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Most Famous First Quotes of All Time!

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The first album, I'd had some input, but I was 14 years old then, and I really didn't know what I was talking about.

Quotes by Tiffany Darwish

Wars spring from unseen and generally insignificant causes, the first outbreak being often but an explosion of anger.

Quotes by Thucydides

When I first came here, Hollywood was very closed-minded.

Quotes by Tia Carrere

I wanted to be a physical therapist because I had torn up my knee and thought it was interesting with the rehab and whatever. I did kinesiology, and after the first four days of class, I dropped out because I...

Quotes by Thomas Rhett

Some persons do first, think afterward, and then repent forever.

Quotes by Thomas Secker

When I first started coming to New York in the early Nineties and seeing the vitality of the programme compared to what was going on back in London or Paris, it was just in a different league. It's like a...

Quotes by Thomas P. Campbell

We were the first urban school system in the country to wire all of our schools for the Internet.

Quotes by Thomas Menino

At FC Bayern, the Bundesliga title is always the first priority.

Quotes by Thomas Muller

Order and simplification are the first steps toward the mastery of a subject.

Thomas Mann

When I started writing, the first thing that came out was in English. I liked a few French things, but they were very overwhelming.

Quotes by Thomas Mars

The second office in the government is honorable and easy; the first is but a splendid misery.

Thomas Jefferson

The first and most optimistic response was complete rational expectations econometrics. A rational expectations equilibrium is a likelihood function. Maximize it.

Quotes by Thomas J. Sargent

First get an absolute conquest over thyself, and then thou wilt easily govern thy wife.

Quotes by Thomas Fuller

Partisanship particularly increased after the 1994 elections and then the appearance of the first unified Republican government since the 1950s.

Quotes by Thomas E. Mann

Every noble work is at first impossible.

Quotes by Thomas Carlyle

When mankind first saw the necessity of government, it is probable that many had conceived the desire of ruling.

Quotes by Thomas Clarkson

In order for a war to be just, three things are necessary. First, the authority of the sovereign. Secondly, a just cause. Thirdly, a rightful intention.

Quotes by Thomas Aquinas

When I first started teaching at Berkeley in 1958, I could not announce that I was gay to anybody, though probably quite a few of my fellow teachers knew.

Quotes by Thom Gunn

When I first started to write, I was aware of being queer, but I didn't write about it. Queer poems would probably not have been accepted by the editors I sent them to.

Quotes by Thom Gunn

National security is the first duty of government but we are also committed to reversing the substantial erosion of civil liberties.

Quotes by Theresa May

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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