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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're so marriage-obsessed, we think that only married people are families.

Quotes by Hanna Rosin

There is no 'natural' order, only the way things are.

Quotes by Hanna Rosin

War has become a luxury that only small nations can afford.

Quotes by Hannah Arendt

Total loyalty is possible only when fidelity is emptied of all concrete content, from which changes of mind might naturally arise.

Quotes by Hannah Arendt

Only the mob and the elite can be attracted by the momentum of totalitarianism itself. The masses have to be won by propaganda.

Quotes by Hannah Arendt

On average, the higher the novelty score a film had, the better it did at the box office. But only up to a point. Push past that novelty threshold, and there's a precipice; the revenue earned by a film fell...

Quotes by Hannah Fry

Life will be interesting only when there is an element of surprise in it.

Quotes by Hamsalekha

Love from one being to another can only be that two solitudes come nearer, recognize and protect and comfort each other.

Quotes by Han Suyin

I hope the English-speaking world can see that I'm not only an Israeli actress.

Quotes by Hani Furstenberg

To strip a man of all loyalties but those to the state, makes him not only a worm but a monster, without a shred of humanity.

Quotes by Haniel Long

You can only milk a cow so long, then you're left holding the pail.

Quotes by Hank Aaron

The pitcher has got only a ball. I've got a bat. So the percentage in weapons is in my favor and I let the fellow with the ball do the fretting.

Quotes by Hank Aaron

I've done literally 100, 150 different characters. Some of them have only appeared for a line or three. But the point is, every sound I can make has been harvested.

Quotes by Hank Azaria

For us Icelanders, the Sagas are like the Bible, only much better.

Quotes by Hallgrimur Helgason

Buzz and the right publicist are not only important but crucial in show business.

Quotes by Halston

In a sense there is no 'opposition' in Bahrain, as the phrase implies one unified block with the same views. Such a phrase is not in our constitution, unlike say the United Kingdom. We only have people with different views...

Quotes by Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa

We are a constitutional monarchy. I don't order laws, I propose them. Article 35 of our constitution states that the king can only refuse a law of parliament once, then he has to sign it - if the same law...

Quotes by Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa

There are no 'political prisoners' as such in Bahrain. People are not arrested because they express their views, we only have criminals.

Quotes by Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa

In my district, I know we have thousands of little creeks and streams, some of which only fill up when it rains. Nationwide, they're in the tens of thousands.

Quotes by Hal Rogers

I have a record as governor. I have a record of cutting spending. And I talked yesterday not only about we ought to cut spending, I talked about how we've cut spending in Mississippi and how if you did the...

Quotes by Haley Barbour

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.