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Nothing Quotes

"Question everything. Learn something. Answer nothing."

"Question everything. Learn something. Answer nothing."

Euripides, Greek Poet

Nothing, Question

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"A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away."

"A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away."

Antoine de Saint-Exupery, French Novelist

Nothing, Perfection

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"Nothing is pleasant that is not spiced with variety."

"Nothing is pleasant that is not spiced with variety."

Francis Bacon, English Philosopher

Nothing, Variety

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"He was using me. When he cast me in Sideways I was nothing but a vessel."

"He was using me. When he cast me in Sideways I was nothing but a vessel."

Thomas Haden Church, American Actor

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"Those who do not want to imitate anything, produce nothing."

"Those who do not want to imitate anything, produce nothing."

Salvador Dali, Spanish Artist

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"There is nothing in the dark that isn't there when the lights are on."

"There is nothing in the dark that isn't there when the lights are on."

Rod Serling, American Writer

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"Nothing happens by itself... it all will come your way, once you understand that you have to make it come your way, by your own exertions."

"Nothing happens by itself... it all will come your way, once you understand that you have to make it come your way, by your own exertions."

Ben Stein, American Actor

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"Why do they call it rush hour when nothing moves?"

"Why do they call it rush hour when nothing moves?"

Robin Williams, American Comedian

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"There's nothing funnier than the human animal."

"There's nothing funnier than the human animal."

Walt Disney, American Cartoonist

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"Nothing is so dear as what you're about to leave."

"Nothing is so dear as what you're about to leave."

Jessamyn West, American Author

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"In looking back, I see nothing to regret and little to correct."

"In looking back, I see nothing to regret and little to correct."

John C. Calhoun, American Statesman

Nothing, Regret

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"A good discourse is that from which nothing can be retrenched without cutting into the quick."

"A good discourse is that from which nothing can be retrenched without cutting into the quick."

Saint Francis de Sales, Swiss Clergyman

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"Nothing is so commonplace has the wish to be remarkable."

"Nothing is so commonplace has the wish to be remarkable."

Oliver Wendell Holmes, American Writer

Nothing, Remarkable, Oliver Holmes, Jr.

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"If we're unified, there's nothing we cannot do."

"If we're unified, there's nothing we cannot do."

Ray Nagin, American Mayor

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"Nothing written for pay is worth printing. Only what has been written against the market."

"Nothing written for pay is worth printing. Only what has been written against the market."

Ezra Pound, American Poet

Nothing, Printing, Worth

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"I ain't got nothing. I've got this watch, and these shoes, and that's about it."

"I ain't got nothing. I've got this watch, and these shoes, and that's about it."

Anthony Anderson, American Actor

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"Nothing lasts forever - not even your troubles."

"Nothing lasts forever - not even your troubles."

Arnold H. Glasow, American Humorist

Nothing, Arnold H. Glasgow

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"Films are always pretentious. There's nothing more pretentious than a filmmaker."

"Films are always pretentious. There's nothing more pretentious than a filmmaker."

John Milius, American Director

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"There's nothing colder than chemistry."

"There's nothing colder than chemistry."

Anita Loos, American Writer

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"Doing nothing for others is the undoing of ourselves."

"Doing nothing for others is the undoing of ourselves."

Horace Mann, American Educator

44

"Nothing helps a bad mood like spreading it around."

"Nothing helps a bad mood like spreading it around."

Bill Watterson, American Cartoonist

44

"Nothing is wasted."

"Nothing is wasted."

Edward V. Lucas, American Writer

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"There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed."

"There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed."

Ernest Hemingway, American Novelist

Nothing, Writing

43

"Nothing we use or hear or touch can be expressed in words that equal what is given by the senses."

"Nothing we use or hear or touch can be expressed in words that equal what is given by the senses."

Hannah Arendt, German Historian

Nothing, Senses, Words

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"Back then it was nothing like today. So you'd go to the bowling alley. We bowled and you could be in the back and you could make out, you know? And you know how hot it was to make out."

"Back then it was nothing like today. So you'd go to the bowling alley. We bowled and you could be in the back and you could make out, you know? And you know how hot it was to make out."

Steven Tyler, American Musician

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"You know, there are many alter egos and Gorillaz is a collective of alter egos, really. I think anyone who gets involved in it has to sort of accept that nothing is really as it seems."

