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I can have peace of mind only when I forgive rather than judge.
Forgiveness
Gerald G. Jampolsky

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We believe that the applause of silence is the only kind that counts.
Applause
Alfred Jarry

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My only fear is that I may live too long. This would be a subject of dread to me.
Age and Aging
Thomas Jefferson

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Resort is had to ridicule only when reason is against us.
Ridicule
Thomas Jefferson

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The only athletic sport I ever mastered was backgammon.
Exercise
Douglas William Jerrold

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Locks keep out only the honest.
Crime and Criminals
Jewish Proverb

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I have a theory that the only original things we ever do are mistakes.
Mistakes
Billy Joel

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You're the only one who can make the difference. Whatever your dream is, go for it.
Dreams
Earvin ''Magic'' Johnson

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Every day I run scared. That's the only way I can stay ahead.
Fear
John Johnson

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I'm the only president you've got.
President
Lyndon B. Johnson

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The only one who can beat me is me.
Opponents
Michael Johnson

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Do not accustom yourself to consider debt only as an inconvenience. You will find it a calamity.
Calamity
Samuel Johnson

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It is the only sensual pleasure without vice.
Music
Samuel Johnson

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Just praise is only a debt, but flattery is a present.
Flattery
Samuel Johnson

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Language is only the instrument of science, and words are but the signs of ideas.
Language
Samuel Johnson

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Perhaps man is the only being that can properly be called idle.
Idleness
Samuel Johnson

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Praise, like gold and diamonds, owes its value only to its scarcity.
Value
Samuel Johnson

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The wretched have no compassion, they can do good only from strong principles of duty.
Compassion
Samuel Johnson

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There are charms made only for distance admiration.
Charm
Samuel Johnson

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Where grief is fresh, any attempt to divert it only irritates.
Grief
Samuel Johnson

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The only road to the highest stations in this country is that of the law.
Law and Lawyers
Sir William Jones

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Superstition is the only religion of which base souls are capable of.
Superstition
Joseph Joubert

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From the middle of life onward, only he remains vitally alive who is ready to die with life.
Age and Aging
Carl Jung

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Two things only the people anxiously desire, bread and the circus games.
Sports
(Decimus Junius Juvenalis) Juvenal

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In the arts, the critic is the only independent source of information. The rest is advertising.
Critics and Criticism
Pauline Kael

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Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing.
[ Research ] Wernher Von Braun