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Early Quotes

On the things that take root early, for better or worse.

"Early" covers a range of beginnings here — gossip that starts young inside military culture and never really stops, and teenage years spent shopping almost exclusively secondhand. See Early Life quotes for more.

My tastes formed quite early. All I ever wanted to do was go to costume museums.

Quotes by Hamish Bowles

Early in my career, my 3-, 5- and 9-irons performed differently than my other irons. But I adapted and made them work.

Quotes by Hale Irwin

Although combat operations unseated the Taliban and the Saddam Hussein regime, a poor understanding of the recent histories of the Afghan and Iraqi peoples undermined efforts to consolidate early battlefield gains into lasting security.

Quotes by H. R. McMaster

By the early 1960s, there was a moral consensus on what needed to be done on civil rights.

Quotes by H. W. Brands

I produced six movies with Amy Robinson since the very early '80s.

Quotes by Griffin Dunne

I like classical music of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and I adore Bach above all.

Quotes by Gregory Maguire

The early ELP albums were pioneering in a way.

Quotes by Greg Lake

The 'interactive fiction' format hasn't changed in any fundamental way since the early 1970s, in the same way that the format of the novel hasn't since 1700.

Quotes by Graham Nelson

I set out to write a screenplay but, since my early 20s, had dreamed of writing a novel.

Quotes by Graeme Simsion

I do wish we recorded the early stuff we did, because we basically had an album.

Quotes by Grace Chatto

I was one of the early folks at eBay, and by 1999, it was completely overrun by consultants from McKinsey, Bain, and BCG. It went from being a cool, fun startup to an MBA factory.

Quotes by Gil Penchina

I learned early on that 'rabbi' means teacher, not priest.

Quotes by George Steiner

Early in life I had noticed that no event is ever correctly reported in a newspaper.

George Orwell

There are a lot of bars and shoe stores in my early books.

Quotes by George Pelecanos

He was interviewed in the early '60s by a young novelist, Pati Hill.

Quotes by George Plimpton

Prior to the early 1960s, economic theorists rarely constructed models customized to capture unique institutions or specific market characteristics.

Quotes by George Akerlof

I became a general contractor in my early 20s. I have been in the business for over 35 years.

Quotes by Gary Miller

The existing U.N. can be found in the writings of early Communist leaders.

Quotes by G. Edward Griffin

As early as 1912, we worked on the problem of the hydrogenation of organic substances with the aid of highly compressed hydrogen.

Quotes by Friedrich Bergius

As early as 1910, Ludwig Landsberg had suggested that I should examine the problem of splitting heavy oils and oil residues into benzines.

Quotes by Friedrich Bergius

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this collection of "early" quotes cover?
It ranges from a military lesson about gossip, to thrift-store shopping in youth, a political statement about Russia's democratic choice, and an early career milestone with Prada.
Does a quote share a military lesson?
Yes: "What I learned in the military is that gossip starts early and it stays forever."
Is there a quote about frugal shopping habits?
Yes: "I spent my teens and early 20s shopping almost exclusively at thrift stores."
Does a quote address Russia's political history?
Yes, presented as the speaker's own opinion: "The democratic choice Russian people made in the early 90's is final."
Is there a quote about an early career highlight?
Yes: "Prada is such a huge company, and it was an honour to work with them and so early on in my career." See the Early Life collection for more.

A note treating a defining post-Soviet democratic choice of the early 1990s as settled and final sits alongside gratitude for a career opportunity that arrived ahead of schedule — pair with Early Childhood and Earlier quotes.