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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.

Competition is not only the basis of protection to the consumer, but is the incentive to progress.

Quotes by Herbert Hoover

If the law is upheld only by government officials, then all law is at an end.

Quotes by Herbert Hoover

There are only three ways to meet the unpaid bills of a nation. The first is taxation. The second is repudiation. The third is inflation.

Quotes by Herbert Hoover

The engineer performs many public functions from which he gets only philosophical satisfactions. Most people do not know it, but he is an economic and social force.

Quotes by Herbert Hoover

Self-government can succeed only through an instructed electorate.

Quotes by Herbert Hoover

My earliest realization of the stir of national life was the torch parade in the Garfield campaign. On that occasion, I was not only allowed out that night, but I saw the lamps being filled and lighted.

Quotes by Herbert Hoover

Only things the dreamers make live on. They are the eternal conquerors.

Quotes by Herbert Kaufman

Peace in Europe can only come through union in one economic system. The United States of Europe are overdue.

Quotes by Henry Williamson

Regeneration can come only through a change of heart in the individual.

Quotes by Henry Williamson

On an exhausted field, only weeds grow.

Quotes by Henryk Sienkiewicz

Day is like day as two beads in a rosary, unless changes of weather form the only variety.

Quotes by Henryk Sienkiewicz

To do the same thing over and over again is not only boredom: it is to be controlled by rather than to control what you do.

Quotes by Heraclitus

Although there was a point with the Tijuana Brass where we were playing for such huge crowds that I kind of lost contact. At one point, the only connection I had with the audience was with people out there lighting...

Quotes by Herb Alpert

I can only write about personal stuff, about my point of view.

Quotes by Henry Rollins

The Honda Center is a wonderful arena. And it's a great arena, not only for the NHL, but it would be a great arena for an NBA team.

Quotes by Henry Samueli

The benefits of science are not to be reckoned only in terms of the physical.

Quotes by Henry Taube

My own interest in basic aspects of electron transfer between metal complexes became active only after I came to the University of Chicago in 1946.

Quotes by Henry Taube

The evolutionary explanation for origins, although impossible either to prove or to test scientifically, is nevertheless defended by its proponents on the basis that it is the only explanation which is naturalistic, not involving the 'supernatural' element of a divine...

Quotes by Henry M. Morris

The city of London, within the walls, occupies a space of only 370 acres, and is but the hundred and fortieth part of the extent covered by the whole metropolis.

Quotes by Henry Mayhew

The only thing we never get enough of is love; and the only thing we never give enough of is love.

Quotes by Henry Miller

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.