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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.

You only get back what you are prepared to put in.

Quotes by Hirokazu Kore-eda

It wasn't a conscious decision to pick only positive roles. Things just fell into place.

Quotes by Hiten Tejwani

Germany can generally only pay if the Corridor and Upper Silesia will be handed back to Germany from Polish possession, and if besides somewhere on the earth colonial territory will be made available to Germany.

Quotes by Hjalmar Schacht

I only follow one party: the Vietnamese party.

Quotes by Ho Chi Minh

There is no sense in owning the copyright unless you are going to use it. I don't think anyone wants to hold all of this stuff in a vault and not let anybody have it. It's only worth something once...

Quotes by Hilary Rosen

Hima is Hima only. I haven't changed.

Quotes by Hima Das

My only aim is to clock a time that everyone remembers.

Quotes by Hima Das

I only think of my practice and running as fast as I can.

Quotes by Hima Das

That's probably the only thing I am afraid of: time.

Quotes by Hima Das

When there's training, I will focus only on training.

Quotes by Hima Das

Now my complaint is there are only 18 hours to work in a day.

Quotes by Heston Blumenthal

Therefore, if one were to consider that there was virtually no possibility of success through the US-Japan negotiations, the military and economic pressures would only force Japan into further crisis if time were allowed to pass in vain.

Quotes by Hideki Tojo

To be honest, I'm really not interested on how I'm viewed as. The only thing I'm interested in is to keep creating something special. Whether that something is synonymous to me or not is really none of my concern.

Quotes by Hidetaka Miyazaki

I'm not one to restrict the potential that 'Dark Souls' has by insisting that only I can work on the titles.

Quotes by Hidetaka Miyazaki

Imagination only comes when you privilege the subconscious, when you make delay and procrastination work for you.

Quotes by Hilary Mantel

I dislike pastiche; it attracts attention to the language only.

Quotes by Hilary Mantel

Sometimes I fantasize that all my furniture has been destroyed in a cataclysm, and I have to start again with only the stationery catalogue. My entire house would become an office, which would be an overt recognition of the existing...

Quotes by Hilary Mantel

Only the ideas that we really live have any value.

Quotes by Hermann Hesse

We Spaniards know a sickness of the heart that only gold can cure.

Quotes by Hernan Cortes

If you train hard, you'll not only be hard, you'll be hard to beat.

Quotes by Herschel Walker

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.