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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.

Your inner knowing is your only true compass.

Quotes by Joy Page

And now, without having wearied my friends, I hope, with detailed scientific accounts, theories, or deductions, I will only say that I have endeavoured to tell just the story of the adventure itself.

Quotes by Joshua Slocum

The other aspect of idealism is the one which gives us our notion of the absolute Self. To it the first is only preparatory. This second aspect is the one which from Kant, until the present time, has formed the...

Quotes by Josiah Royce

No consensus of men can make an error erroneous. We can only find or commit an error, not create it. When we commit an error, we say what was an error already.

Quotes by Josiah Royce

Our fifty principal cities contain 39.3 per cent of our entire German population, and 45.8 per cent of the Irish. Our ten larger cities only nine per cent of the entire population, but 23 per cent of the foreign.

Quotes by Josiah Strong

We have seen... that, although England is by far the richest nation of Europe, we have already outstripped her in the race after wealth, and we have only begun the development of our vast resources.

Quotes by Josiah Strong

The necessity of every one paying in his own labor for what he consumes, affords the only legitimate and effectual check to excessive luxury, which has so often ruined individuals, states and empires; and which has now brought almost universal...

Quotes by Josiah Warren

If I only dated actresses, I'd be a very lonely man.

Quotes by Joshua Jackson

When you're working on a television series, you only get a very short off-season. The scheduling of TV is relentless.

Quotes by Joshua Jackson

I only eat spicy food.

Quotes by Joshua Ledet

A lot of shows, things will just simmer and simmer and maybe never explode into the open, or only risk exploding into the open when it's clear that the series has gotten to its endgame. So I'm always impressed -...

Quotes by Joshua Malina

It is but a poor eloquence which only shows that the orator can talk.

Quotes by Joshua Reynolds

Metaphors, similes, puns - all manner of metonymy - I'm interested in language that cannot be parsed by a machine - language that can only be understood through acculturation.

Quotes by Joshua Cohen

No matter how devastating our struggles, disappointments, and troubles are, they are only temporary.

Quotes by Josh McDowell

Well, I love Pink Floyd, so I wouldn't be offended by it. I only intentionally robbed them three or four times.

Quotes by Josh Silver

Ultimately, words are only words, and its only the music that stands by itself.

Quotes by Josh Homme

I don't believe we're only motivated by our own self-interests. Often out of crisis comes this enormous wellspring of generosity and motivation.

Quotes by Josh Fox

Cleveland was the only visit I made. I had a good feeling they were going to draft me, but I was still shocked when they jumped up to the second round.

Quotes by Josh Gordon

I was the only Jew who'd ever been elected, and I don't know when there'll be another.

Quotes by Joseph Wapner

There is no such thing as a dangerous woman; there are only susceptible men.

Quotes by Joseph Wood Krutch

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.