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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.

We talk about theatre museums filled with old costumes and things. What we also need is a theatre museum of the old routines on videotape. We are only the custodians of those techniques, and they should be preserved.

Quotes by Jim Dale

There is no spray can called 'Instant Stardom', only talent can keep you at the top.

Quotes by Jim Dale

You cannot learn anything from success, you only learn from failure.

Quotes by Jim Dale

I believed the only thing that could turn around this government spending and mounting debt would be if the people rose up.

Quotes by Jim DeMint

Republicans are the only one who can carry the banner of what I think millions of Americans are saying.

Quotes by Jim DeMint

The figure is still the only thing I have faith in in terms of how much emotion it's charged with and how much subject matter is there.

Quotes by Jim Dine

When I started in '54, it was only one track on a quarter-inch machine. We didn't have recording studios much around the country; we went into the radio stations and recorded our records.

Quotes by Jim Ed Brown

Because we only feed in the United States less than 1 per cent of the meals, most of them are eaten elsewhere. Most meals are eaten at home. So to make McDonald's the target is not going to solve the...

Quotes by Jim Cantalupo

I'm just like you, only I'm different because I'm me.

Quotes by Jim Coleman

We are scheduled to meet this year fewer days than any Congress since at least 1948. And that is even before I was born. So far, we are in the 123rd day of this year, and yet we have only...

Quotes by Jim Cooper

Take the veto. Bush is the first president since James Garfield in 1881 not to veto a single bill. Garfield only had six months in office; Bush has had over four years.

Quotes by Jim Cooper

The President's budget pays for only six months of the war in Iraq and completely overlooks the transition costs of Social Security reform. The Administration always lied about the cost of the Medicare drug bill.

Quotes by Jim Cooper

In the book of Colossians, it talks about that because of what Christ did, we are pure. We are without judgment on ourselves. And only through him can we do something like this.

Quotes by Jim Bakker

Donald Trump is about the rise of right-wing extremism, not only in this country, but in Europe.

Quotes by Jill Stein

Ultimately, we actually all belong to only one tribe, to Earthlings.

Quotes by Jill Tarter

Life has evolved to thrive in environments that are extreme only by our limited human standards: in the boiling battery acid of Yellowstone hot springs, in the cracks of permanent ice sheets, in the cooling waters of nuclear reactors, miles...

Quotes by Jill Tarter

I only eat healthy food, and I only want healthy love!

Quotes by Jillian Michaels

And I would really like to be a grandmother, but only when Felix or Emily meet the right person and are ready.

Quotes by Jilly Cooper

We can't have Trump supporters only trust what comes out of conservative news media and vice versa.

Quotes by Jim Acosta

History is only written from what remains.

Quotes by Jill Lepore

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.