel, Lyrical Ballads, Conversation Poems and Biographia Literaria
“Never yet has a God been defined in terms which were not palpably self-contradictory and absurd; never yet has a God been described so that a concept of Him was made possible to human thought.”
Source: The Origins of Theosophy (Routledge Revivals): Annie Besant - The Atheist Years
“Never yet has the blind god, Wealth,
come to my house and said 'Hipponax,
I'm giving you thirty silver minas
and much more.' No, he's far too tight.”
“Never yet was a nation born that did not begin in the spirit, pass to the heart and the mind, and then take an outer form in the world of men.”
Source: Essays and Addresses
“Never yet was a springtime, when the buds forgot to bloom.”
“Never yet was the time of tenderness when the buds forgot to blow.”
“Never yet were the feelings and instincts of our nature violated with impunity; never yet was the voice of conscience silenced without retribution.”
Source: Winter Studies and Summer Rambles in Canada
“Never yield. Every obstacle is but a proving ground of endurance. Rise above it, bend beneath it, weave around it, or carve your way through—yet guard your heart, unbroken and resolute. Never yield.”
Source: The Light in the Heart
“Never yield to gloomy anticipation. Place your hope and confidence in God. He has no record of failure”
“Never yield to that temptation, which, to most young men, is very strong, of exposing other people's weaknesses and infirmities, for the sake either of diverting the company, or of showing your own superiority. You may get the laugh on your side by it for the present; but you will make enemies by it for ever; and even those who laugh with you then, will, upon reflection, fear, and consequently hate you.”
Source: Lord Chesterfield's Letters
“Never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.”
Source: Churchill: The Power of Words
“Never you fight a man that knows and understand the mysteries about God.”
Source: Great Reflections on Success
“Never you look down on your Abraham because of your Sarah because the blessing is not in the womb of Sarah but in the loins of Abraham.”
Source: Great Reflections on Success
“Never your bird, never finch
never graceful feathered thing.”
Source: How Her Spirit Got Out
“NEVER! Never, Marge! I can't live the button-down life like you. I want it all: the terrifying lows, the dizzying highs, the creamy middles! Sure, I might offend a few of the bluenoses with my cocky stride and musky odors -- oh, I'll never be the darling of the so-called 'City Fathers' who cluck their tongues, stroke their beards, and talk about "What's to be done with this Homer Simpson?!”
“Never' is too much of a word. Nothing lasts forever.”
“Never's just the echo of forever, lonesome as a love that might have been. Let me go on lovin' and believin' 'til it's over. Please don't tell me how the story ends.”
“never's the word God listens for when he needs a laugh.”
Source: The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower
“Never, be argued out of your soul, never be argued out of your honor, and never be argued into believing that soul and honor do not run a terrible risk if you limp into life with the load of a debt on your shoulders.”
“Never, dear gods. Never mess with mortals.”
“Never, even as a child, would I bend to a rule.”
“Never, ever allow yourself to feel. Feelings kill.”
Source: Knife Edge
“Never, ever ask a former clergyman to say the blessing over a holiday dinner. Not if you like your dinner warm, anyway.”
“Never, ever become a writer. It's a nightmare.”
“Never, ever condescend to the reader. Assume you are writing for someone better and smarter than you are. This will protect you from conventionalism, faddishness, and cliché.”
“Never, ever deal with terrorists. Hunt them down and, more important, mercilessly punish those states and groups that fund, arm, support, or simply allow their territories to be used by the terrorists with impunity.”
“Never, ever ever ever ever give up.”
“Never, ever forget that you are a servant.”
“Never, ever get satisfied; keep the carrot in front of the horse.”
“Never, ever give up. And smile”
“Never, EVER give up. Not ever. Not EVER. Ever EVER!”
“Never, ever invest money that you will need prior to three to five years - minimum.”
“Never, ever lose hope. We must not lose hope.”
“Never, ever lose sight of the power of one individual American. They can have an unbelievable magnifying affect just by the very fact they make up their mind to do so!”
“Never, ever mistreat someone who loves you. Because you're not entitled to that love.”
“Never, ever point out that a woman is eating too much.”
Source: Chicken pox for the soul
“Never, ever regret or apologize for believing that when one man or one woman decides to risk addressing the world with truth, the world may stop what it is doing and hear. There is too much evidence to the contrary.”
Source: Maybe (Maybe Not): Second Thoughts from a Secret Life
“Never, ever rest on your laurels. Today's laurels are tomorrow's compost.”
“Never, ever stop believing in magic, no matter how old you get. Because if you keep looking long enough and don't give up, sooner or later you're going to find Mary Poppins.”
Source: My Most Excellent Year: A Novel of Love, Mary Poppins, and Fenway Park
“Never, ever underestimate the importance of having fun.”
“Never, ever underestimate the power of 'Id Like that.”
“Never, ever underestimate your readers. Everything you do registers.”
Source: Starting from Scratch: A Different Kind of Writers' Manual
“Never, ever wear three-quarter length trousers. Even in the summer.”
“Never, ever, ever give 100% in anything you do. . . Always give more!”
“Never, ever, ever give up.”
“Never, ever, ever think that your life is over, but know always that each day, each hour, each moment is another beginning, another opportunity, another chance to re-create yourself anew.”
“Never, ever, ever wear anything you are uncomfortable in. Because that is what you'll project: 'I look like a fool.'”