We can only take it so far, because man can only take it so far, lower self can only take it so far, and you have to realize that the public is only at a certain place.
Any fool can say he is wise but only someone wise can admit he is a fool.
If I had learned more about business ahead of time, I would have been shaped into believing that it was only about finances and quality management.
Ever since I gave up therapy, it's my only time with a captive audience.
A pitcher is only as good as his legs.
It is like we are obliged to assume that the government is only doing what it says it is doing.
I've been very fortunate - You only can do what you're offered, you know?
This war so far has cost us $125 billion and counting, because largely we decided to do it on our own, with only the United Kingdom as a paying, fully participating partner.
Anyone who attempts to relate his life loses himself in the immediate. One can only speak of another.
The only thing I did at RKO of any note was lose my Texas accent.
People say: 'Oh, it's only acting,' but it's not ever just acting. At least not with me.
To me, there is nothing higher than fiction. Nothing. It is fundamentally who I am. I am a teller of stories. For me, that's the only way I can make sense of the world, with all the dance that it involves.
As southeast Texas's only Member of the House Transportation Committee, I'm especially proud of being able to help bring hundreds of millions of dollars to the region to create jobs and improve the area infrastructure.
I did some feature work, then tried TV. I was always very aware that the only power that you have is the power of options. If the film industry dries up, then you focus on the TV or the books. For me, it was always about what story do I want to tell next?
If you're only a fan of the old music, that music's gonna wind up sounding even older.
The only obligation which I have a right to assume is to do at any time what I think right.
When I write, I try to capture one of those pivotal moments. If I succeed, I have shifted the reader's view of the world, just a little. The character is not the only one to experience change. That is my job, shifting perceptions, one story at a time. The trouble is, I don't like writing. But I love having written.
It only takes a politician believing in what he says for the others to stop believing him.
The hospitality of the wigwam is only limited by the institution of war.
Women in Africa, generally a lot needs to be done for women. Women are not being educated, not only in Angola but my trip to Nigeria, one point I would make over and over again was that women need to be educated too.
Madness is tonic and invigorating. It makes the sane more sane. The only ones who are unable to profit by it are the insane.
I only have so much time and energy and money, and I'm going to put it into my work.
There is something only a CEO uniquely can do, which is set that tone, which can then capture the soul of the collective.
The only important thing I have to say is that my father never fought against his country.
We advance on our journey only when we face our goal, when we are confident and believe we are going to win out.
I get tired of negativity in our country. I get tired of people who only want to know dirt. I get tired of people who don't believe in themselves.
I do not overlook the fact that the appearance of these new, free nations in the European political community not only celebrates the return of the prodigal son but also creates new sources of friction here and there.
I'm a Santa Ana boy from 1940 to all my life. And Santa Ana was different only in the fact that Orange County was just small. Hell, I used to ride my motorcycle through the orange groves, and now it's tracts of homes.
In any case, his judgment and set of values, acting alone or through his assistants, determine not only what is gold and what is dross but the design of the history which he creates out of the metal. The historian decides what is significant, and what is not.
I used to read a lot about myself and the projects I was doing. When I was only acting, I wouldn't read any reviews because I didn't find them to be very helpful.
My father not only has the strength and ability necessary to be our next president, but also the kindness and compassion that will enable him to be the leader that this country needs.
Malice is only another name for mediocrity.
It's disheartening to write goals from year to year, looking back only to see you are in the same place. You can make so many promises that you get sick of yourself, but what is it that God can't do?
No, only disappointment in myself on those occasions I didn't manage to rise to the occasion as I felt I should've done. I can always see how to do it, and then the challenge is, Can I manage that each and every day?
To give a body and a perfect form to one's thought, this - and only this - is to be an artist.
All of a sudden I'm in the major leagues and we're traveling from town to town. I see the other players dressing different every day. I've got only one suit and I keep wearing it over and over. I'm really embarrassed.
