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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.

My first year in baseball, there were only one or two reporters. My second year, I got to the Triple-A playoffs, there were four or five. When I came up in 1984, I never saw so many people.

Quotes by Dwight Gooden

Einstein said, if everything exists as a substance of qualities, and qualities exist only in mind, then all is mind.

Quotes by Dyan Cannon

If a champ has to take a long layoff then I think that's the only time interim titles should be introduced to the division.

Quotes by Dustin Poirier

I think music is the only thing that I'll ever really have.

Quotes by Duffy

The only thing I am afraid of is fear.

Quotes by Duke of Wellington

As a filmmaker, the only way that I understand how to make a film is holistically.

Quotes by Duncan Jones

You only get one shot to do a first feature.

Quotes by Duncan Jones

The weeping voices rise straight up and strike the clouds. A passer-by at the roadside asks a conscript why, The conscript answers only that drafting happens often.

Quotes by Du Fu

I haven't had that many women - only as many as I could lay my hands on.

Quotes by Dudley Moore

I wasn't concerned with the money stuff; I only wanted to play football.

Quotes by Drew Busby

You only have to be right once.

Quotes by Drew Houston

The only athletic sport I ever mastered was backgammon.

Quotes by Douglas William Jerrold

Designing is a lot like a high-wire act - if the tightrope walker is only six inches off the ground, where's the excitement?

Quotes by Douglas Wilson

I used to love Woody Allen but feel he's become a hack as a director. 'Bullets Over Broadway' is the only film of his I've enjoyed in the last 10 years.

Quotes by Douglas Wood

I was only in one play at Steppenwolf, in the early days.

Quotes by Douglas Wood

The only two things that scare me are God and the IRS.

Quotes by Dr. Dre

Only you can control your future.

Quotes by Dr. Seuss

There is no security on this earth; there is only opportunity.

Quotes by Douglas MacArthur

Only those are fit to live who are not afraid to die.

Quotes by Douglas MacArthur

And it really began with Einstein. We attended his lectures. Now the theory of relativity remained - and still remains - only a theory. It has not been proven. But it suggested a completely different picture of the physical world.

Quotes by Douglas Sirk

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.