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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.

I could never be like Hitchcock and do only one kind of movie. Anything that's good is worthwhile.

Quotes by Robert Zemeckis

Federal lawmakers need to change the rules so that vehicles converted to use new fuels can be put on the road; the only restriction should be that they pass the same standard state tests that all other cars do.

Quotes by Robert Zubrin

The natural-gas industry is screaming for new markets, and there are only two sectors where these can be found: transportation and power generation.

Quotes by Robert Zubrin

For not only every democracy, but certainly every republic, bears within itself the seeds of its own destruction.

Quotes by Robert W. Welch, Jr.

The only thing I've cooked while entertaining is stir-fry.

Quotes by Robert Webb

Stegosaurus was common only on well drained, dry soil.

Quotes by Robert T. Bakker

I also discovered the only complete Brontosaurus skull.

Quotes by Robert T. Bakker

You could arm-wrestle with a T. rex and win, but you shouldn't because it only makes them mad.

Quotes by Robert T. Bakker

This has resulted in more and more people becoming inner-directed and having as their only goal, getting as much as they can get out of the system and putting as little into it as possible.

Quotes by Robert Teeter

While only about half of the voters feel they know very much about Reagan or what he stands for, the Republicans who do have a very positive perception of him.

Quotes by Robert Teeter

We should remember the campaign advertising will be only a smaller portion of the President's total exposure.

Quotes by Robert Teeter

Finally, Colin Farrell showed up on my doorstep, only he wasn't Colin Farrell - he was just this Irish kid who had read the script and wanted to do it.

Quotes by Robert Towne

One of the reasons for going back into the past is that it's almost the only place that there's any drama.

Quotes by Robert Towne

At midnight on July 1, 1997, Hongkong, the British Crown Colony, will be restored to China. This is not only an event which will be celebrated by patriotic Chinese; any patriotic American should celebrate it as well.

Quotes by Robert Trout

The myth that the founding of American Republic was based on the philosophy of John Locke could only have been maintained, because the history of Leibniz's influence was suppressed.

Quotes by Robert Trout

It is a glorious thing to be indifferent to suffering, but only to one's own suffering.

Quotes by Robert Staughton Lynd

The notion of humans as inherently rational beings has been not only trashed in economics, but trashed in all the best research on moral decision-making.

Quotes by Robert Sapolsky

Not only did we play the race card, we dealt it from the bottom of the deck.

Quotes by Robert Shapiro

Criminal cases require strategy, and prosecutors should attempt to prove only what can be proved.

Quotes by Robert Shapiro

Success lasts only three seconds. After that, you're the same as you were before you had it.

Quotes by Robert Shaw

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.