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Most Famous First Quotes of All Time!

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One of my first jobs was at the Boston Globe. I worked in the sports department six months a year. When I was ready to graduate, the sports editor gave me a job as a schoolboy sports writer.

Quotes by Will McDonough

In a lot of cases, writers discover that the novel needs to begin later in the action than they'd first thought.

Quotes by Will Hobbs

I mean, I gotta say one of the greatest victories on that show was when we got picked up for the back nine of the first season, and they made it a full order.

Quotes by Will Arnett

Two weeks later, we played our first concert and had 100 people there. It was pretty cool.

Quotes by Will Champion

Faced with this general consideration it will immediately be realized on inquiry into the particular position occupied within this general scheme by the scientific field of catalysis that it is in the first stages of its development.

Quotes by Wilhelm Ostwald

In the first quarter of the nineteenth century the experimental proof for the interdependence of the composition and properties of chemical compounds resulted in the theory that they are mutually related, so that like composition governs like properties, and conversely.

Quotes by Wilhelm Ostwald

We know from biology that new forms of organisms simulate their primitive form as closely as possible at first, even though obliged to exist under changed internal and external conditions.

Quotes by Wilhelm Ostwald

My first novel was rejected by some of the most eminent publishers in the world. Starting again was a real wrench.

Quotes by Wilbur Smith

This first print run of the first edition of my first novel, 'When The Lion Feeds.' back in 1964, is so rare it can fetch several thousand pounds at auction. I always wanted to be an author, and I decided...

Quotes by Wilbur Smith

Ho joined the French socialist party, the first Vietnamese to be a member of a French political party.

Quotes by Wilfred Burchett

My anger with the US was not at first, that they had used that weapon - although that anger came later.

Quotes by Wilfred Burchett

In this first testing ground of the atomic bomb I have seen the most terrible and frightening desolation in four years of war. It makes a blitzed Pacific island seem like an Eden. The damage is far greater than photographs...

Quotes by Wilfred Burchett

The police chief of Hiroshima welcomed me eagerly as the first Allied correspondent to reach the city.

Quotes by Wilfred Burchett

I was a boy when I first realized that the fullest life liveable was a Poet's.

Quotes by Wilfred Owen

I have priorities. Maintaining my daughter is my first.

Quotes by Whitney Houston

The first monster you have to scare the audience with is yourself.

Quotes by Wes Craven

When I first came into the league, I was with Tim Dwight in San Diego, and a guy named Eric Parker, who really showed me the work ethic it takes to be an NFL receiver, and I've really tried to...

Quotes by Wes Welker

The uncertainty relation does not refer to the past; if the velocity of the electron is at first known and the position then exactly measured, the position for times previous to the measurement may be calculated.

Quotes by Werner Heisenberg

Debt is the fatal disease of republics, the first thing and the mightiest to undermine governments and corrupt the people.

Quotes by Wendell Phillips

The constitution does not provide for first and second class citizens.

Quotes by Wendell Willkie

Frequently Asked Questions

Does this page include a quote about starting an NFL career?
Yes. One quote looks back on the very beginning of an NFL career, crediting teammates named Tim Dwight and Eric Parker with showing what work ethic it takes to be an NFL receiver. It's a good example of first marking an early, formative stage of a career. For more on early milestones, see First Step quotes.
Is there a quote about horror movies or scaring an audience?
Yes - one quote states it plainly: "The first monster you have to scare the audience with is yourself." It's a compact idea about confronting your own fear before you can frighten anyone else. For more on how first moments set the tone, browse First Impression quotes.
Does this collection touch on science, like physics?
It does. One quote discusses the uncertainty relation, explaining that it does not refer to the past, and using the example of an electron's velocity being at first known and its position then exactly measured. It's a more technical, scientific sense of first.
What does the quote about the constitution say?
One quote makes a direct statement: "The constitution does not provide for first and second class citizens." It's a clear, principled statement about equal citizenship. It naturally pairs with First Class quotes on this page.
Do all the quotes here use "first" the same way?
Not at all - that's part of the appeal. Across this page, first describes a rookie's early days in the league, a monster's first scare, an electron's first known velocity, and even first-class citizenship. If you like exploring different kinds of firsts, First Love quotes make a nice companion stop.

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