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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.

With oil prices plummeting in late 2015 and early 2016, Gulf states have taken the unusual step of issuing sovereign bonds to ease budgetary concerns.

Quotes by Anthony Scaramucci

I was a little self-centered gutter punk in the early 1980s and all I wanted to do was diss everybody.

Quotes by Anthony Kiedis

There can be life after breast cancer. The prerequisite is early detection.

Quotes by Ann Jillian

The beginnings of CTE can start quite early.

Quotes by Ann McKee

I've always been charmed by houses, and descriptions of them are prominent in my novels. So prominent, in fact, that my editor once pointed out to me that all of my early novels had houses on the covers.

Quotes by Anita Shreve

The biggest tragedy we had early on was when Bon Scott died.

Quotes by Angus Young

My early childhood was spent in Newark, New Jersey, but my family moved to Denver when I was 12.

Quotes by Anita Diament

Very early, it became clear to me that East Germany could not function.

Quotes by Angela Merkel

The early firings contained many stones.

Quotes by Andy Goldsworthy

The first snowball I froze was put in my mother's deep freeze when I was in my early 20s.

Quotes by Andy Goldsworthy

In my early England days, there was a bit of tension with captain Nasser Hussain.

Quotes by Andrew Flintoff

Ed Timpson is a fantastic minister for early intervention, and Liz Truss is a fantastic minister for Sure Start.

Quotes by Andrea Leadsom

Fashion illustrator Antonio Lopez was a major part of my early career.

Quotes by Andre Leon Talley

I did graduate early and even received my master's degree in political science before I turned 22.

Quotes by Ana Kasparian

I was a Chicago theater actress until my early 30s, so I got to do a lot of meaty stuff in theater.

Quotes by Amy Landecker

I'm just grateful I didn't have to spend my early 20s in front of paparazzi cameras.

Quotes by Amy Adams

I had two surgeries during the early part of 2012, and I was advised to restrict my work load.

Quotes by Amitabh Bachchan

I had breast cancer. I caught it early.

Quotes by Allison Anders

Few of the early houses in New England were painted, or colored, as it was called, either without or within. Painters do not appear in any of the early lists of workmen.

Quotes by Alice Morse Earle

I bent my head over a stove in my early 20s and picked it up in my 30s.

Quotes by Alex Guarnaschelli

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.