Only mediocrity of enjoyment is allowed to man.
In America everybody is of the opinion that he has no social superiors, since all men are equal, but he does not admit that he has no social inferiors, for, from the time of Jefferson onward, the doctrine that all men are equal applies only upwards, not downwards.
There's no present. There's only the immediate future and the recent past.
Scientia is knowledge. It is only in the popular mind that it is equated with facts.
The greatest pleasures are only narrowly separated from disgust.
There's only one Elizabeth like me and that's the Queen.
In our fathers' time nothing was read but books of feigned chivalry, wherein a man by reading should be led to none other end, but only to manslaughter and bawdry.
The only way to ensure a film is going to sell is put Will Smith in it and you open it in 3,000 theaters and make sure we have all the top promotional spots in each venue.
Every person who wins in any undertaking must be willing to cut all sources of retreat. Only by doing so can one be sure of maintaining that state of mind known as a burning desire to win - essential to success.
Worthless people live only to eat and drink; people of worth eat and drink only to live.
Americans are the only people in the world known to me whose status anxiety prompts them to advertise their college and university affiliations in the rear window of their automobiles.
I have a passion for not only my own kids but just kids in general.
In fact, there is clear evidence of black intellectual superiority: in 1984, 92 percent of blacks voted to retire Ronald Reagan, compared to only 36 percent of whites.
There are no ugly women, only lazy ones.
Before the camera, you only had secondhand takes - someone had to tell you what they saw or draw a picture of it or sing a song. Because of the camera, sometimes to our horror, we now know everything that happens in the world - things that before we were sheltered from.
I always get sick of these conversations where people are so obsessed with pixels, with high definition, and even with technology in general. I find it just dull and heartless. And so I wanted to use only the worst machines.
Right now the only people I can really fall in love with are people who don't really, truly want me around. Now why do I do that?
It's the only way we can lose, irrespective of the result.
When I was 18, I took a trip to Thailand with a friend. We stayed for a month. Bangkok was very raw for a teenager: there were no cellphones, no Internet, and the only music I had with me was this cassette by Liz Phair. I was writing a lot of poetry, and she embodied a talky style of songwriting that I found very accessible.
I want to tell Quebecers that are listening: if you want to get back to the goal of creating a country, only a majority government can do it, a sovereigntist government of the Parti Quebecois.
We have to be aware that fossil fuel energy sources have an expiry date. A timeframe of 30, 40 or 50 years can seem a long time to get rewards for economic policy, but it's only a short time for implementing a new energy policy.
Earth's crammed with heaven, And every common bush afire with God: But only he who sees takes off his shoes.
I don't like to read. The only things I read are gossip columns. If someone gives me a book, it had better have lots of pictures.
I am only a sparrow amongst a great flock of sparrows.
I'm not only the best-known daredevil on the face of the earth, I'm the oldest.
Some think love can be measured by the amount of butterflies in their tummy. Others think love can be measured in bunches of flowers, or by using the words 'for ever.' But love can only truly be measured by actions. It can be a small thing, such as peeling an orange for a person you love because you know they don't like doing it.
I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge. That myth is more potent than history. That dreams are more powerful than facts. That hope always triumphs over experience. That laughter is the only cure for grief. And I believe that love is stronger than death.
I grew up knowing only war, so for me, it was the way things were. It wasn't pleasant by any means.
The true worth of an experimenter consists in his pursuing not only what he seeks in his experiment, but also what he did not seek.
Only the dreamer shall understand realities, though in truth his dreaming must be not out of proportion to his waking.
I only work with actors who take full responsibility for their characters.
The essence of all religions is one. Only their approaches are different.
The priest is Christ's slave, and Christ himself took the form of a slave and became obedient to death. So the priest in serving human needs lives a Godward life, possessed by God and witnessing that only when lives are utterly possessed by God do they find their true freedom.
If you can give your child only one gift, let it be enthusiasm.
Knowledge has value only insofar as it contributes to the all-round development of the whole nature of man.
A pie dough comes together exactly like a biscuit only there is very, very little liquid and no leavening involved. Other than that, the same rules apply. My best advice: handle the dough as little as possible.
