I often think of the image only I can see now, and of which I’ve never spoken. It’s always there, in the same silence, amazing. It’s the only image of myself I like, the only one in which I recognize myself, in which I delight
We were the only black family in my neighborhood for many years. Wherever we lived, we were often the only black family, and certainly the only Haitian family. But my parents were really great at providing a loving home where we could feel safe and s...
A flag is supposed to represent everything that a country does. It doesn't only represent the good things. If you burn the flag, you're burning the flag for what you perceive to be the bad things the country has done. it's only a symbol. It's only a ...
The love of wilderness is more than a hunger for what is always beyong reach; it is also an expression of loyalty to the earth, the earth which bore us and sustains us, the only paradise we shall ever know, the only paradise we ever need, if only we ...
People can only live fully by helping others to live. When you give life to friends you truly live. Cultures can only realize their further richness by honoring other traditions. And only by respecting natural life can humanity continue to exist.
June Carter: There's too many "if"s in that sentence. Johnny Cash: There's only one actually. [shouting] Johnny Cash: There's only one "if" in that sentence, June! [looking at Jerry Lee] Johnny Cash: I-I thought it was a good point... I mean, there i...
Changes... can only be effected by alterations in the original. The only thing not prerecorded in a prerecorded universe are the prerecordings themselves. The copies can only repeat themselves word for word. A virus is a copy. You can pretty it up, c...
The soul will only be at rest when it stops hoping.
You only own that which you have earned.
The only sword that never rests is the tongue of a woman.
A hero only appears once the tiger is dead.
Among ten matchmakers only nine will lie.
Men see only the present; heaven sees the future.
Only one who can swallow an insult is a man.
Wealth is but dung, useful only when spread about.
Donkeys only come to the court to carry bags.
The tyrant is only the slave turned inside out.
Promises have legs. Only a gift has hands.
To him who is determined it remains only to act.
Carve the peg only after studying the hole.
Envious persons never compliment, they only swallow.
