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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.

When I came into the Perry family, it was just kind of one of those deals where they were the only family I had.

Quotes by Marcus Luttrell

I think the only thing that I really haven't done much in, and I haven't felt too attracted to, is romantic comedies.

Quotes by Marco Beltrami

Remember, restaurateurs are only shopkeepers; that's all we are. It's no different from the supermarket down the road.

Quotes by Marco Pierre White

Honor is like a match, you can only use it once.

Quotes by Marcel Pagnol

The only paradise is paradise lost.

Quotes by Marcel Proust

If only for the sake of elegance, I try to remain morally pure.

Quotes by Marcel Proust

We are healed from suffering only by experiencing it to the full.

Quotes by Marcel Proust

The bonds that unite another person to our self exist only in our mind.

Quotes by Marcel Proust

Only through art can we emerge from ourselves and know what another person sees.

Quotes by Marcel Proust

The only real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.

Quotes by Marcel Proust

Eating without conversation is only stoking.

Quotes by Marcelene Cox

The United States is the only advanced country that permits the pharmaceutical industry to charge exactly what the market will bear, whatever it wants.

Quotes by Marcia Angell

We need to tell the American public the truth. We need to let them know they're not the only ones struggling.

Quotes by Marcia Fudge

When you have a system that increases border security funding by about 300 percent, and it only increases funding for immigration courts by 70 percent, you have a disaster.

Quotes by Marc Veasey

It is difficult for me to accept that I only sit on the bench in the league.

Quotes by Marc-Andre ter Stegen

Art doesn't interest me. Only artists interest me.

Quotes by Marcel Duchamp

I think that standup has always been an acquired taste and there was always only a handful of performers that were really inspired.

Quotes by Marc Maron

Only love interests me, and I am only in contact with things that revolve around love.

Quotes by Marc Chagall

I am surprised with the reelection of Mr. Obama. The S&P is only down, like, 30 points. I would have thought that the market on his reelection should be down at least 50%.

Quotes by Marc Faber

I only understand realism.

Quotes by Manuel Puig

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.