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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.

You can only get really unpopular decisions through if the electorate is convinced of the value of the environment. That's what natural history programmes should be for.

Quotes by David Attenborough

Television of course actually started in Britain in 1936, and it was a monopoly, and there was only one broadcaster and it operated on a license which is not the same as a government grant.

Quotes by David Attenborough

There is no question that climate change is happening; the only arguable point is what part humans are playing in it.

Quotes by David Attenborough

All I could do at school was paint and draw and that was the only time I ever passed any exam. It was the only thing I ever got right at school.

Quotes by David Bailey

The only thing they can't teach you at art school is art.

Quotes by David Bailey

Alex Ferguson is the best manager I've ever had at this level. Well, he's the only manager I've actually had at this level. But he's the best manager I've ever had.

Quotes by David Beckham

Thought is a strenuous art - few practice it, and then only at rare times.

Quotes by David Ben-Gurion

But in a 24-hour day, the 25th hour is also the impossible hour, an hour that doesn't exist, that can only be created by the imagination.

Quotes by David Benioff

Freedom cannot be given... It can only be taken away.

Quotes by David Allan Coe

This is exactly why Barstool Sports has to exist. We're one of the few places - maybe the only place - on the Internet where we don't let agendas dictate what we do.

Quotes by Dave Portnoy

Those who only tolerate people they agree with or like aren't actually tolerant.

Quotes by Dave Rubin

Sadly, the Left is no longer liberal at all, for it has traded in individualism for collectivism, thus placing us into an oppression Olympics where victimhood is a virtue. This post-modernism - this cultural Marxism or whatever you want to...

Quotes by Dave Rubin

If there was ever any truth to the trickle-down theory, the only evidence of it I've ever seen was in that period of 1960 to 1965. All of sudden they were handing out major label recording contracts like they were...

Quotes by Dave Van Ronk

Jane's Addiction has only put out new music when our hearts were in and when we had something to say creatively.

Quotes by Dave Navarro

Really, it's only been since the '70s that Canadians have had any pride in their country.

Quotes by Dave Foley

Depeche Mode have never got over their teenage awkwardness with each other. We're still like that. Mates but not mates. That awkwardness is there, only now we have families and kids.

Quotes by Dave Gahan

You're only going to get surface with me. It takes me ages to warm up to people.

Quotes by Dave Gahan

The only kind of seafood I trust is the fish stick, a totally featureless fish that doesn't have eyeballs or fins.

Quotes by Dave Barry

The only problem with Republican principles is no one's following them.

Quotes by Dave Brat

The only thing harder than leaving show business is coming back.

Quotes by Dave Chappelle

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.