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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.

Only if we accept the proposition that the state of Israel is the exclusive and legitimate representative of the Jewish people would a movement calling for divestment, sanctions and boycott against that state be understood as directed against the Jewish...

Quotes by Judith Butler

It can't possibly last for years and browsing has its limits. Only a certain amount is healthy or wise.

Quotes by Judith Krantz

There are only so many hilarious actors so when they cross-pollinate, people assume it's always the same actors and directors.

Quotes by Judd Apatow

My only obligation is to keep myself and other people guessing.

Quotes by Jude Law

Personally speaking there's only so long you can go from film to film to film. There's an inspiration an actor gets from the stage.

Quotes by Jude Law

The only film I ever made for money was something called 'Music From Another Room', which I really didn't like.

Quotes by Jude Law

Maduro has placed himself above the Constitution, but only the Venezuelan people can be above it.

Quotes by Juan Guaido

The only way you preserve pitching arms is throwing; that makes the arm stronger.

Quotes by Juan Marichal

Poetry can tell us about what's going on in our lives - not only our personal but our social and political lives.

Quotes by Juan Felipe Herrera

My exile was not only a physical one, motivated exclusively by political reasons; it was also a moral, social, ideological and sexual exile.

Quotes by Juan Goytisolo

I not only lived physically away from my native land, but the values and critical judgments of those closest to me became stranger and stranger.

Quotes by Juan Goytisolo

Misogyny not only for Joyce Banda but for women.

Quotes by Joyce Banda

It is not her body that he wants but it is only through her body that he can take possession of another human being, so he must labor upon her body, he must enter her body, to make his claim.

Quotes by Joyce Carol Oates

I have read on a Kindle. But the Kindle we had only worked for about eight months then it stopped working. You don't have to get books repaired.

Quotes by Joyce Carol Oates

But only God can make a tree.

Quotes by Joyce Kilmer

Not only did I avoid speaking of Salinger; I resisted thinking about him. I did not reread his letters to me. The experience had been too painful.

Quotes by Joyce Maynard

To share our stories is not only a worthwhile endeavor for the storyteller, but for those who hear our stories and feel less alone because of it.

Quotes by Joyce Maynard

Who says soul has only one colour?

Quotes by Joss Stone

I only watch TV when I go to hotels.

Quotes by Joss Stone

When I created Buffy, I wanted to create a female icon, but I also wanted to be very careful to surround her with men that not only have no problem with the idea of a female leader, but were in...

Quotes by Joss Whedon

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.