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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.

A movie can't change anybody; it can only confirm what you already believe.

Quotes by Robert Downey Sr.

One thing I like about Argentina, they only cook with salt; that's it.

Quotes by Robert Duvall

Never the less, at the age of fifteen, having never seen a writer, a poet, a publisher or a magazine editor, and having only the vaguest ideas of procedure, I began working on the profession I had chosen.

Quotes by Robert E. Howard

We were only on orbit a little over two days, so we had no adverse effects from being weightless.

Quotes by Robert Crippen

The only burning passion I'm sure I have, is the passion for sex.

Quotes by Robert Crumb

Psychopaths view any social exchange as a 'feeding opportunity,' a contest or a test of wills in which there can be only one winner. Their motives are to manipulate and take, ruthlessly and without remorse.

Quotes by Robert D. Hare

Racial segregation in the South not only separated the races, but it separated the South from the rest of the country.

Quotes by Robert Dallek

The American revolutionaries believed in the power of the word. But they had only word of mouth and the printing press. We have the Internet.

Quotes by Robert Darnton

I don't have any thoughts on blogs, because I don't read them. I don't read them not out of any principle, but because there are only 24 hours in a day, and I like to read books.

Quotes by Robert Christgau

I had my bully, and it was excruciating. Not only the bully, but the intimidation I felt.

Quotes by Robert Cormier

I've had aunts and uncles who not only haven't read my books but could hardly believe that I was a writer.

Quotes by Robert Cormier

Only I discern Infinite passion, and the pain Of finite hearts that yearn.

Quotes by Robert Browning

If a currency is to become a growing, an increasing reserve currency, there has to be not only a demand for it there has to be a supply of it.

Quotes by Robert C. Solomon

You only need a few people to effect a kidnapping.

Quotes by Robert Bourassa

Films can only be made by by-passing the will of those who appear in them, using not what they do, but what they are.

Quotes by Robert Bresson

It only takes 20 years for a liberal to become a conservative without changing a single idea.

Quotes by Robert Anton Wilson

Only the madman is absolutely sure.

Quotes by Robert Anton Wilson

An Enlightened Master is ideal only if your goal is to become a Benighted Slave.

Quotes by Robert Anton Wilson

Certitude belongs exclusively to those who only own one encyclopedia.

Quotes by Robert Anton Wilson

I was interested in opera and it seemed to me that the only possible theatre for contemporary opera would be television. So I started working towards a kind of television kind of opera.

Quotes by Robert Ashley

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.