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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.

Even on holidays, I wake up early, and by 7 A.M., I am out sightseeing.

Quotes by Mouni Roy

I peaked early. I was told I'd missed my boat.

Quotes by Moon Unit Zappa

I knew at an early age that I wanted to make an impact.

Quotes by Michael Tubbs

During my Ph.D. program, I became interested in the informational structure of markets that turned into the work on signaling, which was the part of my early work that was recognized for the Nobel Prize, but it was not really...

Quotes by Michael Spence

I've certainly developed as a vocalist. I find my early recordings very difficult to listen to.

Quotes by Michael Feinstein

Early this morning, I signed my death warrant.

Quotes by Michael Collins

From an early age, my intuition was that I would be a musician.

Quotes by Michael Bacon

No, I had a back injury early on in my life.

Quotes by Merle Haggard

Or in the early days we didn't have the bus, we had a station wagon.

Quotes by Mel Tillis

I get very intense: I get to the show five hours early. If we're on at 8 P.M., I'm there at 3 in the afternoon.

Quotes by Meat Loaf

I follow Rick Falkvinge, who founded the Swedish Pirate party and was one of the very early adopters of Bitcoin.

Quotes by Max Keiser

Seven thirty in the morning is too early for a man of my standing.

Quotes by Matt Roper

Early numbers are always wrong.

Quotes by Mary Cheney

The question is not whether Tibet should be independent but the extent of the autonomy that it is allowed. Tibet has been firmly ensconced as part of the Chinese empire since the Qing dynasty's military intervention in Tibet in the...

Quotes by Martin Jacques

I was exposed to jazz early on.

Quotes by Mark White

I think, early on, I was very distrustful of authority yet needed a lot of approval from it. I was in that kind of bind. Which is a kind of abuse bind.

Quotes by Mark Rylance

I get up very early and write a lot.

Quotes by Mark Kurlansky

I went grey at 12, my eyesight went at 17. I've been a crock from very early on.

Quotes by Marian Keyes

Very early, I knew that the only object in life was to grow.

Quotes by Margaret Fuller

I started teaching spinning early when it was first happening in the '90s. I love the mind-body connection of spinning.

Quotes by Mandy Ingber

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.