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Only Quotes

On narrowed choices and the one option that remains.

The word 'only' frames very different ideas here: a single film genre praised for its originality, a physicist's account of shifting foundations, and a stated view on Cold War-era power struggles across Europe. For more, see our Life quotes.

When Mohamed Morsi was elected president of Egypt in 2012, many in the country, including me, were hopeful that he would become a democratic president for all Egyptians - not only for the Muslim Brotherhood.

Quotes by Ahmed Zewail

Algeria was therefore only the beginning of something that was in development: this is why I say that it's the global capitalist system that finally reacted against us.

Quotes by Ahmed Ben Bella

Modelling is only about the look. In acting, it's the feel that matters.

Quotes by Agyness Deyn

I am small. I was always small. But only physically.

Quotes by Agnes Varda

Good Quotes

Much that we read of Russia is imagination and desire only.

Quotes by Agnes Smedley

Humor distorts nothing, and only false gods are laughed off their earthly pedestals.

Quotes by Agnes Repplier

My duties are wider than those of the Pope. The Pope is only concerned with the spiritual welfare of his flock.

Quotes by Aga Khan IV

Rap lyrics are really the only thing I've ever written.

Quotes by Aesop Rock

The only way I'm comfortable with a new album is if I'm taking a new risk.

Quotes by Aesop Rock

Life Quotes

To be honest, I think Chris Ware is the only person whose books I've actively and consistently purchased for years.

Quotes by Aesop Rock

It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds.

Quotes by Aesop

Of all the gods only death does not desire gifts.

Quotes by Aeschylus

I'm the only person who's uninspired by the Starbucks mocha peppermint whatever-it-is.

Quotes by Aerin Lauder

Poetry can't give us the laws and institutions and representatives, the antidotes we need: only public activism by massive numbers of citizens can do that.

Quotes by Adrienne Rich

Like Quotes

The moment of change is the only poem.

Quotes by Adrienne Rich

The 'Iliad' covered only two months of the great ten-year war with Troy. At least six other epic poems preceded or continued the events in the 'Iliad', but they survive only as fragments.

Quotes by Adrienne Mayor

The only reason to do a television series is to make it successful. And if it is successful, that's a six or seven year commitment.

Quotes by Adrien Brody

My music sounds different because the techniques are archaic, seeing as most people only record digitally.

Quotes by Adrian Younge

I don't like to focus on just hip-hop because with hip-hop, I can only do so much; with a vocalist, I can only do so much, but the limitations are varying.

Quotes by Adrian Younge

Me Quotes

I was in Las Vegas, playing on the fruit machines. I was only 20 at the time and I won the jackpot of $72,000, of which I couldn't claim.

Quotes by Adrian Lewis

Frequently Asked Questions

What subjects do the "Only" quotes on this page cover?
The quotes touch on horror as a film genre that blends experimental technique into the mainstream, geopolitical strategy around balance of power in Europe, and reflections on the empirical foundations of science and modern physics.
Is there a quote here about horror movies?
Yes, one discusses horror as one of the only genres able to weave abstract, experimental filmmaking techniques into mainstream cinema, noting that creating something genuinely spooky takes particular skill.
Does this page include anything about geopolitics?
Yes, one quote discusses the balance of power in Eurasia from an Anglo-American perspective, weighing the choice of aligning with a Western Europe against Russia.
Is there a quote here about science and physics?
Yes, two touch on this - one on how scientific concepts are drawn from empirical data, and another on how the "foundations of physics have started moving" as modern physics developed, unsettling older assumptions. For more thoughtful, reflective lines, see Life or Good.
Is this page more scientific and political than personal?
Yes, these particular quotes lean intellectual and analytical rather than personal. For more everyday, relatable quotes, try Like or Me.

You can also browse our Good quotes and Like quotes for lighter reflections.