Only Quotes

The life of the nation is secure only while the nation is honest, truthful, and virtuous.

He who rejects change is the architect of decay. The only human institution which rejects progress is the cemetery.

I am an optimist, unrepentant and militant. After all, in order not to be a fool an optimist must know how sad a place the world can be. It is only the pessimist who finds this out anew every day.

The only white man you can trust is a dead white man.

I believe the only time when we can call for intervention is when there is an ongoing genocide.

Power never takes a back step only in the face of more power.

Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.

I guess I'm pretty much of a lone wolf. I don't say I don't like people at all, but, to tell you the truth, I only like it then if I have a chance to look deep into their hearts and their minds.

A new father quickly learns that his child invariably comes to the bathroom at precisely the times when he's in there, as if he needed company. The only way for this father to be certain of bathroom privacy is to shave at the gas station.

It is only an auctioneer who can equally and impartially admire all schools of art.

There are three hundred and sixty-four days when you might get un-birthday presents, and only one for birthday presents, you know.

I have always argued that change becomes stressful and overwhelming only when you've lost any sense of the constancy of your life. You need firm ground to stand on. From there, you can deal with that change.

What a wonderful life I've had! I only wish I'd realized it sooner.

If you only have a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.

I get along with guys; most of my friends are guys. It's easier to trust men sometimes. I only have a few close girlfriends that I trust.

You have succeeded in life when all you really want is only what you really need.

To do the same thing over and over again is not only boredom: it is to be controlled by rather than to control what you do.

Life is a difficult game. You can win it only by retaining your birthright to be a person.

The sexual embrace can only be compared with music and with prayer.

I was a peripheral visionary. I could see the future, but only way off to the side.

It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad one to lose it.