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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.

The full potential of labor can be utilized only if there is mobility in labor.

Quotes by Paul Hoffman

I only work every couple of years. I go into retirement between films.

Quotes by Paul Hogan

I'm the only person who's ever opened the Oscars or done a spot on the Oscars without a script and having it on autocue.

Quotes by Paul Hogan

I don't feel 50. I'm still ambitious, and I've only just got my licence to race sports cars. I race for an Aston Martin team called Beechdean, and it's a huge challenge.

Quotes by Paul Hollywood

Democracy has many enemies, and the terrorist is only one of them.

Quotes by Paul Johnson

Indeed it is the protean ability of Western civilization to be self-critical and self-correcting - not only in producing wealth but over the whole range of human activities - that constitutes its most decisive superiority over any of its rivals.

Quotes by Paul Johnson

You should only go into science if you really have a yearning to make scientific discoveries.

Quotes by Paul Greengard

Action is only really compelling when it reveals character - character revealed through action, and not action for its own sake.

Quotes by Paul Greengrass

We are the only species on the planet without full employment. Brilliant.

Quotes by Paul Hawken

The only thing I wanted out of Indiana was a chance to win my whole career there.

Quotes by Paul George

Tony MacAlpine not only plays guitar, but is a stunning classical piano player, so he can show how that influence molded his guitar playing.

Quotes by Paul Gilbert

The current system punishes communities which make the investment in creating landfills, only to have them filled by states which refuse to adequately address their waste issues.

Quotes by Paul Gillmor

Spending on programs such as national defense and funding the operating budgets of all federal agencies represent only 39 percent of our yearly budget, an all-time low.

Quotes by Paul Gillmor

It rarely adds anything to say, 'In my opinion' - not even modesty. Naturally a sentence is only your opinion; and you are not the Pope.

Quotes by Paul Goodman

Reading the epitaphs, our only salvation lies in resurrecting the dead and burying the living.

Quotes by Paul Eldridge

I grew up in a house that might have had the only front-yard cornfield in all of Los Angeles.

Quotes by Paul Fleischman

The vast majority of terrestrial species are in fact microbes, and scientists have only begun scratching the surface of the microbial realm. It is entirely possible that examples of life as we don't know it have so far been overlooked.

Quotes by Paul Davies

Curiously enough, it seems to be only in describing a mode of language which does not mean what it says that one can actually say what one means.

Quotes by Paul de Man

Generational change within a genre is hard to parse while it's happening. Only in retrospect can the passing of the baton from ancestors to progeny be clearly discerned.

Quotes by Paul Di Filippo

When it's only you that you can rely on, you're surprised at the resilience you have.

Quotes by Paul Dini

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.