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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.

My first dance ever on 'Dancing With the Stars' was to 'Let's Hear it for the Boy.'

Quotes by Julianne Hough

It's very cool to be able to say that my first real film was 'Footloose' and my second film I got to star alongside Tom Cruise and Catherine Zeta-Jones.

Quotes by Julianne Hough

The First Amendment means everything to me.

Quotes by Julian Bond

First thing that I put up in my office here at City Hall was a poster from 1971 when my mother ran for city council.

Quotes by Julian Castro

Grief seems at first to destroy not just all patterns, but also to destroy a belief that a pattern exists.

Quotes by Julian Barnes

In 1980, I published my first novel, in the usual swirl of unjustified hope and justified anxiety.

Quotes by Julian Barnes

I did study with Anne Carson briefly in Michigan. She taught there, and that's where I first encountered her, in her class.

Quotes by Julia Holter

From the first moment I handled my lens with a tender ardour.

Quotes by Julia Margaret Cameron

My first film festival and my first film that I've ever been in, 'Martha Marcy May Marlene,' that was at Sundance.

Quotes by Julia Garner

I cycle whenever possible around London. But I travel first class when I need to fly.

Quotes by Juergen Teller

My school had a radio show, and when I first decided to become a rapper, I was on there, and I would, like, freestyle.

Quotes by Juice Wrld

My first published writings were trying to take scientific concepts and make them clear for a general audience.

Quotes by Judith Viorst

My first sex scene - and it was with myself.

Quotes by Judge Reinhold

Before 'Animal House' came out to open up a huge market, there just weren't parts for young guys. That genre of film was my ticket in... One of my first jobs was with Bill Murray in 'Stripes.'

Quotes by Judge Reinhold

When I first heard of it, I thought it was a horror film. 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' is such a strange name. I wasn't into the comic books at all.

Quotes by Judith Hoag

The driver of a racing car is a component. When I first began, I used to grip the steering wheel firmly, and I changed gear so hard that I damaged my hand.

Quotes by Juan Manuel Fangio

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Quotes by Juan Benet

Writers are like eremites or anchorites - natural-born eremites or anchorites - who seem puzzled as to why they went up the pole or into the cave in the first place.

Quotes by Joy Williams

Absolutely eat dessert first. The thing that you want to do the most, do that.

Quotes by Joss Whedon

'The Sixth Sense' is fine the second time around, but honestly, the first time around, it's dazzling.

Quotes by Joss Whedon

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.