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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.

In 1966, I attended Marquette University and graduated from the University of California at Santa Cruz in 1970. I received my doctorate in English from the State University of New York at Buffalo, where I wrote my dissertation on William...

Quotes by Laurence Yep

I've been riding motorcycles since my early 20s, and I loved the hipness of the subculture.

Quotes by Kurt Sutter

I loved the Lakers in '09 and 2010. I used to get up early with my brother Janis, and we watched them win the titles.

Quotes by Kristaps Porzingis

I was really, really wild in my early twenties and a bit self-destructive.

Quotes by Kirk Hammett

I wanted to be a concert pianist at Carnegie Hall; that is what I wanted to do from really early on. I actually was the accompanist for a couple of the musicals I was in growing up.

Quotes by Kirsten Nelson

I wanted to be a concert pianist at Carnegie Hall; that is what I wanted to do from really early on.

Quotes by Kirsten Nelson

From my early 20s on, I would waver between atheism and agnosticism, never coming close to considering that God could be real.

Quotes by Kirsten Powers

I had a cancer scare in the early '90s, and for a few months, I wondered if I would make it.

Quotes by Kiki Dee

When I came down south, I went to one of the early Wigan Challenge Cup victories at Wembley, and I was totally hooked from then.

Quotes by Kevin Whately

I got into theater at an early age.

Quotes by Kevin Daniels

All great civilizations, in their early stages, are based on success in war.

Quotes by Kenneth Clark

When I was a teenager in the late 30's and early 40's, electronics wasn't a word. You were interested in radio if you were interested in electronics.

Quotes by Ken Olsen

It took Cianfrance 12 years to bring 'Blue Valentine' to the screen after he first conceived it. He found Gosling and Williams early on, and they hung in there with him. The film finally premiered at Sundance 2010, then screened...

Quotes by Katie Hafner

Starting at 11, I was a movie-theater popcorn girl, a babysitter, a sales clerk - in the Midwest, they start them early!

Quotes by Kate Spade

I came to Christ in my early 20s.

Quotes by Karen Kingsbury

When I was in my early 20s, I studied tae kwon do and hapkido. I earned brown belts in both of them.

Quotes by Karen Bass

Everything is a narrative in life. I learned that early on as a reporter at the 'Washington Post.'

Quotes by Kara Swisher

There's a certain urgency that comes from the records of the early 60s before overdubbing and multitracking came into play.

Quotes by Justin Townes Earle

The representation of the tabernacle arose out of the temple of Solomon as its root, in dependence on the sacred ark, for which there is early testimony, and which in the time of David, and also before it, was sheltered...

Quotes by Julius Wellhausen

As early as when I was five or six I wanted to perform.

Quotes by Juliette Lewis

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.