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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.

To be one of the names being talked about is better than not. But it's only talking.

Quotes by Fernando Alonso

An artist is attracted to certain kinds of form without knowing why. You adopt a position intuitively; only later do you attempt to rationalize or even justify it.

Quotes by Fernando Botero

When I retire, the only thing that concerns me is that no one can say that I was a bad team-mate or disrespectful or self-important.

Quotes by Fernando Torres

I was 18 when I first started working at a restaurant. I was a dishwasher. I only got the job because I wanted to go to Ibiza for vacation, and washing dishes was the only job I could find.

Quotes by Ferran Adria

When I was a teenager, my idol was the Dutch footballer Johan Cruyff. He's the only person I've ever asked for an autograph.

Quotes by Ferran Adria

Monkeys don't enjoy or appreciate flavours. Experts have told us that human beings are the only beings that can appreciate food at this higher level and the only living beings that cook.

Quotes by Ferran Adria

I only buy a computer when it's two years old, after the glitches have been worked out.

Quotes by Felix Dennis

I aspire only to silence.

Quotes by Felix Feneon

Anybody can decide a question if only a single principle is in controversy.

Quotes by Felix Frankfurter

The business, task or object of the scientific study of languages will if possible be 1) to trace the history of all known languages. Naturally this is possible only to a very limited extent and for very few languages.

Quotes by Ferdinand de Saussure

Then this will only prove again and again, that Monarchy in Germany is he longer capable of a national act.

Quotes by Ferdinand Lassalle

Only to he avoid misunderstandings, I must say that even last year, when I wrote my pamphlet, I heartily wished that Prussia should declare war against Napoleon.

Quotes by Ferdinand Lassalle

Only in a popular war against France... do I see a misfortune.

Quotes by Ferdinand Lassalle

We will not only use the machines for their intelligence, we will also collaborate with them in ways that we cannot even imagine.

Quotes by Fei-Fei Li

God says in the Quran that there is only one true religion, God's religion. It's the same theme that God revealed to all of the prophets, even before Muhammad.

Quotes by Feisal Abdul Rauf

Commercialism isn't challenging creatively; it's only challenging in a stamina way.

Quotes by Feist

This claustrophobia was the only weakness I had. It's not my fault. It's just in my mind.

Quotes by Felix Baumgartner

Only one thing registers on the subconscious mind: repetitive application - practice. What you practice is what you manifest.

Quotes by Fay Weldon

People give us credit only for what we ourselves believe.

Quotes by Fay Weldon

There were shots of Kong pulling at my clothes, but only in horizontal and never from above. Never from above.

Quotes by Fay Wray

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.