There are only two forces in the world, the sword and the spirit. In the long run the sword will always be conquered by the spirit.

I hope that people will finally come to realize that there is only one 'race' - the human race - and that we are all members of it.

My friends, as I have discovered myself, there are no disasters, only opportunities. And, indeed, opportunities for fresh disasters.

God does not begin by asking our ability, only our availability, and if we prove our dependability, He will increase our capability.

The sky takes on shades of orange during sunrise and sunset, the colour that gives you hope that the sun will set only to rise again.

The Edge... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over.

Nothing is more deceitful than the appearance of humility. It is often only carelessness of opinion, and sometimes an indirect boast.

Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance. The only thing it cannot be is moderately important.

Experience is the best teacher of all. And for that, there are no guarantees that one will become an artist. Only the journey matters.

The greatest tragedy for any human being is going through their entire lives believing the only perspective that matters is their own.

In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity.

Baseball, it is said, is only a game. True. And the Grand Canyon is only a hole in Arizona. Not all holes, or games, are created equal.

Don't only practice your art, but force your way into its secrets; art deserves that, for it and knowledge can raise man to the Divine.

There's only one true superpower amongst human beings, and that is being funny. People treat you differently if you can make them laugh.

Look at the sky. We are not alone. The whole universe is friendly to us and conspires only to give the best to those who dream and work.

Learn from the past, set vivid, detailed goals for the future, and live in the only moment of time over which you have any control: now.

It is not true that we have only one life to live; if we can read, we can live as many more lives and as many kinds of lives as we wish.

The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards.

If you want total security, go to prison. There you're fed, clothed, given medical care and so on. The only thing lacking... is freedom.

The only thing that ultimately matters is to eat an ice-cream cone, play a slide trombone, plant a small tree, good God, now you're free.

I tend to stay up late, not because I'm partying but because it's the only time of the day when I'm alone and don't have to be performing.

Never be afraid to fail. Failure is only a stepping stone to improvement. Never be overconfident because that will block your improvement.

When you're away, I'm restless, lonely, wretched, bored, dejected; only here's the rub, my darling dear, I feel the same when you're near.

It's only when you risk failure that you discover things. When you play it safe, you're not expressing the utmost of your human experience.

I've only had two rules: Do all you can and do it the best you can. It's the only way you ever get that feeling of accomplishing something.

We are concerned with the relationship between art and life. Contemporary art is only intelligible in terms of its relationship to our life.

Adolescence is when girls experience social pressure to put aside their authentic selves and to display only a small portion of their gifts.

The interpretation of our reality through patterns not our own, serves only to make us ever more unknown, ever less free, ever more solitary.

The world has only one border. It is called humanity. The differences between us are small compared to our shared humanity. Put humans first.

If you were going to die soon and had only one phone call you could make, who would you call and what would you say? And why are you waiting?

Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity.

What made women's labour particularly attractive to the capitalists was not only its lower price but also the greater submissiveness of women.

I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And I will not let what I cannot do interfere with what I can do.

It is an immutable law in business that words are words, explanations are explanations, promises are promises-but only performance is reality.

The death penalty not only takes away the life of the person strapped to the table - it takes away a little bit of the humanity in each of us.

Only crime and the criminal, it is true, confront us with the perplexity of radical evil; but only the hypocrite is really rotten to the core.

Enjoying success requires the ability to adapt. Only by being open to change will you have a true opportunity to get the most from your talent.

We only see what we want to see; we only hear what we want to hear. Our belief system is just like a mirror that only shows us what we believe.

There are two things to aim at in life: first, to get what you want, and after that to enjoy it. Only the wisest of mankind achieve the second.

And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: it is only with the heart that one can see rightly, what is essential is invisible to the eye.

When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, I had only two things on my mind: Paul Newman and a ride home.

It is only the impossible that is possible for God. He has given over the possible to the mechanics of matter and the autonomy of his creatures.

God is good for everybody. The sun shines on good people and bad people, and it rains on both, too. God doesn't choose rain only for bad people.

So then learn to conquer your fear. This is the only art we have to master nowadays: to look at things without fear, and to fearlessly do right.

Badminton is not only about winning. What is important to me is about playing hard, doing my best and putting up a good show for the spectators.

Your representative owes you, not his industry only, but his judgment; and he betrays instead of serving you if he sacrifices it to your opinion.

The only difference between a hero and the villain is that the villain chooses to use that power in a way that is selfish and hurts other people.

Only through repentance and faith in Christ can anyone be saved. No religious activity will be sufficient, only true faith in Jesus Christ alone.

I've only kept one award in my whole life, and it's the coolest thing ever. Mizuno gave me a samurai sword for winning the Cy Young. It's awesome.

Nature uses only the longest threads to weave her patterns, so that each small piece of her fabric reveals the organization of the entire tapestry.

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