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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.

The only times I'm not relaxed are when I haven't got a project on the go.

Quotes by Iain Sinclair

It's only the giving that makes you what you are.

Quotes by Ian Anderson

Language is not only the vehicle of thought, it is a great and efficient instrument in thinking.

Quotes by Humphry Davy

Of all the men that have run for president in the twentieth century, only George McGovern truly understood what a monument America could be to the human race.

Quotes by Hunter S. Thompson

The only difference between the sane and the insane is that the sane have the power to lock up the insane.

Quotes by Hunter S. Thompson

The only problem with the way they do my character is that they have her get redeemed too early.

Quotes by Hunter Tylo

Walnuts have a shell, and they have a kernel. Religions are the same. They have an essence, but then they have a protective coating. This is not the only way to put it. But it's my way. So the kernels...

Quotes by Huston Smith

In my town, I had only one adult American male role model: my father. I grew up taking it for granted that missionaries were what American boys grew up to be.

Quotes by Huston Smith

The U.S. only has 20 billion barrels of oil in reserve. It seems as though there is no more oil around. Venezuela has 300 billion barrels of oil in reserves. Iraq has, like, 150 billion barrels of oil. Iran, close...

Quotes by Hugo Chavez

It's only human to have a few doubts whether to play or not.

Quotes by Hugo Lloris

I started out with a tennis racquet. Later, during one of the breaks we got from tennis, I started playing football with my friends. I was only five years old.

Quotes by Hugo Lloris

Throughout the whole team, you have important players, but the main thing is the collective. It is the only way to get trophies.

Quotes by Hugo Lloris

The only thing you owe the public is a good performance.

Quotes by Humphrey Bogart

I couldn't imagine what Fox thought they were doing, contemplating such a jagged protagonist for a prime-time drama. I only knew that I wanted the role very much.

Quotes by Hugh Laurie

Problems are only opportunities with thorns on them.

Quotes by Hugh Miller

I must act now without knowing the results. Thus, I give my actions their only possible meaning for me.

Quotes by Hugh Prather

My only sure reward is in my actions, not from them.

Quotes by Hugh Prather

It is only in helping someone else to awake that I awake.

Quotes by Hugh Prather

There are a lot of things that have to be considered in National. The military aspect of it is only one of them. I'm confident that President Bush will have all of those things laid out for him before he...

Quotes by Hugh Shelton

I feel very confident that Americans flying in the air are safe and that only under the most dire of circumstances would our pilots ever even request permission to do that.

Quotes by Hugh Shelton

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.