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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.

My first experience playing for England was very scary and nerve wracking.

Quotes by Eniola Aluko

I did not walk for the first four years of my life.

Quotes by Emmanuel Adebayor

E.U. is the first global domestic market.

Quotes by Emmanuel Macron

I stole a piece of the chess set on the first film. I took a piece of the treasure out of Bellatrix's vault on this film. And I've taken my wand and I've got my cloak.

Quotes by Emma Watson

I literally started from zero; I had zero subscribers. I remember my first subscriber - I was so excited, and then I looked, and it was my dad.

Quotes by Emma Chamberlain

New York is the first place I have ever felt safe.

Quotes by Emma Forrest

My first love was Heath Ledger.

Quotes by Emily Meade

When I first started campaigning to become an MP in 2004, we were suffering as a party because our hierarchy and leadership were totally detached from the party's membership.

Quotes by Emily Thornberry

My first role was an angel in the nursery nativity. I spotted my mum halfway through and shouted over someone else's lines to ask if she liked my costume. I've learnt not to do that now.

Quotes by Emily Berrington

I was lucky - the first eight productions I auditioned for, I got cast.

Quotes by Emily Browning

Whenever a thing is done for the first time, it releases a little demon.

Quotes by Emily Dickinson

The First World War, and especially the latest one, largely swept away what was left in Europe of feudalism and of feudal landlords, especially in Poland, Hungary, and the South East generally.

Quotes by Emily Greene Balch

I was in one of the first sitcoms that had a lot of Asians in it. It was called 'Gung Ho' on ABC.

Quotes by Emily Kuroda

Religious phenomena are naturally arranged in two fundamental categories: beliefs and rites. The first are states of opinion, and consist in representations; the second are determined modes of action.

Quotes by Emile Durkheim

We may be a nation of Democrats, Independents, and Republicans, but first and foremost we are all human beings and Americans.

Quotes by Emanuel Cleaver

Our first intuitions are the true ones.

Quotes by Emil Cioran

It would be hard to make a movie worse than the first 'Ocean's Eleven,' the 1960 Lewis Milestone film.

Quotes by Elvis Mitchell

In his very first film, Mr. Gonzalez Inarritu makes the kind of journey some directors don't - or can't - travel in an entire career.

Quotes by Elvis Mitchell

Selling tickets at the Bing Theater at LACMA was my first job in L.A.

Quotes by Elvis Mitchell

Inarritu's own nomination for Best Director for 'Babel' was the first such honor for a Mexican director.

Quotes by Elvis Mitchell

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.