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Most Famous First Quotes of All Time!

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One of my favorite things is to first read a novel and then see the movie. I enjoy picturing the characters and then later, seeing them on the screen, comparing how they're different.

Quotes by Camille Perri

When I first came into the league, my first three, four years, I had a teammate from college win a Super Bowl.

Quotes by Calvin Johnson

I think the first role I ever played was Mr. Bumble in a production of 'Oliver.'

Quotes by Caitriona Balfe

The movie I've watched a million times is 'A Face in the Crowd,' directed by Elia Kazan, starring Andy Griffith and Patricia Neal. I first saw this movie, I guess I was in my early 20s. I'd never heard of...

Quotes by Callie Khouri

Fear created the first gods in the world.

Quotes by Caecilius Statius

I've been a big fan of Joe Hill ever since his first novel, 'Heart-Shaped Box.'

Quotes by Caitlin Kittredge

I wrote my first book at eight, all of four pages. At 10, I did a 40-page story. At 12, I wrote two stage plays.

Quotes by Caitlin Moran

'Shotgun's one of the first songs I ever wrote. It's about a couple I met at Waffle House, an all night diner I used to hang at before I could go to bars.

Quotes by Caitlin Rose

First of all, I try to be a positive role model.

Quotes by Caitlyn Jenner

In the first English class I attended, Prof. E. H. Elliot, addressing me, asked if I really belonged to the Junior B. A. class, and I had to answer him in the affirmative. He then proceeded to inquire how old...

Quotes by C. V. Raman

It's odd to say we had our first African American president before our first African-American-owned movie studio, but we're making progress.

Quotes by Byron Allen

Polls that have been taken by kindergarten, first- and second-grade teachers indicate that 30 percent of the kids have been deprived in some way so that they are physically unable to keep up with the class.

Quotes by C. Everett Koop

The international proletariat first appeared on the scene in the early Thirties of the nineteenth century, and its first great action was the French Revolution of 1848.

Quotes by C. L. R. James

The Paris Commune was first and foremost a democracy. The government was a body elected by universal suffrage.

Quotes by C. L. R. James

First of all, Bolshevism represents revolution and the revolutionary struggle.

Quotes by C. L. R. James

I started one of the first online video companies way back in 2003.

Quotes by Burnie Burns

When we first started, everything was animated, everything was comedy, and there was really nothing that was longer than about two minutes, because that's all audiences would watch.

Quotes by Burnie Burns

If we got $100 million dollars to make a movie, I don't know if we should be making a $100 million dollar movie our first time out.

Quotes by Burnie Burns

A synonym is a word you use when you can't spell the word you first thought of.

Quotes by Burt Bacharach

Sell yourself first, if you want to sell anything.

Quotes by Burt Lancaster

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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