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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.

And the buying of new machinery meant not only the possibility of production, but even the new technology, 'cos as I mentioned before, we were back of seven, eight years.

Quotes by Gianni Agnelli

The vast possibilities of our great future will become realities only if we make ourselves responsible for that future.

Quotes by Gifford Pinchot

Stock up your pantry and your freezer with things that aren't perishable: Your favorite jar of tomato sauce that lists 'tomato' as the first ingredient, lots of grains, olive oils, vinegars, tomato pastes, onions, shallots. When you go to the...

Quotes by Giada De Laurentiis

God ceases to be God only for those who can admit the possibility of His non-existence, and that conception is in itself the most severe punishment they can suffer.

Quotes by Giacomo Casanova

It is only necessary to have courage, for strength without self-confidence is useless.

Quotes by Giacomo Casanova

The mind of a human being is formed only of comparisons made in order to examine analogies, and therefore cannot precede the existence of memory.

Quotes by Giacomo Casanova

People are ridiculous only when they try or seem to be that which they are not.

Quotes by Giacomo Leopardi

The only ground on which a neutral State can claim respect at the hands of belligerents is, that, so far as she is concerned, their rights are protected.

Quotes by Gerrit Smith

You can only judge anything that happened in the times, in the times that that happened.

Quotes by Gerry Adams

We can be revisionist, and that's a good thing to be at times, but we shouldn't airbrush our history, so we can only make judgments in the objective conditions of that time.

Quotes by Gerry Adams

Only the French, I guess, really use tenor and alto to any great extent in the orchestra.

Quotes by Gerry Mulligan

If you've only got one horn playing, I still want the sense of ensemble.

Quotes by Gerry Mulligan

I never really like the characters I play. I only come to love them afterwards.

Quotes by Gerard Depardieu

I am happy at Everton, but the only team I want to play for is Barcelona.

Quotes by Gerard Deulofeu

If I'm astonished by what I've done, then I know I've been somewhere in the making of it but not during the making of it. Only after the fact. If I'm not astonished, then I've failed in the making of...

Quotes by Gerard Malanga

I just feel that the only power I have is setting a good example.

Quotes by Geri Halliwell

You're only young once, but you can be immature forever.

Quotes by Germaine Greer

Only one thing is certain: if pot is legalized, it won't be for our benefit but for the authorities. To have it legalized will also be to lose control of it.

Quotes by Germaine Greer

English culture is basically homosexual in the sense that the men only really care about other men.

Quotes by Germaine Greer

Our Fly Smart philosophy is about investing only on those points of differentiation that pay for themselves, that earn a revenue premium commensurate with what it costs us to provide that product or service.

Quotes by Gerard Arpey

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.