Firsts Quotations | Page 5

Of course in the first matches you are more careful, perhaps more careful than you should be

Well, I think just the fact that you are making your first film is a huge step.

I am an artist first and a photographer second.

I'm a Christian first, and a mean-spirited, bigoted conservative second, and don't you ever forget it.

The First Law of Journalism: to confirm existing prejudice, rather than contradict it.

Each must in virtue strive for to excel; That man lives twice that lives the first life well.

The ancient Greeks were the first ones to say an unexamined life is not worth living. They don't tell you of course what we found out, an examined life not that fascinating either.

That first week, I also went to Washington. That was really tough. I sympathize with those Washington figures who have to face 40 Times Washington bureau reporters. They ask hard questions and they're relentless. And they were quite suspicious and quite dubious about me.

I have to write a first draft with a fountain pen before I type it up as a second.

The international proletariat first appeared on the scene in the early Thirties of the nineteenth century, and its first great action was the French Revolution of 1848.

Be thou incapable of change in that which is right, and men will rely upon thee. Establish unto thyself principles of action; and see that thou ever act according to them. First know that thy principles are just, and then be thou.

Manage yourself first and others will take your orders.

I remember when I started off, my first car was a Kia Spectra. With a spoiler kit and some rims.

But I'm not going to walk Barry Bonds, like some teams do, in the first inning with nobody on.

The first interview I went on I got at age 5. It was a commercial for First Federal Bank.

In the end, the sign of Aretha Franklin's artistry is that she always leaves her mark - first, on the music, then on us.

In boxing, I had a lot of fear. Fear was good. But, for the first time, in the bout with Muhammad Ali, I didnt have any fear. I thought, This is easy. This is what Ive been waiting for. No fear at all. No nervousness. And I lost.

You really don't put a value on your first win, it is priceless no matter where you are.

Drafting a constitution is only the first step. The constitution has to be granted legitimacy by open discussion and a fair, representative referendum.

The constitutional questions are in the first instance not questions of right but questions of might.

Within speech, words are subject to a kind of relation that is independent of the first and based on their linkage: these are syntagmatic relations, of which I have spoken.

Remember the first rule of gunfighting ... have a gun.

Honda opened its first assembly line in Lincoln in November 2001.

If you want to be an actor, you need to learn how to act first, even in sketch comedy.

The first thing that put me on the map was my Sherlock Holmes novel.

Now, on the St. Louis team we have Who's on first, What's on second, I Don't Know is on third.

Minor things can become moments of great revelation when encountered for the first time

Poetry is, first and last, language - the rest is filler.

When I was about 15... I made my first attempt as a leading lady, and was, of course, a complete failure.

The first pork-barrel bill that crosses my desk, I'm going to veto it and make the authors of those pork-barrel items famous all over America.

I have learned to like myself for the first time and to have some serenity.

As a kid, I always went to therapists; the first time was when my parents were separated on my sixth birthday, then on and off since then.

Pete Dj Jones was the first person that I saw with 2 turntables. This was 1972.

You must first have a lot of patience to learn to have patience.

Geometry was the first exciting course I remember.

When I first met my agent, I said, If something comes up and it fits my age range and personality, I would like you to send me up for it, even if it specifies blonde or brunette.

Putting People First was progressivism revived and at its best.

I've tried in my career to do most everything, because it all intrigues me. And I've found the first time I work in a new form, I discover all the things that make that an exciting medium. I've been very busy most of my career. I've had very few vacations.

I'm not an impersonator. I've only got one voice and only do one guy and his first-person essays.

First and foremost I am a drummer. After that, I'm other things... But I didn't play drums to make money.

You can't be a first-world economy in the 21st century if you haven't laid the groundwork to seize the opportunities.

We know from biology that new forms of organisms simulate their primitive form as closely as possible at first, even though obliged to exist under changed internal and external conditions.

If at first you don't succeed, find out if the loser gets anything.

Agriculture was the first manufacturing industry in America and represents the best of all of us.

Like life, peace begins with women. We are the first to forge lines of alliance and collaboration across conflict divides.

Restaurants stress the protein. People read menu items left to right, with the protein first. I read descriptions right to left.

Sometimes, a novel is like a train: the first chapter is a comfortable seat in an attractive carriage, and the narrative speeds up. But there are other sorts of trains, and other sorts of novels. They rush by in the dark; passengers framed in the lighted windows are smiling and enjoying themselves.

I quit high school the first day of 10th grade because I felt like I was wasting time.

My first scene was a streaking scene, I had to streak at a footy game, thats how I get introduced.

Professionally, the first time I sang was on 'Alice Upside Down.' It was the first movie that I did, and I had this little mini singing part.

First of all, I try to be a positive role model.

