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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.

Acceptance is the only thing you should teach. Be it Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Dalit, you must inculcate acceptance, not tolerance.

Quotes by Kamal Haasan

What is most amusing and can happen only in India is that the most posh and big households that I've seen in Mumbai, the 'big city', will have their balconies and windows festooned with rows of baniyans and tauliyas hanging...

Quotes by Kailash Kher

I have come here only to share the voices and dreams of our children - because they are all our children.

Quotes by Kailash Satyarthi

I would like to be an actress in Hollywood and win an Oscar. The only difference is my height.

Quotes by Jyoti Amge

The life of an actor is very hard irrespective of the continent you are in. It is doubly hard when you are only eligible for minority roles.

Quotes by Kabir Bedi

Human fallibility recognised, God's sovereignty trusted; these are also the only stable foundations for human beings in society.

Quotes by Justin Welby

The scenarios of biological or chemical warfare painted in detail by the American media during the months after September 11 only betray the inability of the government to determine the magnitude of the danger.

Quotes by Jurgen Habermas

Some of those drawn into the holy war had been secular nationalists only a few years before. If one looks at the biographies of these people, remarkable continuities are revealed.

Quotes by Jurgen Habermas

Since the intervention in Afghanistan, we suddenly began to notice when, in political discussions, we found ourselves only among Europeans or Israelis.

Quotes by Jurgen Habermas

I have only one understanding of development and of making success, and that's by going step by step.

Quotes by Jurgen Klopp

The only thing I can say is that I like people; I like human beings with their faults and with their strengths.

Quotes by Jurgen Klopp

Some of the greatest films and television have only been seen by the people that make them. And some of the greatest music is only heard by the people who make it.

Quotes by Jussie Smollett

Only two journalists followed the team around.

Quotes by Just Fontaine

A judgment pronounced in accordance with the facts can therefore assign to it an historical place only within that movement of reformation which was brought to a victorious issue by King Josiah.

Quotes by Julius Wellhausen

It is only in the case of the Priestly Code that opinions differ widely; for it tries hard to imitate the costume of the Mosaic period, and, with whatever success, to disguise its own.

Quotes by Julius Wellhausen

To my thinking, this: - that the Priestly Code rests upon the result which is only the aim of Deuteronomy.

Quotes by Julius Wellhausen

In the garden of our house, when I was three. My brothers and I had a jumping wall. I remember it as enormously high, but it was probably only about a foot and a half.

Quotes by Juliet Stevenson

Only by living absurdly is it possible to break out of this infinite absurdity.

Quotes by Julio Cortazar

All leaders share something in common. They feel they are the only ones who can do the job.

Quotes by Julie Nixon Eisenhower

Sports not only build better athletes but also better people.

Quotes by Julie Foudy

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.