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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 paying job in Los Angeles was taking tickets at the Bing under Ron Haver.

Quotes by Elvis Mitchell

From first to last the civilization of America has been bound up with its physical environment.

Quotes by Ellsworth Huntington

The first and great commandment is, don't let them scare you.

Quotes by Elmer Davis

Imagination! Imagination! I put it first years ago, when I was asked what qualities I thought necessary for success on the stage.

Quotes by Ellen Terry

The very first song I wrote was about a boy that I was obsessed with.

Quotes by Ellie Goulding

Believe it or not, I sold my first novel, 'Crank,' with only seventy-five pages complete. It was in verse then, and it was hard-hitting then.

Quotes by Ellen Hopkins

There was a lot of light and a lot of rumbling and vibration, especially the first minute or minute-and-a-half. And then after about two minutes, when the solid rocket boosters separated, the ride got a lot smoother.

Quotes by Ellen Ochoa

I wouldn't ever have believed I would marry so young, but it was love at first sight, so there was no point in holding back for the sake of it.

Quotes by Ella Woodward

My first job was when I was about 12, cleaning houses in the afternoons for different elderly women in town. I hated it.

Quotes by Elizabeth Strout

Ah, the first NAFTA was really, had a lot of disastrous elements for Canada's environment.

Quotes by Elizabeth May

I'm the first one who sees every romantic comedy in theaters.

Quotes by Elizabeth Olsen

I would kill the clone. That would be my first response.

Quotes by Elizabeth Perkins

Most of the basic truths of life sound absurd at first hearing.

Quotes by Elizabeth Goudge

If I could say anything to aspiring writers, it's to keep your own counsel, first and foremost.

Quotes by Elizabeth Berg

What is it one yearns for? It is to be able to do a thing for the first time again. And that is impossible.

Quotes by Elizabeth Bibesco

In my early work, our molecular views of telomeres were first focused on the DNA.

Quotes by Elizabeth Blackburn

The importance to the writer of first writing must be out of all proportion of the actual value of what is written.

Quotes by Elizabeth Bowen

Professionally, I made my first film at 20 in a war zone in Kosovo.

Quotes by Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi

I first decided to run for Congress when I was 29 - and became a Representative at the age of 30.

Quotes by Elise Stefanik

In my first movie, That Night, with Juliette Lewis, I had a scene with two other girls where we applied a cream to our chests to make our breasts grow. I was 10.

Quotes by Eliza Dushku

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.