Quotes with never-was

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  • Alice Duer Miller When a woman like that whom I've seen so much,
    All of a sudden drops out of touch;
    Is always busy and never can,
    Spare you a moment, it means a man.
    Alice Duer Miller
    American writer (1874 - 1942)
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  • Ben Shapiro When Americans are faced with the prospect that they can never earn their way to wealth, they have two choices: to rebel against the system, or to settle into depressed complacency.
    Ben Shapiro
    American conservative political commentator and attorney (1984 - )
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  • Mae West When choosing between two evils, I always like to try the one I've never tried before.
    Mae West
    American actress (1893 - 1980)
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  • George Eliot When death comes it is never our tenderness that we repent from, but our severity.
    George Eliot
    English writer and poet (1819 - 1880)
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  • Bill Griffith When drugs came around I sampled them just like anybody else but I never became dependent creatively on drugs; like various cartoonists in the underground never did anything if they weren't stoned, That was the prerequisite for sitting down and drawing.
    Bill Griffith
    American cartoonist (1944 - )
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  • Winston Churchill When I am abroad, I always make it a rule to never criticize or attack the government of my own country. I make up for lost time when I come home.
    Winston Churchill
    English statesman (1874 - 1965)
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  • Richard Buckminster Fuller When I am working on a problem, I never think about beauty but when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong.
    Richard Buckminster Fuller
    American architect, systems theorist, author, designer, and inventor (1895 - 1983)
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  • Wayne Dyer When I chased after money, I never had enough. When I got my life on purpose and focused on giving of myself and everything that arrived into my life, then I was prosperous.
    Wayne Dyer
    American philosopher, self-help author, and a motivational speaker. (1940 - 2015)
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  • Bonnie Tyler When I do a T.V. show, I hear all these artists in their dressing rooms doing scales - I've never done it because I've never had voice training. What I do to prepare is get in my car and sing along to the radio for about 20 minutes.
    Bonnie Tyler
    Welsh singer (1951 - )
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  • Booth Tarkington When I get to be a man! Being human, though boys, they considered their present estate too commonplace to be dwelt upon. So, when the old men gather, they say: When I was a boy! It really is the land of nowadays that we never discover.
    Booth Tarkington
    American novelist and dramatist (1869 - 1946)
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  • Adam Sandler When I got into this, I never thought about reviews. I never thought about what people would say about me, I was just a young guy who was excited to become a comedian and an actor, and I just wanted to get to do what I got to do.
    Adam Sandler
    American actor, comedian, and filmmaker (1966 - )
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  • Bill Moseley When I grew up, there was still black and white TV. I was told to never get out of bed once you're put to bed. I'd sneak down the hallway, try to avoid the creaking floor boards and go in and watch the 'Midnight Movie.'
    Bill Moseley
    American film actor and musician (1951 - )
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  • Brantley Gilbert When I had my wreck, it really just put everything into perspective and really opened my eyes. I've always been one of those guys that thought 'it will never happen to me.'
    Brantley Gilbert
    American country music singer, songwriter (1985 - )
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  • Winston Churchill When I look back on all the worries I remember the story of the old man who said on his deathbed that he had a lot of trouble in his life, most of which never happened.
    Winston Churchill
    English statesman (1874 - 1965)
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  • Bjork When I met Apple, I made it very clear that I am an old punk and I have never done commercials or been sponsored. And I wasn't after their money.
    Bjork
    Icelandic singer, songwriter and actress (1965 - )
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  • Boris Spassky When I played Bobby Fischer, my opponent fought against organizations - the television producers and the match organizers. But he never fought against me personally. I lost to Bobby before the match because he was already stronger than I. He won normally.
    Boris Spassky
    Russian chess grandmaster (1937 - )
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  • Bruce Sutter When I played, I never needed the spotlight, nor did I want it. I simply wanted to play baseball and be respected by my teammates and the opposing players.
    Bruce Sutter
    American professional baseball pitcher (1953 - )
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  • Ang Lee When I see something I like, that's all that counts. What they use, how they get there, I never bother them.
    Ang Lee
    Taiwanese film director, producer, and screenwriter (1954 - )
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  • Alberto Moravia When I sit at my table to write, I never know what it's going to be until I'm under way. I trust in inspiration, which sometimes comes and sometimes doesn't. But I don't sit back waiting for it. I work every day.
    Alberto Moravia
    Italian writer (ps. by Alberto Pincherle) (1907 - 1990)
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  • Bob Newhart When I started out in 1960, I thought it might possibly last a couple of years. I never expected it to last 42. I take great satisfaction in that longevity.
    Bob Newhart
    American stand-up comedian and actor (1929 - )
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