"You know, there are many alter egos and Gorillaz is a collective of alter egos, really. I think anyone who gets involved in it has to sort of accept that nothing is really as it seems."

Damon Albarn, English Musician

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"Once you are married, there is nothing left for you, not even suicide."

"Once you are married, there is nothing left for you, not even suicide."

Robert Louis Stevenson, Scottish Writer

Nothing, Suicide

43

"I like Brad Pitt; I just have nothing to do with him."

"I like Brad Pitt; I just have nothing to do with him."

Olivier Martinez, French Actor

42

"The number one rule of thieves is that nothing is too small to steal."

"The number one rule of thieves is that nothing is too small to steal."

Jimmy Breslin, American Entertainer

42

"I'm afraid of everything. But maybe when you're afraid of everything, it sort of seems like you're scared of nothing."

"I'm afraid of everything. But maybe when you're afraid of everything, it sort of seems like you're scared of nothing."

Natalie Portman, American Actress

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"What has changed is that nothing has changed... that's what has made me more unhappy than everything else."

"What has changed is that nothing has changed... that's what has made me more unhappy than everything else."

Willie Nelson, American Musician

42

"Silk Road to Ruin has all the analysis and it's structured very well. I rely on my notes more and I use direct quotes. But there's nothing like writing about it right away."

"Silk Road to Ruin has all the analysis and it's structured very well. I rely on my notes more and I use direct quotes. But there's nothing like writing about it right away."

Ted Rall, American Cartoonist

Nothing, Quotes, Right, Road

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"There is nothing like playing for the team you grew up rooting for."

"There is nothing like playing for the team you grew up rooting for."

Milton Bradley, American Inventor

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"I have everything, yet have nothing; and although I possess nothing, still of nothing am I in want."

"I have everything, yet have nothing; and although I possess nothing, still of nothing am I in want."

Jean Racine, French Dramatist

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"He who knows all things and believes nothing is damned."

"He who knows all things and believes nothing is damned."

Sargent Shriver, American Politician

41

"There's nothing gratuitous about my films."

"There's nothing gratuitous about my films."

Dario Argento, Italian Director

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"Nothing adventured, nothing attained."

"Nothing adventured, nothing attained."

Peter McWilliams, American Writer

41

"I hole up now and then and do nothing for days but read."

"I hole up now and then and do nothing for days but read."

Gene Tierney, American Actress

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"I wish I played an instrument, but I could never decide which one, and I ended up playing nothing."

"I wish I played an instrument, but I could never decide which one, and I ended up playing nothing."

Nastassja Kinski, German Actress

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"Nothing so much enhances a good as to make sacrifices for it."

"Nothing so much enhances a good as to make sacrifices for it."

George Santayana, American Philosopher

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"Be vigilant, for nothing one achieves lasts forever."

"Be vigilant, for nothing one achieves lasts forever."

Tahar Ben Jelloun, French Poet

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"A sponge has that much absorbent capability and after a while you can pour water over it and nothing stays."

"A sponge has that much absorbent capability and after a while you can pour water over it and nothing stays."

Itzhak Perlman, Israeli Musician

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"Nothing can be beautiful which is not true."

"Nothing can be beautiful which is not true."

John Ruskin, English Writer

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"Do nothing which is of no use."

"Do nothing which is of no use."

Miyamoto Musashi, Japanese Soldier

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"You have certain writing tools but generally creating something from nothing makes one quite mad and Cynthia and I are quite mad you know."

"You have certain writing tools but generally creating something from nothing makes one quite mad and Cynthia and I are quite mad you know."

Barry Mann, American Musician

Nothing, Tools, Writing

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"Gambling: The sure way of getting nothing for something."

"Gambling: The sure way of getting nothing for something."

Wilson Mizner, American Dramatist

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"You lose some, you win some. Nothing wrong with that at all."

"You lose some, you win some. Nothing wrong with that at all."

Stefan Edberg, Swedish Athlete

40

"I see nothing in space as promising as the view from a Ferris wheel."

"I see nothing in space as promising as the view from a Ferris wheel."

E. B. White, American Writer

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"I'm not bored; I'm not a guy who has nothing to do."

"I'm not bored; I'm not a guy who has nothing to do."

Darrell Royal, American Coach

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"For me, words are just words, nothing else."

"For me, words are just words, nothing else."

Guillermo Cabrera Infante, Cuban Novelist

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