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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.

Sometimes, instead of purchasing a commodity out and out, people want to buy only the use of it, for a longer or shorter period. The price paid for such temporary use is commonly called hire.

Quotes by John Buchanan Robinson

At present, financial crises occur, chiefly because the paper currency is redeemable in gold only.

Quotes by John Buchanan Robinson

The bird of paradise alights only upon the hand that does not grasp.

Quotes by John Berry

Listen, you only tease the ones you love.

Quotes by John Boehner

Everybody pursues their national interests. The only one who gets blamed for it is the United States.

Quotes by John Bolton

I want to make sure that, not only in the Republican Party but in the body politic as a whole, people are aware of threats that remain to the United States.

Quotes by John Bolton

Drumming was the only thing I was ever good at.

Quotes by John Bonham

I only storyboard scenes that require special effects, where it is necessary to communicate through pictures.

Quotes by John Boorman

As we have seen, the wireless and the airplane have made the world so small and nations so dependent on each other that the only alternative to war is the United States of the World.

Quotes by John Boyd Orr

When the Industrial Revolution of the nineteenth century brought a rapid increase in wealth, the demand of workers for a fair share of the wealth they were creating was conceded only after riots and strikes.

Quotes by John Boyd Orr

You only can live on adrenaline for so long; one thing is for sure, it doesn't pay the bills.

Quotes by John Barrow

You can only be as good as you dare to be bad.

Quotes by John Barrymore

The community of poets I belong to is not as close as it used to be, if only for the fact that our lives have become busier: jobs, children, and the like.

Quotes by John Barton

Who is the ideal reader? God only knows.

Quotes by John Barton

In a recent decision of the Supreme Court, not made, however, by the full court, and concurred in by only four justices, it was held that the seller of a patented mimeograph could bind the purchaser to use only his...

Quotes by John Bates Clark

The only thing Google has failed to do, so far, is fail.

Quotes by John Battelle

If you only take offense when the president of your party is compared to Hitler, then you're part of the problem.

Quotes by John Avlon

After this urgent protest against entering into battle at Gettysburg according to instructions - which protest is the first and only one I ever made during my entire military career - I ordered my line to advance and make the...

Quotes by John B. Hood

It is my supposition that the Universe in not only queerer than we imagine, is queerer than we can imagine.

Quotes by John B. S. Haldane

My own suspicion is that the universe is not only queerer than we suppose, but queerer than we can suppose.

Quotes by John B. S. Haldane

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.