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First Quotes

On beginnings, and what a 'first' really changes.

The quotes gathered here treat 'first' loosely: a rookie athlete crediting the teammates who set the tone early, a filmmaker's take on what should scare an audience right away, and a physicist weighing what can and can't be known first. If early relationships resonate, see our First Love.

First off, from reading the script and knowing that I was going to be apart of it, I'm a huge 'Wizard of Oz' fan so to be involved in something that was connected to the original books was really exciting...

Quotes by Kathleen Robertson

When I first met Robert Patrick, I died - he is so scary looking - he is a scary looking man.

Quotes by Katherine LaNasa

I'm a writer first and a woman after.

Quotes by Katherine Mansfield

From the moment I watched my first episode of 'Girls,' I have been a fan of Lena Dunham.

Quotes by Katherine Schwarzenegger

I started training in martial arts when I was 7 years old. I got my first black belt at 13.

Quotes by Katheryn Winnick

You know, this is not about endorsements in the primary. We have to get through a primary first.

Quotes by Katherine Harris

I really see myself as a homegirl. Wales is my first home. London is my second home - I've been there 14 years now.

Quotes by Katherine Jenkins

When I first came to Hollywood, I couldn't afford a telephone.

Quotes by Katharine Ross

There's no second chance on stage, and I was trained to make the most of my first chance.

Quotes by Kate Smith

With the first act of cruelty committed in the name of revolution, with the first murder, with the first purge and execution, we have lost the revolution.

Quotes by Kate Millett

I want to be the first rock band on Mars.

Quotes by Kate Pierson

When we first played Max's, people thought Cindy and I were drag queens - we wore these gigantic wigs that sort of his our faces.

Quotes by Kate Pierson

Storytelling is as old as speech. It existed before humans first began to carve shapes in stones and press their hands upon the rocky walls of caves.

Quotes by Kate Forsyth

I'm still driven by the feeling I had when I wrote my first book or read a Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle adventure.

Quotes by Kate Klise

I came to New York when I was eighteen years old, and the first audition that I ever went to was this huge cattle call at the Equity building where I had gone two days earlier to sign up -...

Quotes by Kate Levering

I wrote my first story when I was six or seven.

Quotes by Kate Christensen

My first audition was for a commercial for the lottery. I didn't get it, so I hate the lottery.

Quotes by Kat Dennings

My first job ever real job in the field was as an airborne traffic reporter and producer in Los Angeles, but I was laid off pretty quickly - which was totally fair, because I'm terrible with directions, and that's kind...

Quotes by Kat Timpf

My later jobs as a waitress felt like a posh paradise after my first one at Boston Market.

Quotes by Kat Timpf

I was the very first athlete in East Germany allowed to go professional.

Quotes by Katarina Witt

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.

One quote pushes past personal firsts into a civic claim about equal standing under the constitution, which broadens the theme beyond simple nostalgia. Related pages include First Impression and First Step.