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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 influence anybody who is able to get through the chaos of my first impression.

Quotes by Gary Vaynerchuk

The first thing I ever invested in was Twitter. Blaine Cook, former CTO, was leaving the company and asked me if I wanted to buy his stock.

Quotes by Gary Vaynerchuk

I knew, always, what I wanted to be. Even before I had my first computer, I wanted to be a computer scientist.

Quotes by Gary William Flake

Since first starting my career, I've grown accustomed to working with actors older than me. I'm always the youngest.

Quotes by Gaspard Ulliel

I started acting when I was seven, and I didn't get my first role till I was nine. So for two years, I was just auditioning.

Quotes by Gaten Matarazzo

I tend to love actors. I was trained as an actor first so I'm drawn to actors.

Quotes by Gary Ross

I love things on the decline because that's really the natural progression of our lives. We're born, we're feisty for the first couple of years, and then the inevitable decline begins.

Quotes by Gary Shteyngart

In most languages, 'control' is the first synonym for the word 'manage.' Control is about spotting and correcting deviations from pre-defined standards; thus to control, one must first constrain.

Quotes by Gary Hamel

I'll be the first one to admit that if I have conclusions based on faulty premises, then let me know about that, and I'll be the first one to change it.

Quotes by Gary Johnson

My first month in syndication, I made about $100. I thought it would be exciting if I ever got up to the level where I could pay my rent.

Quotes by Gary Larson

We've come a long way since Nixon's first visit to China, or Carter's reestablishment of diplomatic relations.

Quotes by Gary Locke

My favorite Extreme records were the last two. I can't listen to the first one.

Quotes by Gary Cherone

I would not give my first 15 years to my worst enemy.

Quotes by Gary Coleman

My rooting interest these days is first and foremost competitive hockey, and secondly in officials not making a mistake.

Quotes by Gary Bettman

I was the first woman to win a Tony for directing, but the second woman came along five minutes later.

Quotes by Garry Hynes

First of all, I'm not the kind of guy that likes to rehash the show and so forth and so on.

Quotes by Garry Shandling

I am a rugby player and first and foremost I am a man.

Quotes by Gareth Thomas

These are estimates that are done by the experts as to how much they expect we could get from the first lease sale that would take place in ANWR, and the estimate is about $2.5 billion.

Quotes by Gale Norton

My first thought is always of light.

Quotes by Galen Rowell

Philosophy is written in this grand book, the universe, which stands continually open to our gaze. But the book cannot be understood unless one first learns to comprehend the language and read the letters in which it is composed.

Quotes by Galileo Galilei

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.