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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.

Only the emerging specialty of psychoanalysis seemed to understand that mental maladies are not fully analogous to physical disease. They resist classification, and might better be known by their symptoms and the individualized sufferings of patients than by assigned names.

Quotes by Sherwin B. Nuland

There is, to be sure, sometimes only a small difference between being alert to possible danger and allowing oneself to become terrified to the point of paralysis by seeming or imagined portents.

Quotes by Sherwin B. Nuland

The writings and the recommendations of the earliest medical scientists and the new breed of clinicians between the mid-fifteenth and early seventeenth centuries were based on the supposition that sufficient study and experimentation would elucidate not only the origins of...

Quotes by Sherwin B. Nuland

There are resurrection themes in every society that has ever been studied, and it is because not just only do we fantasize about the possibility of resurrection and recovery, but it actually happens. And it happens a lot.

Quotes by Sherwin B. Nuland

So the only way we're going to improve fuel economy or appliance efficiency swiftly and to the maximum extent practicable is if the government requires it.

Quotes by Sherwood Boehlert

Being steadfast and immovable with our heels in tar on the Lord's side of the line is the only strategy that works long-term against Lucifer.

Quotes by Sheri L. Dew

Most significantly, the fullness of the priesthood contained in the highest ordinances of the house of the Lord can be received only by a man and woman together.

Quotes by Sheri L. Dew

My only purpose is to teach children to rebel against authority figures.

Quotes by Sherman Alexie

That's because I didn't have to work with Madea. I only had to work with Madea once, and that was at the barbecue and I didn't have to get close to her.

Quotes by Shemar Moore

Hate American toilets with only toilet paper and no bidets.

Quotes by Shenaz Treasury

The government does not and cannot create jobs. Only entrepreneurs do.

Quotes by Sher Valenzuela

Mitt Romney not only believes in the values of economic freedom. His entire life has been committed to advancing it.

Quotes by Sher Valenzuela

Not only is privatizing Social Security not the solution to Social Security, it would exacerbate the problem.

Quotes by Shelley Berkley

People of Pakistan want only development, prosperity, and peace.

Quotes by Shehbaz Sharif

I believe in peace. Only peaceful co-existence can ensure peace.

Quotes by Sheikh Hasina

Film is drama. You've only two hours, so you lie by exclusion, and try to make up for it by portraying the environment.

Quotes by Shekhar Kapur

Never explain what you do. It speaks for itself. You only muddle it by talking about it.

Quotes by Shel Silverstein

I kind of want 'Mudboy' to just be only Sheck Wes, and 'Mudboy' is going to talk about how I became a Mudboy.

Quotes by Sheck Wes

People only see gymnastics on TV and in the Olympics at such an extreme. So it can be intimidating.

Quotes by Shawn Johnson

The only thing you have to have is patience and an attitude that you aren't ever going to give up.

Quotes by Shawn Michaels

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.