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Most Famous First Quotes of All Time!

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Ridicule is the first and last argument of a fool.

Quotes by Charles Simmons

The first fresh hour of every morning should be dedicated to the Lord, whose mercy gladdens it with golden light.

Quotes by Charles Spurgeon

Lord Jesus, we come just as we are; this is how we came at first, and this is how we come still, with all our failures, with all our transgressions, with all and everything that is what it ought not...

Quotes by Charles Spurgeon

The first essential in a boy's career is to find out what he's fitted for, what he's most capable of doing and doing with a relish.

Quotes by Charles M. Schwab

Hardly anybody realizes that the first couple of chapters of 'Coming Apart' were basically a recapitulation of the argument in 'The Bell Curve.' That's how little people focused on 'The Bell Curve's' real message.

Quotes by Charles Murray

The poem, for me, is simply the first sound realized in the modality of being.

Quotes by Charles Olson

I came out of school just at the time regional theater was first expanding. All of a sudden, lots of new companies needed actors.

Quotes by Charles Kimbrough

I have a horror of the blank page. I simply cannot write on a blank page or screen. Because once I do, I start to fix it, and I never get past the first sentence.

Quotes by Charles Krauthammer

Our first remark on this subject is that the ministry is an office, and not merely a work.

Quotes by Charles Hodge

TO fear God, is one of the first and greatest Duties of his rational Creatures.

Quotes by Charles Inglis

One of Lady Antebellum's first big tours was opening up for Kenny Chesney.

Quotes by Charles Kelley

The first rule of business is: Do other men for they would do you.

Charles Dickens

The first lesson in civics is that efficient government begins at home.

Quotes by Charles Evans Hughes

There will always be something to ruin our lives, it all depends on what or which finds us first. We are always ripe and ready to be taken.

Charles Bukowski

As an issue, climate change was unlucky: when nonspecialists first became aware of it in the 1990s, environmental attitudes had already become tribal political markers.

Quotes by Charles C. Mann

The first 20 stories written about a public figure set the tone for the next 2,000 and it is almost impossible to reverse it.

Quotes by Charles Colson

The first session of the Congress of the United States under the Constitution was devoted principally to the problems of immediate revenues and administrative and judicial organization.

Quotes by Charles A. Beard

So many deaths could be prevented if measures were implemented to expand background checks and keep individuals like John Hinckley from ever buying firearms in the first place.

Quotes by Charles B. Rangel

The United States government first learned of the diversion of the W-88 nuclear warhead design in late 1995.

Quotes by Charles Bass

To get DonorsChoose.org to scale, we first need to increase the viral appeal of our website.

Quotes by Charles Best

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.

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