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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 am an actress first, a singer second.

Quotes by Grace Jones

I've always wanted to write an early reader. When I wrote my first novel, my goal was to make it an early reader, but it grew beyond the category.

Quotes by Grace Lin

I was a general contractor when I was paying for my first record.

Quotes by Grace Potter

On September 5, 1774, forty-five of the weightiest colonial men formed the First Continental Congress at Philadelphia.

Quotes by Gore Vidal

I bought my first camera in Seattle, Washington. Only paid about seven dollars and fifty cents for it.

Quotes by Gordon Parks

I get the feeling a lot of politicians are there to help themselves financially, first and foremost.

Quotes by Gordon Strachan

I call ‘Mukkathe Penne' my first emotional hit because it's the kind of song that goes straight into the hearts of the audience.

Quotes by Gopi Sundar

I started working occasionally for my father when I was around six. The first skill I learned was how to join a plug to a wire.

Quotes by Gordon Bell

I got a heart tattooed on my foot. It's my first tattoo.

Quotes by Goldie Hawn

I've kept evolving the character. At first, you hated Goldust with a passion, then you laughed with him.

Quotes by Goldust

One should be able to return to the first sentence of a novel and find the resonances of the entire work.

Quotes by Gloria Naylor

The first resistance to social change is to say it's not necessary.

Quotes by Gloria Steinem

From the first moment on the set I was consumed with curiousity about the technical side of shooting a sound picture.

Quotes by Gloria Swanson

I was the first celebrity in pictures to be marrying a titled European.

Quotes by Gloria Swanson

The English press treated the world premiere of my first talking picture as a major event.

Quotes by Gloria Swanson

The first feminine feature that goes, with advancing age, is the neck.

Quotes by Gloria Swanson

I've learned how to exist and get work done when you're exhausted. I've finally gotten to that level, because at first I had no idea how I was going to do it.

Quotes by GloZell

My wife is from Brighton so I got a bit of stick for going to Palace even though in my first three-and-a-half years at Brighton I didn't actually face them. So I don't think I completely understood the rivalry.

Quotes by Glenn Murray

As a teenager, I was in the Carlisle schoolboy scheme and while I was excited to join at first, I look back on it as a tough few years.

Quotes by Glenn Murray

I hold 'Mi Tierra,' my first Spanish-language album, very close to me because that was all done in my native tongue and won me my first Grammy.

Quotes by Gloria Estefan

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.