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First People Quotes

Quotes on being among the first to try, build, or belong.

These first people quotes celebrate the ones who show up early, the first at the arena, the first to bring innovation to a field, or the First to be accepted somewhere new.

Look at how lucky white people are compared to black people, who have suffered so much just because of their skin color, and then there are native people, who were the first people of this country and have suffered so...

Quotes by Severn Cullis-Suzuki

When values disappear, the first people to suffer are women because people start losing their respect for women.

Quotes by Rula Ghani

The first people I ever saw were probably Little Richard and Gene Vincent.

Quotes by Roy Wood

I was one of the very first people to ever do a video in country music.

Quotes by Reba McEntire

Being Quotes

I was one of the first people to learn that Jackie was going to marry Aristotle Onassis.

Quotes by Pierre Salinger

I'm so lucky to have worked with Burt Lancaster, who I remember was one of the first people I'd heard swearing in a really interesting way.

Quotes by Peter Capaldi

I didn't invent forensic science and medicine. I just was one of the first people to recognize how interesting it is.

Quotes by Patricia Cornwell

I can't tell you the number of times I was one of the first people at the arenas or at TV, constantly trying to better myself. I can honestly say that my hard work paid off. My resilience paid off....

Quotes by Michelle McCool

Actors were the first people to accept me.

Quotes by Michael Lindsay-Hogg

Big Quotes

I remember taking my demo to every dance person in London. People were like, 'We don't know what this is!' The first people to champion me were a club in Manchester.

Quotes by M.I.A.

Well, Hale was one of the first people who suggested to President Johnson that there should be a commission.

Quotes by Lindy Boggs

Austin is a big music town, so growing up, I had a lot of local heroes. Toni Price I was very, very into; she was one of the first people I tried to emulate. She's a local Austin blues artist....

Quotes by Lauren Worsham

I spent most of my career in education and technology. I worked at Kaplan, and I was one of the first people trying to bring innovation into for-profit education.

Quotes by Jose Ferreira

I was one of the first people to join Facebook in February of 2004, and launched one of the inaugural applications on the platform in May 2007.

Quotes by Joe Green

First Quotes

We blacks were the first people embracing Obama, long before the people at expensive fundraisers were supporting him. We gave him his first love, 96 percent of blacks voted for him in 2008. Yet today we are the number one...

Quotes by Jesse Jackson

Craig McDean was probably one of the first people I shot with. I shot with him for years with Tommy Hilfiger and a few other jobs. He's just so nice and just a super normal, funny guy.

Quotes by Jacquelyn Jablonski

The first people totalitarians destroy or silence are men of ideas and free minds.

Quotes by Isaiah Berlin

I'm one of those who believe the bumper sticker: If you outlaw guns, only outlaws will have guns. The first people who are going to be in line to turn in their guns are law-abiding citizens. Criminals are going to...

Quotes by Gary Johnson

Lauren Conrad has been described as one of the first people to significantly benefit from the popularity of reality TV.

Quotes by Fabrizio Moreira

Great Quotes

Anybody who instantly goes from being a poet and a graduate student to being a public figure has to be in a state of shock. First people want to praise you, and then they want to attack you. No one...

Quotes by Erica Jong

Frequently Asked Questions

What does "first people" mean in these quotes?
Here it refers to being among the earliest to try, join, or accept something, such as being one of the first people to join a platform or industry.
Is there a quote about joining Facebook early?
Yes, one quote describes being one of the first people to join Facebook in 2004 and launching an early application on the platform.
Do these quotes touch on hard work?
Yes, one describes constantly trying to improve at arenas and on TV, crediting hard work and resilience for eventual success.
Is there a quote about being accepted?
Yes, one simply states that actors were the first people to offer acceptance, highlighting a personal, meaningful moment.
What other themes appear alongside "first people"?
Innovation and career change appear too, including trying to bring innovation into for-profit education, a theme shared with our Great quotes.

Whether it's joining a new platform or a new industry, these lines capture the resilience it takes to be Great among the first.