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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.

Most people ask for happiness on condition. Happiness can only be felt if you don't set any condition.

Quotes by Arthur Rubinstein

Martyrdom is the only way a man can become famous without ability.

Quotes by Arthur Schopenhauer

In the sphere of thought, absurdity and perversity remain the masters of the world, and their dominion is suspended only for brief periods.

Quotes by Arthur Schopenhauer

Honor has not to be won; it must only not be lost.

Quotes by Arthur Schopenhauer

It is only at the first encounter that a face makes its full impression on us.

Quotes by Arthur Schopenhauer

Newspapers are the second hand of history. This hand, however, is usually not only of inferior metal to the other hands, it also seldom works properly.

Quotes by Arthur Schopenhauer

Only the pun remains. The pun, beloved of Shakespeare, children and tabloid headline-writers, is normally eschewed in the modern, sophisticated circles in which I move.

Quotes by Arthur Smith

I believe the future is only the past again, entered through another gate.

Quotes by Arthur Wing Pinero

I know two kinds of audiences only - one coughing, and one not coughing.

Quotes by Artur Schnabel

Only a state with resources can deplete poverty.

Quotes by Arun Jaitley

The Gandhi family is a pampered lot. They have only dealt with people at their beck and call.

Quotes by Arun Jaitley

Betrayal is the only truth that sticks.

Arthur Miller

Humanity could only have survived and flourished if it held social and personal values that transcended the urges of the individual, embodying selfish desires - and these stem from the sense of a transcendent good.

Quotes by Arthur Peacocke

Only divine love bestows the keys of knowledge.

Quotes by Arthur Rimbaud

The concept of neutrality can lead to a brooding and pervasive devotion to the secular and a passive, or even active, hostility to the religious. Such results are not only not compelled by the Constitution, but, it seems to me,...

Quotes by Arthur Goldberg

The drive toward economic nationalism is only part of the general revival of nationalism.

Quotes by Arthur Henderson

Well, I know, after all, it is only juxtaposition, Juxtaposition, in short; and what is juxtaposition?

Quotes by Arthur Hugh Clough

As in biomedical science, pioneering industrial inventions have not been mothered by necessity. Rather, inventions for which there was no commercial use only later became the commercial airplanes, xerography and lasers on which modern society depends.

Quotes by Arthur Kornberg

With the shrinking of the US economy, and it's shrinking very rapidly, you not only have more money, but you also have fewer goods. That's a classic double-whammy on inflation.

Quotes by Arthur Laffer

The truth of the matter of is that stimulus money not only doesn't stimulate; it actually reduces output.

Quotes by Arthur Laffer

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.