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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.

What I always liked about Socrates was his insistence on questioning things for the sake of reaching some sort of clarity - even if it is only clarity about the gaps in our knowledge.

Quotes by Samantha Harvey

Zimbabweans are severely malnourished, and deaths from starvation occur even in the cities. The country has not yet suffered nationwide famine only because international donors have stepped in.

Quotes by Samantha Power

My basic feeling about military intervention is that it should be a last resort, undertaken only to stave off large-scale bloodshed.

Quotes by Samantha Power

I have only so many foreign-language neurons. When I learned Spanish, that displaced whatever Irish was left, and then I learned German, and that displaced the Spanish, and when I learned Serbo-Croatian, that displaced the German. So I'm a bit...

Quotes by Samantha Power

U.N. Security Council resolutions are only as effective as their enforcement.

Quotes by Samantha Power

It is a strange world, Oxford - quite claustrophobic. I was often glad I was only there for eight weeks at a time.

Quotes by Samantha Shannon

I had to pick myself up and get on with it, do it all over again, only even better this time.

Quotes by Sam Walton

It turns out that if you're a 24-year-old whose only line on their resume says CEO, you are totally unemployable.

Quotes by Sam Yagan

I do not believe in censorship, but I believe we already have censorship in what is called marketing theory, namely the only information we get in mainstream media is for profit.

Quotes by Sam Sheppard

The only reason I ever played golf in the first place was so I could afford to hunt and fish.

Quotes by Sam Snead

One movie is only one movie. I want to have a lifetime of making films.

Quotes by Sam Mendes

I'm conscious that there's only a limited amount that I'll get done before I get shuffled into retirement, but I certainly have no desire to retire.

Quotes by Sam Neill

I've always loved... actually I didn't always love horror films. I started out and I only liked comedies and dramas.

Quotes by Sam Raimi

Rage only works if it is justified. That's the trick with rage. You gotta have a reason to be mad.

Quotes by Sam Kinison

We should not permit prayer to be taken out of the schools; that's the only way most of us got through.

Quotes by Sam Levenson

The questions don't do the damage. Only the answers do.

Quotes by Sam Donaldson

What we want is to make something that fills utterly the sight and can't be used to make life only bearable.

Quotes by Sam Francis

Simply put, our nation's economy will only go as far as our small businesses will take it.

Quotes by Sam Graves

L.A. is my office. I come here for work and work only.

Quotes by Sam Claflin

There has never been a female director who has won an Oscar. There has only been one woman who won at the Cannes Film Festival.

Quotes by Salma Hayek

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.