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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.

The Go-Go's were like my first babies.

Quotes by Jane Wiedlin

My first five novels were written longhand. So were hosts of short stories.

Quotes by Jane Lindskold

I've had over a dozen and a half novels published since late 1994 when my first novel, 'Brother to Dragons, Companion to Owls' came out.

Quotes by Jane Lindskold

I have to admit that I was a little nervous when I showed up for my first official 'Wreck-It Ralph' recording session.

Quotes by Jane Lynch

'Your Life Calling' is the first thing in my long career I've ever actually invented. It is my entrepreneurial debut.

Quotes by Jane Pauley

In 1969, when I graduated from Harvard Law School, women and minorities made up a tiny fraction of the first year associates accepted by top law firms.

Quotes by Jane Harman

We did talk about cheese on our first date.

Quotes by Jane Kaczmarek

By the 1880s, baseball was entrenched in the Cape's sandy soil. Semipro teams, commonplace before World War I, were organized into the first Cape Cod League in 1923 - Orleans joined the four original teams five years later. By 1940,...

Quotes by Jane Leavy

My guilty pleasure is 'Revenge.' I've watched it from the very first episode.

Quotes by Jane Elliot

One reviewer dubbed my first book, 'Getting Rid of Matthew,' 'chick noir,' and another called it 'anti chick lit,' both of which I loved.

Quotes by Jane Fallon

'Stardust' ended up being my first film in 2007.

Quotes by Jane Goldman

I was into Alan Moore and Frank Miller. I was a teenager when all those books where coming out for the first time - 'Watchmen,' 'V for Vendetta.' It was a great time to get into comics.

Quotes by Jane Goldman

I treated the first few books as a very long journalistic exercise. I thought of every chapter as an article that needed to be finished.

Quotes by Jane Green

Howard Hughes was obsessed with me. But at first it seemed as if he were offering me a superb career opportunity.

Quotes by Jane Greer

We should put hardworking families first by voting on legislation to create jobs, raise wages, provide equal pay for women, invest in education, protect voting rights, and pass comprehensive immigration reform.

Quotes by Jan Schakowsky

No military contractors should have a 'shoot first' culture that puts civilians or our brave military service members in danger.

Quotes by Jan Schakowsky

The government shouldn't step in at the first stage and create land banks. Industry should buy the land as much as they can, and if they get stuck, then the government should step in.

Quotes by Jamshyd Godrej

My first novel is loaded with food references largely because my cupboards were bare, and I was writing hungry.

Quotes by Jan Karon

My first car was a BMW. A white BMW.

Quotes by Jamie-Lynn Sigler

First of all, I yell very little, just so you know. Maybe years ago I did more, but I yell very little.

Quotes by Jamie Dimon

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.