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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.

I would only once have the opportunity to let my scientific career encompass a path from the double helix to the three billion steps of the human genome.

Quotes by James D. Watson

The only thing I'm running for is the state line.

Quotes by James Carville

We get real results only in proportion to the real values we give.

Quotes by James Cash Penney

I only want to put out the best for myself and my subscribers.

Quotes by James Charles

It was the desire to do the complete thing. I only took taking acting lessons because my whole thing, really, was to direct. But my first jobs were acting jobs.

Quotes by James Coburn

If venereal delight and the power of propagating the species were permitted only to the virtuous, it would make the world very good.

Quotes by James Boswell

It is like we are obliged to assume that the government is only doing what it says it is doing.

Quotes by James Bovard

Why is the King of Hearts the only one that hasn't a moustache?

Quotes by James Branch Cabell

The only limits are, as always, those of vision.

Quotes by James Broughton

A born poet knows in his cradle that a poetic life is the only life worth living.

Quotes by James Broughton

I'm kidding about having only a few dollars. I might have a few dollars more.

Quotes by James Brown

You only live once.

Quotes by James Brown

Behold the turtle. He makes progress only when he sticks his neck out.

Quotes by James Bryant Conant

Our country is not the only thing to which we owe our allegiance. It is also owed to justice and to humanity.

Quotes by James Bryce

Medicine, the only profession that labors incessantly to destroy the reason for its existence.

Quotes by James Bryce

Amazon deliberately provides cafeteria space for only a third of its employees, which encourages people to venture out of the office.

Quotes by James B. Stewart

When it comes to valuation, there's only one thing stock investors really care about, which is earnings.

Quotes by James B. Stewart

Mr. Trump had no political or military experience, the traditional routes to high political office. Virtually his only qualification was his business career, and a checkered one at that, considering his own brush with personal bankruptcy.

Quotes by James B. Stewart

There are no insoluble problems. Only time-consuming ones.

Quotes by James A. Michener

I have only one bit of advice to the beginning writer: Be sure your novel is read by Rodgers and Hammerstein.

Quotes by James A. Michener

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.