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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.

We cut songs that touch us because if they don't touch us first, there's no way in the world we're going to be able to sell those songs to somebody else.

Quotes by Jay DeMarcus

We were kind of young and a little naive when we first started out in the business.

Quotes by Jay DeMarcus

When I made my First-Class debut, my first spell was of 10 overs. So I was always used to bowling lot of overs in Ranji Trophy, which always helps.

Quotes by Jasprit Bumrah

I sold my first script when I was 21 - this kids' adventure movie that never got made. I just bought that one back, actually. I'm pretty psyched about it.

Quotes by Jason Segel

My first job in television was on 'My So-Called Life.'

Quotes by Jason Katims

Family comes first, and golf is second.

Quotes by Jason Day

My first job was an AFI short film, 'Chasing Daylight,' when I was 11, and I made a couple of commercials that never aired.

Quotes by Jason Dolley

The first big long-form work I did in comics was 'Scalped' for Vertigo, which ran for 60 issues.

Quotes by Jason Aaron

Especially those first few years of my comic book career, I had no idea what was going to happen the next day.

Quotes by Jason Aaron

I went back and started reading with Thor's first appearance, and my goal is to read all 600-plus issues in a row.

Quotes by Jason Aaron

We had that first Marvel NOW! retreat where everybody came in and pitched their new books, which was probably the most exciting retreat I've ever been to because it was all brand new.

Quotes by Jason Aaron

I cannot tell people who are struggling that I come first. I just cannot.

Quotes by Jason Alexander

I got my first guitar for Christmas when I was five years old.

Quotes by Jason Becker

When I look back at my career as an author, I don't look at the first book that was ever published as to where my career began - I look to the first book that I ever wrote.

Quotes by Jarrett J. Krosoczka

Guess what, I might be the first hippie pinup girl.

Quotes by Janis Joplin

The mission statement was ordered, and it sent the 800th MP Brigade, effective the first of July, up to Baghdad. I joined my brigade to take command at the end of June.

Quotes by Janis Karpinski

In my day, I, being the first supermodel, I hawked everything.

Quotes by Janice Dickinson

The great thing and the hard thing is to stick to thing when you have outlived the first interest and not yet the second which comes with a sort of mastery.

Quotes by Janet Erskine Stuart

The hard thing is to stick to things when you have outlived the first interest, and not yet got the second which comes with a sort of mastery.

Quotes by Janet Erskine Stuart

I would love to speak with First Lady Michelle Obama about the addictive component of obesity.

Quotes by Jane Velez-Mitchell

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.