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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.

Stravinsky is masterly: his harmony is conceived so precisely that it can only be the way it is.

Quotes by Esa-Pekka Salonen

As we watch TV or films, there are no organic transitions, only edits. The idea of A becoming B, rather than A jumping to B, has become foreign.

Quotes by Esa-Pekka Salonen

The closest fires were near enough for us to hear the crackling flames and the yells of firemen. Little fires grew into big ones even as we watched. Big ones died down under the firemen's valor only to break out...

Quotes by Ernie Pyle

There are a thousand ways to point a camera, but really only one.

Quotes by Ernst Lubitsch

I did not claim that speciation occurs only in founder populations.

Quotes by Ernst Mayr

The only conclusion you can draw from the real historical movement is that by and large, in day-to-day life, what Lenin called trade union consciousness dominates the working class. I would call it elementary class consciousness of the working class.

Quotes by Ernest Mandel

Only under conditions of revolutionary crises do you have the highest level of self-organization; this is the Soviet type of organization, which is to say, workers' councils, people's councils, call them what you want, popular committees.

Quotes by Ernest Mandel

What kind of crops do they raise in the towns? Only Grand Dukes, Bolsheviks and drunkards!

Quotes by Ernest Poole

I have only one prejudice in horseflesh - I do not like a white one.

Quotes by Ernest Thompson Seton

Winning the UCL is really difficult. Only one team can win it, so it's very difficult.

Quotes by Ernesto Valverde

I was terrible at straight items. When I wrote obituaries, my mother said the only thing I ever got them to do was die in alphabetical order.

Quotes by Erma Bombeck

He who thinks he is raising a mound may only in reality be digging a pit.

Quotes by Ernest Bramah

The history of the past interests us only in so far as it illuminates the history of the present.

Quotes by Ernest Dimnet

The medical device tax repeal is the only proposal that had the most bipartisan votes coming out of the House and has the opportunity in the Senate to gain tractions, and it fixes a part of ObamaCare in terms of...

Quotes by Erik Paulsen

Our failed population-centric approach to Afghanistan has only led to missed opportunities, which is why Afghanistan depends on donors for 90% of government revenues. A smarter, trade-centric approach will boost Afghanistan's long-run viability by weaning it off donor welfare dependency.

Quotes by Erik Prince

China trading with its neighbours and building infrastructure brings only benefits.

Quotes by Erik Prince

I know a lot of people recognize me or know me from 'Battlestar Galactica,' but I only did a couple of episodes.

Quotes by Erica Cerra

Friends love misery, in fact. Sometimes, especially if we are too lucky or too successful or too pretty, our misery is the only thing that endears us to our friends.

Quotes by Erica Jong

Sanity is only that which is within the frame of reference of conventional thought.

Quotes by Erich Fromm

Love is the only sane and satisfactory answer to the problem of human existence.

Quotes by Erich Fromm

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.