An artist never really finishes his work, he merely abandons it.
Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once.
The schools ain't what they used to be and never was.
Never despair, but if you do, work on in despair.
You never know what is enough unless you know what is more than enough.
One is never fortunate or as unfortunate as one imagines.
A friend who cannot at a pinch remember a thing or two that never happened is as bad as one who does not know how to forget.
I can honestly say that I was never affected by the question of the success of an undertaking. If I felt it was the right thing to do, I was for it regardless of the possible outcome.
The fact that I was a girl never damaged my ambitions to be a pope or an emperor.
Give a man health and a course to steer, and he'll never stop to trouble about whether he's happy or not.
I probably hold the distinction of being one movie star who, by all laws of logic, should never have made it. At each stage of my career, I lacked the experience.
Love never dies of starvation, but often of indigestion.
Assassination has never changed the history of the world.
Never let go of that fiery sadness called desire.
Life is a long preparation for something that never happens.
Nature never did betray the heart that loved her.
A mother who is really a mother is never free.
Pessimism never won any battle.
Prayer, among sane people, has never superseded practical efforts to secure the desired end.
One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar.