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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.

I'm not the only Labour MP who sent their child to public school but I'm the only one who's questioned about it.

Quotes by Diane Abbott

I only discovered electronic music as a teenager and I still love the Prodigy and Massive Attack.

Quotes by Dhani Harrison

I was an only child. I hung out with my parents.

Quotes by Dhani Harrison

I have never been an ambitious person, and my participation in this industry is a fluke, but only male writers can afford to be coy and self-deprecating.

Quotes by Diablo Cody

I cannot concur with those who advocate saving gorillas from extinction by killing and capturing more free-living individuals only to exhibit them in confinement.

Quotes by Dian Fossey

I actually didn't know anything about Stanford. It was the only school I really did a lot of research on.

Quotes by Devon Cajuste

By a Carpenter mankind was made, and only by that Carpenter can mankind be remade.

Quotes by Desiderius Erasmus

In the G.O.O.D. Music camp, we all come around, and we show ourselves and present ourselves as artists only.

Quotes by Desiigner

But God can only smile because only God can know what is coming next.

Quotes by Desmond Tutu

I am a leader by default, only because nature does not allow a vacuum.

Quotes by Desmond Tutu

My humanity is bound up in yours, for we can only be human together.

Quotes by Desmond Tutu

You stand out in the crowd only because you have these many, many carrying you on their shoulders.

Quotes by Desmond Tutu

I have a Blackberry which I use, but I am one of those people who can only type on it with one hand.

Quotes by Dev Patel

The only real moment is now.

Quotes by Devendra Banhart

I have only a couple of Super 6s now, but I do have quite a few black-face Fenders around the studio. They all have slightly different character and tone, so I keep collecting them.

Quotes by Derek Trucks

I am only one-eighth the writer I might have been had I contained all the fragmented languages of Trinidad.

Quotes by Derek Walcott

The Chinese, the African, and the European - they are all there. So the division of the Caribbean experience into being emphatically only African is absurd.

Quotes by Derek Walcott

The only thing that holds the government back from just going ballistic on us is the Second Amendment. When we become disarmed, it's over. It's over.

Quotes by Derrick Grayson

The only thing you can worry about is what you can control.

Quotes by Derrick Henry

I used to only train 30 minutes a day.

Quotes by Derrick Lewis

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.