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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.

Only he shakes the heavens and from its treasures takes our the winds. He joins the waters and the clouds and produces the rain. He does all those things. Only he realizes miracles permanently.

Quotes by Michael Servetus

The true symbolism of every facet of 'Guernica' can only be guessed at, but we do know that it haunted Picasso.

Quotes by Michael Portillo

Only a genius can play a fool.

Quotes by Michael Rapaport

Dad was the only adult male I ever trusted.

Quotes by Michael Reagan

Any fool can say he is wise but only someone wise can admit he is a fool.

Quotes by Michael Reed

Samuel Marshak was one of the founders of modern Russian children's literature. Soviet children used to know his poems by heart, but only since glasnost have American editors shown any interest in issuing his poems here.

Quotes by Michael Patrick Hearn

Of course language manifests a belief only if we use its words with the implied acceptance of their appositeness.

Quotes by Michael Polanyi

In the book the relationship with Katharine and Almasy is sort of only in the patient's mind.

Quotes by Michael Ondaatje

I believe that the only alternative Israel has to save itself as a Jewish state - and let's be frank about that: the Jewish state is predicated on having a Jewish majority - the only way we can do that...

Quotes by Michael Oren

After completing a Delaware State education, they were afforded opportunities beyond anything they might have imagined - and they opened doors for themselves that surely would have remained closed if they only had a high school education.

Quotes by Michael N. Castle

The computer is your passport, not only to the future but to knowing what's going around you.

Quotes by Michael Nutter

After all, the past is our only real guide to the future, and historical analogies are instruments for distilling and organizing the past and converting it to a map by which we can navigate.

Quotes by Michael Mandelbaum

Great wars can only be fought by great powers.

Quotes by Michael Mandelbaum

Like Afghanistan before it, Iraq is only one theater in a regional war. We were attacked by a network of terrorist organizations supported by several countries, of whom the most important were Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Saudi Arabia.

Quotes by Michael Ledeen

And one thing about Mick Jagger is he keeps his eye very closely on not only where the dollars go but where the pennies go.

Quotes by Michael Lindsay-Hogg

There're only a few photographers I've ever felt really comfortable with.

Quotes by Michael Keaton

When you're struggling, especially mentally, it's only the team who can bring you out of that situation. It's not one or two players.

Quotes by Michael Laudrup

I think I only went to college because it was close to the karate school.

Quotes by Michael Israel

The only one who can beat me is me.

Quotes by Michael Johnson

Rivalries don't necessarily mean races being close at major championships. I had a rivalry with Butch Reynolds for many years. I won all the races, but Butch was the world record holder before I came into the sport, he was...

Quotes by Michael Johnson

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.