T Quotes
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“The only justification for writing a novel is that it should be wonderful. Adequate is inadequate.”
“The only justification in the use of force is to reduce the amount of force necessary to be used.”
Source: Dialogues of Alfred North Whitehead
“The only justification of rebellion is success.”
“The only justification we have to look down on someone is because we are about to pick him up.”
“The only justifications for belief have the form "justified for me".”
Source: Boomeritis: A Novel That Will Set You Free!
“The only kafir or infidel in the world is not the one who does not believe in God, but the one who does not have humanity in their heart.”
“The only keeper of your happiness is you. Stop giving people the power to control your smile, your worth and your attitude.”
“The only key to greatness is humiliation; self or public.”
Source: That Thing About You
“The only kicks and highs people got then were the ones dished out in nightclub fights.”
Source: Street Warrior: The True Story of the Legendary Malcolm Price, Britain's Hardest Man
“The only kind of coercion I recommend is mutual coercion, mutually agreed upon by the majority of the people affected.”
“The only kind of dignity which is genuine is that which is not diminished by the indifference of others.”
“The only kind of film I want to write is a story where I can keep on seeing the stories play out. I'm a huge television fan, and I'm a huge continuing storyline fan.”
“The only kind of freedom that the mob can imagine is freedom to annoy and oppress its betters, and that is precisely the kind that we mainly have.”
“The only kind of love that helps anyone grow is unconditional love.”
“The only kind of love worth having is the kind that goes on living and laughing and fighting and loving.”
“The only kind of marriage liberals had ever glorified is the gay kind. But thanks to Michael Schiavo, the sanctity of marriage is fast becoming a liberal sacrament, with the proviso it has to involve 'mercy killing.' It took Michael Schiavo's devoted efforts to starve and dehydrate his wife to restore liberal faith in the institution.”
“The only kind of movement you could make in the Navy was to be a platoon leader or one of those kinds of things as you got more senior in your Navy career.”
“The only kind of people who would be knocking down big animals now would be poachers or cattle rustlers, and either could be desperate and dangerous if caught in the act.”
Source: Open Season
“The only kind of reform usually possible is reform from within; a more intimate study and more intelligent use of the traditional forms.”
Source: The Sense of Beauty
“The only kind of restaurant I could imagine doing would be the extraordinarily snooty restaurant with three or four tables, and I would cook what I felt like cooking. And you could eat it or not.”
“The only kind of seafood I trust is the fish stick, a totally featureless fish that doesn't have eyeballs or fins.”
“The only kind of sublimity which a painter or sculptor should aim at is to express by certain proportions and positions of limbs and features that strength and dignity of mind, and vigor and activity of body, which enables men to conceive and execute great actions.”
“The only kind of trouble I've ever been in is when I was stealing eggs when I was little. I think I know right from wrong.”
“The only kind of universe that I can even begin to conceive is an inconceivable one.”
“The only kind of water that should fly through the air is rain.”
“The only kind of work which permits an able woman to realize her abilities fully, to achieve identity in society in a life plan that can encompass marriage and motherhood, is the kind that was forbidden by the feminine mystique, the lifelong commitment to an art or science, to politics or profession. If divorce has increased by one thousand percent, don't blame the women's movement. Blame the obsolete sex roles on which our marriages were based.”
“The only kind of writing is rewriting.”
“The only kind office performed for us by our friends of which we never complain is our funeral; and the only thing which we most want, happens to be the only thing we never purchase--our coffin.”
Source: Remarks on the Talents of Lord Byron and the Tendencies of Don Juan
“The only kinds of fights worth fighting are those you’re going to lose, because somebody has to fight them and lose and lose and lose until someday, somebody who believes as you do wins.”
“The only kinds of ways we have to deal with viruses are old school, so vaccines for example are very effective, but the first vaccines were invented in the 1700's, so we're talking about technology that is over 200 years-old.”
“The only knowledge that can truly orient action is knowledge that frees itself from mere human interests and is based in Ideas - in other words knowledge that has taken a theoretical attitude.”
“The only knowledge that is worthwhile, writes Northrop Frye. "is the knowledge that leafs to wisdom, for knowledge without wisdom is a body without life.”
Source: The Liberated Imagination: Thinking Christianly About the Arts
“The only known cure for fear is faith.”
“The only known promised land is that of two lovers who are deeply longing for each other.”
“The only known technique to an imitator is to steal and rephrase, then with a mischievous smile, he said, "i did it", without any confidence and prove.”
“The only known way for a sea level adapted human to avoid lifelong high altitude induced disease is to not venture to high altitudes.”
“The only known way to make the Mauna Kea Observatories (MKO) safe for the workers is to demolish it.”
“The only label I would choose for myself is Christian, but if you pushed me and you say, 'What sort of Christian are you?' I'm an Anglican.”
“The only language all human beings understand is the language of humanity.”
Source: Le Baobab Fou
“The only language men ever speak perfectly is the one they learn in babyhood, when no one can teach them anything!”
“The only language she could speak was grief. How could he not know that? Instead, she said, "I love you." She did. She loved him. But even that didn't feel like anything anymore.”
Source: The Knitting Circle
“The only language you need is the language of the heart - love.”
Source: Postcards from Goa
“The only lasting beauty is the beauty of the heart”
“The only lasting trauma is the one we suffer without positive change.”
“The only lasting treasures are those you hold with your heart - not your hands!”
Source: The Elfkin Journals: Blending Of The Races
“The only lasting truth is change. God is change.”
Source: Parable of the Talents
“The only law I'd ever knowingly broken was white wine with steak...”
Source: Murder Your Employer
“The only law we broke was the Brezhnev doctrine that once a country is in the Soviet bloc it cannot be overthrown.”
“The only laws a man can truly respect are the ones he makes for himself.”
“The only laws are paradox, humor and change.”
Source: Way of the Peaceful Warrior: A Book That Changes Lives