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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.

There's only one thing money won't buy, and that is poverty.

Quotes by Joe E. Lewis

You are only young once, and if you work it right, once is enough.

Quotes by Joe E. Lewis

Foreign policy is like human relations, only people know less about each other.

Quotes by Joe Biden

I think the only thing I would've ever been any good at was probably being a pub landlord. I've thought of that a couple of times.

Quotes by Joe Cocker

We named the book 'Extreme Ownership' because we really found that when we looked at not only at leaders but at teams that were the most successful, we found that the ones that had this attitude of extreme ownership were...

Quotes by Jocko Willink

I don't exactly set out to only play creepy characters, it's just that a lot of those roles come my way.

Quotes by Jodelle Ferland

The only way to improve is to set yourself harder goals.

Quotes by Joanne Whalley

It was my first scene in any movie and my only scene in Kramer vs. Kramer. I was petrified.

Quotes by JoBeth Williams

I had kids make fun of me because not only was I blonde but also Polish.

Quotes by Joanna Krupa

The only thing that keeps me in Miami is my husband.

Quotes by Joanna Krupa

We met and married when both of us knew exactly what our jobs were. He was only 32, but he'd been all over the place. I'd been working on films and television shows all over the world.

Quotes by Joanna Lumley

Minority art, vernacular art, is marginal art. Only on the margins does growth occur.

Quotes by Joanna Russ

Only because The Runaways were my baby and there's no reason to get it back together except to totally have fun. If that's not the goal, then I don't want to do it.

Quotes by Joan Jett

The mers were also designed to reproduce only at long intervals, in order to maintain the natural balance of the environment in which they were placed.

Quotes by Joan D. Vinge

Was it only by dreaming or writing that I could find out what I thought?

Quotes by Joan Didion

I was a really bad taxi driver. I only collided twice but it was one time too much.

Quotes by Jo Nesbo

The only thing that's been a worse flop than the organization of non-violence has been the organization of violence.

Quotes by Joan Baez

Nonviolence is a flop. The only bigger flop is violence.

Quotes by Joan Baez

You don't get to choose how you're going to die, or when. You can only decide how you're going to live. Now.

Quotes by Joan Baez

If only Vivien Leigh had stayed in England, that part would have been mine.

Quotes by Joan Bennett

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.