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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.

Not only was I a victim of viral humiliation but a victim of cyber-bullying.

Quotes by Paige

I've always only wanted to model. It really is the only life I want.

Quotes by Paige Butcher

I am aggressive only on court.

Quotes by P. V. Sindhu

I have no tension. I only play to give my best.

Quotes by P. V. Sindhu

Computers are useless. They can only give you answers.

Pablo Picasso

I don't believe in accidents. There are only encounters in history. There are no accidents.

Pablo Picasso

Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone.

Pablo Picasso

Disciples be damned. It's not interesting. It's only the masters that matter. Those who create.

Pablo Picasso

If only we could pull out our brain and use only our eyes.

Pablo Picasso

There are only two types of women - goddesses and doormats.

Pablo Picasso

If there were only one truth, you couldn't paint a hundred canvases on the same theme.

Pablo Picasso

A government can do only what is feasible given the political and economic context.

Quotes by P. Chidambaram

There is only one cure for gray hair. It was invented by a Frenchman. It is called the guillotine.

Quotes by P. G. Wodehouse

I'm a Libra. That means that I can make a decision, but only after much thought.

Quotes by P. J. Harvey

A writer is, after all, only half his book. The other half is the reader and from the reader the writer learns.

Quotes by P. L. Travers

When I won the belt, it was kind of a precedent... The only Canadian to have ever held it.

Quotes by Owen Hart

I could go to London in 2012. I will only be 37.

Quotes by Oxana Chusovitina

In organic chemistry, we have learnt to derive from compounds containing only carbon and hydrogen, i.e. from the hydrocarbons, all other types of combinations, such as alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, acids, etc.

Quotes by Otto Wallach

Most of the oils which are valued as scents are mixtures of substances; only the combined effect of these leads to the known result.

Quotes by Otto Wallach

To vice, innocence must always seem only a superior kind of chicanery.

Quotes by Ouida

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.