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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.

Jews have God's promise and if we Christians have it, too, then it is only as those chosen with them, as guests in their house, that we are new wood grafted onto their tree.

Quotes by Karl Barth

Elementary considerations led me to the conclusion that a medium, composed of layers of different dielectric constants, must behave as a uniaxial crystal if it is assumed that the layer thicknesses are only a fraction of a wave-length.

Quotes by Karl Ferdinand Braun

When a man is treated like a beast, he says, 'After all, I'm human.' When he behaves like a beast, he says 'After all, I'm only human.'

Quotes by Karl Kraus

Fortunately analysis is not the only way to resolve inner conflicts. Life itself still remains a very effective therapist.

Quotes by Karen Horney

I assume that we are all limited by our own brains and experiences and can only understand other people and other creatures through a kind of translation that brings them closer to us.

Quotes by Karen Joy Fowler

In the world of classical ballet there are only a handful of story ballets, so getting a new one is cause for excitement.

Quotes by Karen Kain

I will only speak off the record about Debra Winger.

Quotes by Karel Reisz

The only technical difference you will find is, if you are keeping goal as a male, they will play a bit further out, but set positions are the same, and techniques are constantly evolving.

Quotes by Karen Bardsley

I don't believe in evil, I believe only in horror. In nature there is no evil, only an abundance of horror: the plagues and the blights and the ants and the maggots.

Quotes by Karen Blixen

Just playing with the lads in school, really, and having a kick around, and I ended up at a Sunday club just for girls, and there was only about 15- 20 girls there, and I just moved on to a...

Quotes by Karen Carney

The optimal use of natural resources can be made only if there is a well-thought-out policy framework for their exploitation towards a particular end use.

Quotes by Kapil Sibal

I grew up as the only child, and we did not have a large family. So for me and my mother, our friends tend to become our family.

Quotes by Karan Johar

I think there are only two kinds of heroes: the flamboyant ones and the angry-yet-silent types. Every character on TV falls into either category.

Quotes by Karan Singh Grover

I tell kids to pursue their basketball dreams, but I tell them to not let that be their only dream.

Quotes by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I don't take success and failure seriously. The only thing I do seriously is march forward. If I fall, I get up and march again.

Quotes by Kareena Kapoor Khan

When we see sexist and racist behavior, the only way to change that is also to point it out and make it clear that it's not okay.

Quotes by Kameron Hurley

I've only chosen films that offered me something concrete, even if it is less than what I get to do in the South.

Quotes by Kajal Aggarwal

I can only be inspired if I'm working with people that I really respect.

Quotes by Kali Uchis

Once I got married, I was only invited to the things that Anurag was invited to. People would say, 'Call Anurag's wife.' They wouldn't say, 'call Kalki' or 'call Kalki's husband.'

Quotes by Kalki Koechlin

It's only that we live in a patriarchal society, and therefore, the word 'feminism' has to be used as a counter to patriarchy. But feminism is about being equal. The word used should be 'equalist,' as it is about all...

Quotes by Kalki Koechlin

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.