Can you manage with nothing but prime lenses in your bag?

Since shifting from P&S to DSLR, I have been wondering about completely switching to prime lenses, as I don't mind switching lenses, instead of a single lens sitting on the mount all the time. Can anyone give me the pros and cons of doing so? Which primes would you recommend in a budget range in NIkon?

Added (1). I'm into candid street photography, occasionally, landscape, and sometimes birding and macro. I'm pretty sure I can do without closeup macro for now.

Sure. In fact, when I shot film SLR cameras, I used only a 50mm prime. It is difficult to recommend a prime lens to you as you have not told us what you like to shoot.

I sometimes go for months together with only a 50mm lens. Yes, I do landscapes too with a 50mm lens.

Using prime lenses tends to improve your viewing and in turn photography. This is because it takes the laziness away and forces one to move around exploring new viewpoints and new perspectives.

As a Pentax user, I use Limited primes more than zoom lenses. I love the speed and small build of primes. It was something I had to get used to though, as I originally used the 18-250 superzoom almost exclusively until I realized I wasn't very happy with the compromise in image quality.

If you have a Nikon DSLR (crop sensor), then the first prime I would recommend is the 35mm 1.8. This gives you a "normal" field of view and is very, very affordable at about $200 USD. From there you can see if the next prime you get should be wider or narrower. Using only a single prime at first, you WILL miss shots - but that gives you more information as to what lens should be next on your list.

Funnily enough, when I started in photography umpty ump years ago there were ONLY prime lens. All purpose zooms were unheard of.

That was the only way to do it way back when zoom lenses weren't popular yet. When you use prime lenses, you get the advantage of using larger aperture sizes if the lens has it. Picture quality is better with primes if you absolutely know what you're doing.

You basically need two primes. One normal and one wide. A third one if needed can be a telephoto. The more meticulous your shooting becomes, the more primes you add between and beyond those three lenses. Normal would be around 50mm for protraits. Wide would be 35mm or less for candid street and landscapes. Telephoto would be 75mm for closeups. For birding, you would need at least 300mm.

I prefer prime lenses. Usually they take better pictures.