The sword - the first, for a time the only force: the force of iron.
A love of classical music is only partially a natural response to hearing the works performed, it also must come about by a decision to listen carefully, to pay close attention, a decision inevitably motivated by the cultural and social prestige of the art.
First literature came to refer only to itself, the literary theory.
When you give as a family, not only are you sharing the happiness that giving brings you by watching it translate into positive change, but you are also transmitting your giving values to your children by engaging them in the giving process itself.
I was an only child. We were so poor, my parents and I had the same room.
A theory has only the alternative of being right or wrong. A model has a third possibility: it may be right, but irrelevant.
When it comes to cars, only two varieties of people are possible - cowards and fools.
The Impossible Generalized Man today is the critic who believes in loving those unworthy of love as well as those worthy - yet believes this only insofar as no personal risk is entailed. Meaning he loves no one, worthy or no. This is what makes him impossible.
You're the only one who's closing your eyes at night. There's no one else who can do it for you.
If you think that by threatening me you can get me to do what you want... well, that's where you're right. But - and I am only saying this because I care - there's a lot of decaffeinated brands on the market that are just as tasty as the real thing.
Love, with very young people, is a heartless business. We drink at that age from thirst, or to get drunk; it is only later in life that we occupy ourselves with the individuality of our wine.
Love dies only when growth stops.
Blessedness consists in the accomplishment of our desires, and in our having only regular desires.
The worst thing I could be accused of is that I'm a one-way dude, only out for myself. But the worst thing a woman can do is not to say anything. Especially when you're starting a relationship.
If I only dated actresses, I'd be a very lonely man.
Bond is actually my dream role. Only because it was the film I watched with my grandfathers and father from a very young age, and it would be the only way that I could actually repay them with my art form for what they've done for me.
I'm proud to pay taxes in the United States; the only thing is, I could be just as proud for half the money.
I like doing Zumba. I only do it like, once a week. If I did it more often, I would be very skinny.
I replaced the headlights in my car with strobe lights, so it looks like I'm the only one moving.
The ultimate reason of things must lie in a necessary substance, in which the differentiation of the changes only exists eminently as in their source; and this is what we call God.
There are mysteries which men can only guess at, which age by age they may solve only in part.
History, in general, only informs us of what bad government is.
I don't necessarily think that installation is the only way to go. It's just a label for certain kinds of arrangements.
My only expenses are probably guitar strings and records.
I was originally going to be a lawyer, and the only thing I remember from the art of cross-examination is - you can see this one coming up Sixth Avenue - never ask a question the answer to which you do not know.
I read a statistic that in horse racing, the favourite only wins 12 per cent of their races. I'm not comparing myself to a horse or saying I'm the favourite - although my sister would say I can nag an awful lot - but nothing is guaranteed in sport. Anyone can step up and take what you perceive to be your place in the final.
Vladimir Putin is only going to respond to action, strength, and resolve. He's not going to respond to words.
Only on paper has humanity yet achieved glory, beauty, truth, knowledge, virtue, and abiding love.
The only people who make love all the time are liars.
Of all the gods only death does not desire gifts.
Only one in five children in the U.S. lives within walking distance of a park. Many more lack access to a quality early childhood education that provides ample time and space to play.
I know I'm incredibly unpredictable, and that's the only thing I'm sure of.
The only thing I've cooked while entertaining is stir-fry.
Idleness is only the refuge of weak minds.
Sometimes it's even hard to tell the difference between a tic and a compulsion. But while tics stem from an urge in a specific part of the body - either completely unconsciously or through a premonitory sensation that's satisfied only by the tic - OCD bubbles up as conscious thoughts in the mind.
Is it any wonder that for millions of men the only intimacy is physical, silent, and predictable?
