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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.

No one of this nation ever begs, for the houses of all are common to all; and they consider liberality and hospitality amongst the first virtues.

Quotes by Giraldus Cambrensis

Since Bobby Brown, I was the first one to be in my video taking my shirt off and showing the 6-pack and 8-pack. Other people weren't cut like that.

Quotes by Ginuwine

I've grown a lot since my first record came out - even since 'Back II da Basics' was released in 2005.

Quotes by Ginuwine

I remember when I started off, my first car was a Kia Spectra. With a spoiler kit and some rims.

Quotes by Gio Gonzalez

One can't judge Wagner's opera Lohengrin after a first hearing, and I certainly don't intend to hear it a second time.

Quotes by Gioachino Rossini

I think all Latino actors want to be storytellers first. I want to be an actor first, and then I want to be Latina.

Quotes by Gina Rodriguez

Be first and be lonely.

Quotes by Ginni Rometty

Eradicating terrorist organizations and neutering radical Islam means very little if we cannot first guarantee we'll all be here tomorrow.

Quotes by Gillian Turner

Every name in a TV show has to be run by the legal department first.

Quotes by Gina Bellman

I was obsessed from the moment I took my first photograph. I wanted to make photography my career.

Quotes by Giles Duley

First of all there was a guy named Charles Nicholas, who used to do all of the inking that Jack and Simon didn't do. Simon used to do splashes and covers, but Charles Nicholas, after a while, did the inside...

Quotes by Gil Kane

That's really how I ended up making the first flag - I was the guy who could sew it.

Quotes by Gilbert Baker

Once I was finally liberated from my Kansas background, the first thing I did was get a sewing machine, because it's 1972, and I have to look like Mick Jagger and David Bowie every single second. Taffeta jumpsuits.

Quotes by Gilbert Baker

The nature of peoples is first crude, then severe, then benign, then delicate, finally dissolute.

Quotes by Giambattista Vico

Italy in the first years got food, for the first year or the first periods got food. Then we got raw materials and then we got tool machines, let's say, instruments for working.

Quotes by Gianni Agnelli

I am honored to be the first international player featured on the cover of 'NBA 2K19.'

Quotes by Giannis Antetokounmpo

'The Wizard of Poetry' - I had that title since I did 'The Pretty Toney' album. That's when the name first came to me.

Quotes by Ghostface Killah

In all seriousness, I just think, 'Keep God first.'

Quotes by Ghostface Killah

When Slick Rick first hit the scene, I had to practice that British accent. There's no other storyteller like this man.

Quotes by Ghostface Killah

When I began listening to saxophones, I was first attracted to Coleman Hawkins.

Quotes by Gerry Mulligan

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.