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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.

Several professional athletes have wrongly taught many young Americans by example that the only way to succeed in sports is to take steroids.

Quotes by Jim Sensenbrenner

I set out very calculatedly to become known. The only thing I maybe miscalculated was how easy it would be.

Quotes by Jim Valvano

So when the only domestic social policy is tax cuts that mostly benefit the wealthiest Americans, we say, 'Where is faith being put into action here?'

Quotes by Jim Wallis

I think that the only goals that we try to set for ourselves is to evolve musically.

Quotes by Jim Root

I can't change history but only learn from it.

Quotes by Jim Ross

'Absolute Water' converts sewage water into water which can be even consumed - if only one can get rid of the taboo of drinking sewage water, which they do in many parts of the world!

Quotes by Jim Sarbh

I have a car, but I don't use it very much - only when I go for my shoots - so the carbon footprint is tiny.

Quotes by Jim Sarbh

Near-term deficits are temporary and manageable if - and only if - we keep spending in check, the tax burden low and the economy growing.

Quotes by Jim Nussle

There's only one cure for what's wrong with all of us pitchers, and that's to take a year off. Then, after you've gone a year without throwing, quit altogether.

Quotes by Jim Palmer

In television there are only about 12 people who do what I do.

Quotes by Jim Lehrer

Time only has value when it intersects with energy.

Quotes by Jim Loehr

I was only a hero by default. The flights were few and far between. There weren't that many astronauts. The moon flights were so interesting and exciting.

Quotes by Jim Lovell

The only difference between a pigeon and the American farmer today is that a pigeon can still make a deposit on a John Deere.

Quotes by Jim Hightower

When I entered politics, I took the only downward turn you could take from journalism.

Quotes by Jim Hightower

Further, not only the United States, but the French, British, Germans and the United Nations all thought Hussein possessed weapons of mass destruction before the United States intervened.

Quotes by Jim Gerlach

Not only is Rip Hamilton an outstanding basketball player, he is also known for giving back to his community.

Quotes by Jim Gerlach

WhatsApp only wanted to focus on how current users were engaging with the product. Like how they did not use advertising and kept the experience uncluttered.

Quotes by Jim Goetz

My only agenda is to bring attention to otherwise ignored and shunned lives.

Quotes by Jim Goldberg

Cities and regions change. It doesn't happen overnight, but diversifying your economy is the only real route.

Quotes by Jim Gray

I am not - thank heavens - one of those 'driven' writers who spend a fortnight buckled with empty fright over an untouched page only to wake at two in the morning feverish with paragraphs.

Quotes by Jim Crace

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.