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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.

Everything will change. The only question is growing up or decaying.

Quotes by Nikki Giovanni

We love because it's the only true adventure.

Quotes by Nikki Giovanni

The public likes to think that women only care about contraception.

Quotes by Nikki Haley

The frenzy of the little-girl culture is something very unique, and I can only say that because I was one. The obsession - I can't really explain it. Everything is heightened to the maximum.

Quotes by Nikki Reed

The first beauty product most Dutchies get is Max Factor mascara. But a lot of people here still only buy mascara and a little lip gloss.

Quotes by NikkieTutorials

Cosmetic surgery - it's boring and expensive, and the only thing it could do is give me another face.

Quotes by Niki Lauda

We say the name of God, but that is only habit.

Quotes by Nikita Khrushchev

Technology has advanced more in the last thirty years than in the previous two thousand. The exponential increase in advancement will only continue.

Quotes by Niels Bohr

When it comes to atoms, language can be used only as in poetry. The poet, too, is not nearly so concerned with describing facts as with creating images.

Quotes by Niels Bohr

In England we only make films about the working class or the aristocracy.

Quotes by Nigel Cole

But there's certainly only one thing I could never agree with George Galloway on. He's a teetotaller and wants to close all the bars in the House of Commons. That is just not on.

Quotes by Nigel Farage

I made a rule for myself that the only television things I would do would be my own stories.

Quotes by Nigel Kneale

The successful conduct of economic policy is possible only if there is - and is seen to be - full agreement between the Prime Minister and the Chancellor of the Exchequer.

Quotes by Nigel Lawson

How come there's only one Monopolies Commission?

Quotes by Nigel Rees

I was only in LA for two weeks when I got that job. And I didn't work again for two years.

Quotes by Nicole Sullivan

It's a Cyprus of misery and soup kitchens and a state which cannot meet basic obligations. It can only cause me grief.

Quotes by Nicos Anastasiades

I only wish I had more time for fund raising.

Quotes by Nido Qubein

When you cast, you can't cast only visually; you have to cast emotionally, too.

Quotes by Niels Arden Oplev

Because I was an only child, I lived in a very grown-up world.

Quotes by Nicole Fosse

The only thing that stops God from sending another flood is that the first one was useless.

Quotes by Nicolas Chamfort

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.