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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.

I had to live with the models in one big house for two months, 24 hours a day. Only a few of them actually learned how to sign... I couldn't really communicate with anybody, and I felt isolated.

Quotes by Nyle DiMarco

Only an artist can interpret the meaning of life.

Quotes by Novalis

Only as far as a man is happily married to himself is he fit for married life and family life in general.

Quotes by Novalis

Knowledge is only one half. Faith is the other.

Quotes by Novalis

Every team and club has its own personal goals and objectives, and I'm only concerned about mine.

Quotes by Nuno Espirito Santo

I have not only played light-hearted roles, but many times, I end up playing this annoying girl in films.

Quotes by Nushrat Bharucha

Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that.

Quotes by Norman Vincent Peale

I write best in the morning, and I can only write for about half a day, that's about it.

Quotes by Norton Juster

I only keep books that I like very much. Otherwise I'd throw them out.

Quotes by Norman MacCaig

A modern democracy is a tyranny whose borders are undefined; one discovers how far one can go only by traveling in a straight line until one is stopped.

Norman Mailer

The view only changes for the lead dog.

Quotes by Norman O. Brown

Any task can be completed in only one-third more time than is currently estimated.

Quotes by Norman Ralph Augustine

For years, Jazz At The Philharmonic albums were the only ones of their kind.

Quotes by Norman Granz

I still get a lot of material but I find that as one gets older you get more fussy. You know you're going spend a year or a year and a half on this and you know there are only...

Quotes by Norman Jewison

Sex is not only the basis of life, it is the reason for life.

Quotes by Norman Lindsay

During the past three years spectacular progress has been made in increasing wheat, rice, and maize production in several of the most populous developing countries of southern Asia, where widespread famine appeared inevitable only five years ago.

Quotes by Norman Borlaug

Water covers about 70 percent of the Earth's surface. Of this total, only about 2.5 percent is fresh water, and most of this is frozen in the ice caps of Antarctica and Greenland, in soil moisture, or in deep aquifers...

Quotes by Norman Borlaug

The only security for the American people today, or for any people, is to be found through the control of force rather than the use of force.

Quotes by Norman Cousins

Progress imposes not only new possibilities for the future but new restrictions.

Quotes by Norbert Wiener

A handicap is only if you let it be a handicap.

Quotes by Norm Crosby

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.