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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.

There were no clippings of Ambedkar. The only thing I had was a two-and-a-half minute film which I saw countless times. Nobody knows how he walked, how he spoke, or how he behaved. I had to conceive all those things...

Quotes by Mammootty

An original is a creation motivated by desire. Any reproduction of an originals motivated be necessity. It is marvelous that we are the only species that creates gratuitous forms. To create is divine, to reproduce is human.

Quotes by Man Ray

A creator needs only one enthusiast to justify him.

Quotes by Man Ray

I like to razz the Trekkies a little bit. Who doesn't? It's trainspotting, isn't it? But they are very well-meaning, actually. I've done a couple of Star Trek conventions, and they've only been really welcoming.

Quotes by Malcolm McDowell

He was not only a bore; he bored for England.

Quotes by Malcolm Muggeridge

There is no such thing as darkness; only a failure to see.

Quotes by Malcolm Muggeridge

Sex is the mysticism of materialism and the only possible religion in a materialistic society.

Quotes by Malcolm Muggeridge

If I were to try to describe the way in which I write, the only word I would use without qualification is 'slowly.'

Quotes by Mal Peet

Transient bodies are only subject to destruction through their substance and not through their form, nor can the essence of their form be destroyed; in this respect, they are permanent.

Quotes by Maimonides

Sweden is a small country, and a Swedish writer can barely make a living as an author. We were able to quit our jobs as journalists only after we had been translated into, among others, German.

Quotes by Maj Sjowall

Even if gas prices fall, consumers will continue to be gouged at the pump the only thing that we can be sure rises faster that the price of gasoline is the skyrocketing profits of oil companies.

Quotes by Major Owens

Against barbarity, poetry can resist only by confirming its attachment to human fragility like a blade of grass growing on a wall while armies march by.

Quotes by Mahmoud Darwish

We do not need to proselytise either by our speech or by our writing. We can only do so really with our lives. Let our lives be open books for all to study.

Mahatma Gandhi

I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent.

Mahatma Gandhi

The only tyrant I accept in this world is the still voice within.

Mahatma Gandhi

The most important principle of environment is that you are not the only element.

Quotes by Mahavira

Once I finish shooting, I head straight home and spend time with my family. It's only when I have to promote my films that I make public appearances.

Quotes by Mahesh Babu

Men like Sunil Dutt should not be mourned, only envied for their greatness.

Quotes by Mahesh Bhatt

A person doesn't only give money to watch a film: he also gives his time.

Quotes by Mahesh Bhatt

I have only an appetite for masochistic truth, and only box-office collection figures interest me.

Quotes by Mahesh Bhatt

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.