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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.

'Mayabazar' was the film I immensely loved as a kid. Only when I became a filmmaker about 20 years later did I realise its technical marvel and what a great epic it was. I and my visual effects supervisor, while...

Quotes by S. S. Rajamouli

A good captain is great only if he has a great team.

Quotes by S. Sreesanth

Hezbollah is in Syria and Iraq and Yemen, so people should not focus on Hezbollah that it's a Lebanese entity only, but it's something regional.

Quotes by Saad Hariri

I grew up in an isolated town, out in the middle of the Mojave Desert in the middle of a naval base. My family was one of the only South Asian families in this town. We felt it. We knew.

Quotes by Sabaa Tahir

Chiral receptor sites in the human body interact only with drug molecules having the proper absolute configuration, resulting in marked differences in the pharmacological activities of enantiomers.

Quotes by Ryoji Noyori

Conditions were so hard. To send the news out, telex was the only means, but telex was very rare in Africa. So if somebody was flying to Europe, we gave him correspondence to send after he arrived.

Quotes by Ryszard Kapuscinski

I remember in 1978 meeting two Ugandan captains in the hotel talking Russian. They had been educated in Moscow and since they came from different Ugandan peoples, it was the only way they could understand one another.

Quotes by Ryszard Kapuscinski

I remember that during the period leading up to independence in Angola in 1975, I was the only correspondent there at all for three months.

Quotes by Ryszard Kapuscinski

Readership was high, and very attentive. It was people's only source of knowledge about the world.

Quotes by Ryszard Kapuscinski

Underground literature only began in the '70s, when technical developments made it possible. Before that, we were involved in a game with the censors. That was our struggle.

Quotes by Ryszard Kapuscinski

Movies can't ruin books. They can only ruin movies.

Quotes by S. E. Hinton

You guys are both saying the same thing. The only reason you're arguing is because you're using different words.

Quotes by S. I. Hayakawa

The fact is that all of us have only one personality, and we wring it out like a dishtowel. You are what you are.

Quotes by S. J. Perelman

I barely ever watch TV, but when I do, I usually only watch MTV shows, like 'The Real World Sydney.'

Quotes by Ryan Sheckler

I enjoy racing so much. Ever since I was 8 or 9, I trained every stroke, because it was the only way I could race a lot.

Quotes by Ryan Lochte

You know, I'm very particular about my sheets. They have to be one hundred percent cotton, with a high thread count. Only cotton. No flannel.

Quotes by Ryan Murphy

If the media is a farce, why should you be the only one stuck with rules and restrictions?

Quotes by Ryan Holiday

You only stop learning when you quit.

Quotes by Ruud Gullit

The real big stars only keep this up for about seven years.

Quotes by Ruud van Nistelrooy

When we got knocked out against Porto in the Champions League, I only slept two hours that night. I was not a nice person to be with after that match. I was struggling to get the result out of my...

Quotes by Ruud van Nistelrooy

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.