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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.

It's only natural that the heavy users help contribute to the investment to keep the Web healthy. That is the most important concept of net neutrality.

Quotes by Lowell McAdam

I only have three scenes and each is a turn and she gets progressively drunker. It's all terribly funny and its main challenge is that it's so far away from what I usually do.

Quotes by Louise Jameson

A carrier with a venereal disease can have many partners, but only those whose mental and physical immune systems are weak will be susceptible to it.

Quotes by Louise L. Hay

I've been very transparent with reporters, but they only want to print mean stuff.

Quotes by Louise Linton

To be honest, the only thing I ever really wanted to be was a writer - since I read 'Charlotte's Web' as a child.

Quotes by Louise Penny

My court was divided between peace and war according to their various interests, but I considered only their reasons.

Quotes by Louis XIV

I couldn't speak English. I'm in kindergarten, and the only reason I got through to first grade is because I cheated.

Quotes by Louis Zamperini

Experience is a dim lamp, which only lights the one who bears it.

Quotes by Louis-Ferdinand Celine

To philosophize is only another way of being afraid and leads hardly anywhere but to cowardly make-believe.

Quotes by Louis-Ferdinand Celine

There are no such things as applied sciences, only applications of science.

Quotes by Louis Pasteur

Watch the turtle. He only moves forward by sticking his neck out.

Quotes by Louis V. Gerstner, Jr.

I back all of my players, not only Wayne Rooney.

Quotes by Louis van Gaal

It's presumptuous for us to think we are the only beings in the cosmos.

Quotes by Louis Gossett, Jr.

The rules or 'laws' of poetry are only tentative devices, an approximate scheme. There is no Sinaitic recipe for poetry, for the individual poem is the norm.

Quotes by Louis MacNeice

Before I joined the BBC I was, like most of the intelligentsia, prejudiced not only against that institution but against broadcasting in general.

Quotes by Louis MacNeice

Optimization tells us precisely how to diversify the portfolio, whether I should have 12% in semiconductors or 4% in biotech, etc., and it literally tells me how to diversify not only the industry groups but the stocks.

Quotes by Louis Navellier

The only pitch I have to movie people is the same as this one: Just give me $8 million. I'm not telling you what it's about and I'm not telling you who's in it.

Quotes by Louis C. K.

Let no American imagine that Zionism is inconsistent with patriotism. Multiple loyalties are objectionable only if they are inconsistent.

Quotes by Louis D. Brandeis

For X-rays, the phenomenon of diffraction by crystals was a natural consequence of the idea that X-rays are waves analogous to light and differ from it only by having a smaller wavelength.

Quotes by Louis de Broglie

We realize that Judaism as a faith can survive only in an atmosphere of general faith.

Quotes by Louis Finkelstein

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.