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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.

Technical skill counts for nothing if it is used only to manufacture films which have little to do with humanity.

Quotes by Edward Dmytryk

The only reason for using another cut is to improve the scene.

Quotes by Edward Dmytryk

What comes from oneself, is nearly from no one. There is only me as a link.

Quotes by Eduardo Chillida

The idea of wilderness needs no defense, it only needs defenders.

Quotes by Edward Abbey

You understand, of course, that I can only get you access.

Quotes by Edward Bennett Williams

I didn't do my work for money or prizes - only for the excitement of discovery.

Quotes by Edmund Phelps

As a young teenager I looked desperately for things to read that might excuse me or assure me I wasn't the only one, that might confirm an identity I was unhappily piecing together.

Quotes by Edmund White

Roast beef, medium, is not only a food. It is a philosophy.

Quotes by Edna Ferber

Music my rampart, and my only one.

Quotes by Edna St. Vincent Millay

There are no lines in nature, only areas of colour, one against another.

Quotes by Edouard Manet

Object-oriented programming is an exceptionally bad idea which could only have originated in California.

Quotes by Edsger Dijkstra

I think my resignation was the only way to avoid bloodshed.

Quotes by Eduard Shevardnadze

The air of ideas is the only air worth breathing.

Quotes by Edith Wharton

What's the use of making mysteries? It only makes people want to nose 'em out.

Quotes by Edith Wharton

We've only explored about 5% of our ocean. There are great discoveries yet to be made down there - fantastic creatures representing millions of years of evolution and possibly bioactive compounds that could benefit us in ways we can't even...

Quotes by Edith Widder

We've only explored about five percent of our ocean. There are great discoveries yet to be made down there, fantastic creatures representing millions of years of evolution and possibly bioactive compounds that could benefit us in ways that we can't...

Quotes by Edith Widder

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.

Quotes by Edmund Burke

Your representative owes you, not his industry only, but his judgment; and he betrays instead of serving you if he sacrifices it to your opinion.

Quotes by Edmund Burke

Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.

Quotes by Edmund Burke

The ideal of a pure phenomenology will be perfected only by answering this question; pure phenomenology is to be separated sharply from psychology at large and, specifically, from the descriptive psychology of the phenomena of consciousness.

Quotes by Edmund Husserl

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.