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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.

I thoroughly enjoy working with kids, whether it's The First Tee or the lesson tee with my grandkids.

Quotes by Jack Nicklaus

I didn't get at first put into a rehab facility; I got put in a adolescent psychiatric unit for my detox.

Quotes by Jack Osbourne

I write the poems first, with only a few exceptions for odd reasons, where I'm given the illustration first.

Quotes by Jack Prelutsky

In my first season after Mancini signed me, I was injured a lot, but when I was fit, he did play me.

Quotes by Jack Rodwell

I played in the Under 18s when I was 14, then the reserves at 15, and then the first team.

Quotes by Jack Rodwell

When I was working at Teleflora, I got booked to do 'Talladega Nights,' so I went and did that. That was really my first big break ev-er. I made as much from my per diem during the three-month shoot as...

Quotes by Jack McBrayer

The first calculators tended to sell for $400 or $500. Today, you can get a pretty good one for 4 or $5.

Quotes by Jack Kilby

It was really a very small company when I started and it changed very rapidly during those first periods.

Quotes by Jack Kilby

First, people don't read novels off screens, and they don't have a tendency to shell out real money for books when they don't retain anything physically for their money.

Quotes by Jack L. Chalker

I had my first trial at Villa at five.

Quotes by Jack Grealish

I found my first dinosaur bone when I was 6, growing up in Montana. Ever since then I've been interested in dinosaurs.

Quotes by Jack Horner

I spent the first 25 years of my life not knowing what I wanted to do.

Quotes by Jack Dee

To be a statesman, you must first get elected.

Quotes by J. William Fulbright

How I did the first 'DiCaprio,' it was mine. I was pulling from everywhere. I was getting stuff from movies. I was getting stuff from interviews. Everywhere. And it was fine, because it was just put out for free on...

Quotes by J.I.D

A chief petty officer taught me shorthand, which got me promoted to yeoman first class.

Quotes by Jack Adams

I've been touring through Texas since I was 15, on my first tour ever.

Quotes by Jack Antonoff

I regard sports first and foremost as entertainment, so dry documentary narration is not for me.

Quotes by Jack Brickhouse

Fortunately, for the first 20 years in my career, I didn't have any other responsibilities outside of myself. I didn't have a wife and kids, so I could afford to sort of barely scrape by, to do theater.

Quotes by J. K. Simmons

I'm just first of all looking for a part that's well written and speaks to me.

Quotes by J. K. Simmons

The first thing I did that was at all in the public eye, other than on stage, was 'Oz,' in which I played the head of the Aryan Brotherhood in a maximum-security prison.

Quotes by J. K. Simmons

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.