As a first generation Jewish American, I have witnessed firsthand Jewish immigrants who have come to this Nation in order to create a better life for themselves, their families, and future generations.

The Ninety-Ninety Rule of Project Schedules - the first ninety percent of the task takes ninety percent of the time, and the last ten percent takes the other ninety percent.

For the first time in my life I'm really happy to be unattached because I realise there is so much responsibility to having a partner.

The first Halloween was very well made. The second one was also well made, though I didn't like it as well as the first one. The third one had nothing to do with the series at all and perhaps shouldn't have been made at all.

Have you ever walked late at night through a forest when you are first in love?

The first couple of days on the detox diet aren't pleasant.

An extraordinary amount of arrogance is present in any claim of having been the first in inventing something.

First of all, I'd like to say here the fact that I'm not naturally a craftsman has made me work very hard.

Everything I make as a producer, I visualize it as a DJ first. And all those beats, I test them as a DJ.

Suckle was the first West Indian DJ and he had this fantastic source of music.

Clients say, 'What's your strategy,' and I say, 'Ask me what I believe first.' That's a far more enduring answer.

I am lucky, I'm the first to admit that.

Corbin Bleu was my first kiss in life. I was 12, and he was, like, my first kiss for TV It was on the lips!

I said if I made 10 films in my life, I would be very lucky. That's how I meant it. My fear after my first one was whether they would let me make another one, so I had this goal in my head.

The first job of a writer is to be honest.

In whatever position you find yourself, determine first your objective.

The wisest prophets make sure of the event first.

It calmed me down to see that most of the time no-one gets the scene on the first take.

Since first starting my career, I've grown accustomed to working with actors older than me. I'm always the youngest.

Mostly I've never let record companies become involved with my music, which was a very smart thing that my first manager Dave Robinson did, to keep them out of it.

The only reason why you should do a film is because it creatively carbonates you and gets you going. If you're doing it for any other reason, you've lost sight of why you're acting, in the first place.

For me, family always comes first I would do anything to protect them.

First of all when you're a mommy like you like the consistency of being on a show like that's just peace of mind, I know I have financial, you know stability.

My first major role was in a play called Through the Leaves.

My first figure was a SLAYER eagle. And the dragons and the tribals are all I have got.

I have used Lenovo since I wrote my first novel. My old laptop broke, so I bought a new one, but still a Lenovo. It is one of my most essential devices.

I left halfway through my third year to start Lipstick On Your Collar, which was the first thing I ever did.

That's the trouble with trying to influence an undecided voter. First you have to find one

You know, I once leased a Mercedes because I got a good deal on it because of my first name.

At first, I only laughed at myself. Then I noticed that life itself is amusing. I've been in a generally good mood ever since.

I always try to approach character first and foremost viscerally.

I revise constantly, as I go along and then again after I've finished a first draft. Few of my novels contain a single sentence that closely resembles the sentence I first set down. I just find that I have to keep zapping and zapping the English language until it starts to behave in some way that vaguely matches my intentions.

To be a great game, one of the teams has to score first.

I didn't handle fame very well at first. I got a little resentful.

When a noble life has prepared old age, it is not decline that it reveals, but the first days of immortality.

In 1974, the modeling world changed. Jerry Ford and my lawyer negotiated the deal for the first exclusive contract in modeling history.

There's no magic for getting into the groove... just banging away at it. Sometimes the lyrics come first, sometimes the music.

Pat Riley, Dave Checketts and Ernie Grunfeld - they brought the Knicks back to the glory days. It started with Rick Pitino. We took our first step with him, making the playoffs. When Pat came in we just kicked the door open.

Beauty and the Beast became the first animated feature ever nominated for best picture.

The first meal my husband ever made me was a chicken curry. I have never tasted anything so delicious in my life.

The first prerogative of an artist in any medium is to make a fool of himself.

Despite being able to demonstrate a very large audience, major advertisers at first wouldn't touch Limbaugh.

Some of history's cleverest business minds understood the power of share platforms, from the aggressive titans who made fortunes building the nation's railroads, to Conrad Hilton, who created the first premier brand of international hotels.

I wanted to be as authentic as possible because, first of all, Jean Shrimpton is still alive. And, she's interesting enough to be played accurately. I didn't need to add things.

First I made a dress because I was pregnant and I wanted to be the most beautiful pregnant woman. Then I made a sweater because I wanted to have one that wasn't like anyone else's.

First of all, you have to understand that I'm like anybody else. When I hear my voice on a record I absolutely loathe my voice. I cannot stand my voice.

Afrikaans is my first language, although you would never know, as my English accent has more of an American-British thing going on from all my years of travelling.

There is no less invention in aptly applying a thought found in a book, than in being the first author of the thought.

I got an agent and went up for the part of my first film, Five Gates to Hell.