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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.

If man is only a little lower than the angels, the angels should reform.

Quotes by Mary Wilson Little

Politeness is only one half good manners and the other half good lying.

Quotes by Mary Wilson Little

Virtue can only flourish among equals.

Quotes by Mary Wollstonecraft

I do have faith. I don't have faith that a God exists, nor do I have faith that one does not; I have absolute faith that I do not know, cannot know, am only human, am an infinitesimal creature packed...

Quotes by Marya Hornbacher

In our society those who are in reality superior in intelligence can be accepted by their fellows only if they pretend they are not.

Quotes by Marya Mannes

The broader the topic, the easier it is, not only to fill a book, but to set the bar pretty high for really great stuff.

Quotes by Mary Roach

What terrified me will terrify others; and I need only describe the spectre which had haunted my midnight pillow.

Mary Shelley

On the other hand, there are only so many people who really knew how she was exactly, like what did her accent sound like, and the fact that she developed profound deafness when she was first running the Harriet Lane.

Quotes by Mary Stuart Masterson

The past is only the present become invisible and mute; and because it is invisible and mute, its memorized glances and its murmurs are infinitely precious. We are tomorrow's past.

Quotes by Mary Webb

I found out only recently that we were making an index of enemy code signs.

Quotes by Mary Wesley

There's only one thing I never did and wish I had done: climbed over a fence.

Quotes by Mary of Teck

Adolescence is when girls experience social pressure to put aside their authentic selves and to display only a small portion of their gifts.

Quotes by Mary Pipher

Only ugliness is obscene.

Quotes by Mary Quant

People only see permissiveness in the sense of having more.

Quotes by Mary Quant

It is grievous to read the papers in most respects, I agree. More and more I skim the headlines only, for one can be sure what is carried beneath them quite automatically, if one has long been a reader of...

Quotes by Mary Ritter Beard

It's only very recently that women have succeeded in entering those professions which, as Muses, they typified for the Greeks.

Quotes by Mary Ritter Beard

The last thing I would want to do is to create the impression that sectarianism came from only one side of the community.

Quotes by Mary McAleese

The audiobooks I buy are never first-time reads - only rereadings of books I know well that I find intoxicating.

Quotes by Mary Karr

Although I married a sports-loving jock, I myself am not only not athletic, I am acutely, completely uncoordinated.

Quotes by Mary Kay Andrews

People are definitely a company's greatest asset. It doesn't make any difference whether the product is cars or cosmetics. A company is only as good as the people it keeps.

Quotes by Mary Kay Ash

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.