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Most Famous First Quotes of All Time!

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When I first came to Hollywood, I used to dream of doing films and escaping television.

Quotes by Billy Campbell

The only thing better than going to Pitcairn in the first place, is going again.

Quotes by Billy Campbell

I had all kinds of allergy problems with certain meats, and with fruits and vegetables with pesticides. So I turned to bear, caribou, venison, hippopotamus, buffalo, elk and moose. Taste-wise, buffalo and elk are tied for first. Not gamy, and...

Quotes by Billy Casper

The first line is the DNA of the poem; the rest of the poem is constructed out of that first line. A lot of it has to do with tone because tone is the key signature for the poem. The...

Quotes by Billy Collins

I first came across 'The Lake Isle of Innisfree' in college, with other anthologized poems by Yeats.

Quotes by Billy Collins

If you are first you are first. If you are second you are nothing.

Quotes by Bill Shankly

The East Germans first used biomechanics. This meant that rather than guessing about technique and form, they could apply changes to athletic performance based on science.

Quotes by Bill Toomey

The first records I heard were from Dizzy Gillespie and people like that.

Quotes by Bill Wyman

My first record I owned was by Les Paul.

Quotes by Bill Wyman

Working-class Americans have waited too long, close to a decade in fact, for an increase in the minimum wage. This has been the second longest period without a pay raise since the Federal minimum wage law was first enacted in...

Quotes by Bill Pascrell

I'm not the first one to say it, but that time onstage is a heightened sense of present tense.

Quotes by Bill Pullman

The first Westerns I saw as a child were those little 8-mm. home movies put out by Castle Films.

Quotes by Bill Pullman

To the credit of the Republican Party and the conservative movement, people have been expelled or marginalized. Pat Buchanan in the '90s. Ron Paul, Rand Paul in the first decade of this century. Bill Buckley famously expelled the Birchers in...

Quotes by Bill Kristol

I loved dinosaurs, I loved space, and I thought maybe I'd be the first paleo-astronaut.

Quotes by Bill Maris

This is the first time in my 32 years in public broadcasting that PBS has ordered up programs for ideological instead of journalistic reasons.

Quotes by Bill Moyers

Someone asked why I invited Jon Stewart to be the first guest on the 'Journal''s premiere in 2007. 'Because Mark Twain isn't available,' I answered. I was serious.

Quotes by Bill Moyers

The first time you went to eBay, you probably didn't do a transaction.

Quotes by Bill Gurley

Wellesley's president, Nannerl Overholser Keohane, approved a broad rule with a specific application: The senior thesis of every Wellesley alumna is available in the college archives for anyone to read - except for those written by either a 'president or...

Quotes by Bill Dedman

The term 'triage' normally means deciding who gets attention first.

Quotes by Bill Dedman

For the first six years of his career, Sammy Sosa was one of the least patient players in the game. He could hit the long ball and steal a base, but he was undisciplined.

Quotes by Bill Dedman

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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