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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.

One of the things I love most about Lib Dem members is that for all our policy disagreements, we agree on why we're Lib Dems in the first place.

Quotes by Jo Swinson

My father was a physicist and also an activist. My first public protest was with my dad at Stanford. I came by all that honestly.

Quotes by Joan Baez

Narendra Modi is a bubble. After elevation in his party, his first test was the Karnataka election. He failed miserably in that.

Quotes by Jitin Prasada

I went to Cambridge University and was the first in my family to graduate.

Quotes by Jo Cox

Comedy is not the first choice in Vegas for entertainment.

Quotes by Jo Koy

I've had 117 fights and that's the first time I've ever won.

Quotes by Jimmy Piersall

I did my first recording. It was called The Champ.

Quotes by Jimmy Smith

So many people have to struggle for years, very few bands get success with their first record, but I was instantly successful and famous on a very large scale, which was scary.

Quotes by Jimmy Somerville

The first record I ever danced to in a grown-up disco was Donna Summer's 'A Love Trilogy'. I danced for the full 15 minutes and I thought to myself, 'This is it, this is what it's all about.'

Quotes by Jimmy Somerville

I wouldn't ever classify myself as a singer. I see myself as a songwriter first.

Quotes by Jimmy Napes

First of all; Frank was the BOSS. We didn't question any of his motives or decisions at the time.

Quotes by Jimmy Carl Black

I had pretty much raised my kids and my first wife and I were divorced, so I began, in earnest, to start my musical career again. Going for the big record deal and all of that.

Quotes by Jimmy Carl Black

The first few weeks of joining Weight Watchers, you're just finding your feet.

Quotes by Jimmy Carr

As soon as I did my first five minutes of stand-up I knew that I would rather be a failure at comedy than a success in marketing.

Quotes by Jimmy Carr

The first thing I wanted to be was an actor, even before I wanted to be a singer, before I discovered I could sing.

Quotes by Jimmy Cliff

I have a career, which is important, but my family is the priority. First family, and then career. It's a delicate balance.

Quotes by Jimmy Cliff

I played college basketball. When I first decided I was going to play football, there were a lot of people telling me that I wasn't going to make it.

Quotes by Jimmy Graham

The first four years of my career, I never complained. I never demanded. I never said anything about money.

Quotes by Jimmy Graham

When I first started, all the reviews of Cold Chisel would say, 'This singer won't have a voice in six months.'

Quotes by Jimmy Barnes

The first funeral for Andrew Goodman was at night and it was a lot of work. To begin with they had to kill him.

Quotes by Jimmy Breslin

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.