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Most Famous First Quotes of All Time!

We have created a collection of some of the best first quotes so you can read and share anytime with your friends and family. Share our Top 10 First Quotes on Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest.

The first mistake in public business is the going into it.

Quotes by Benjamin Franklin

My favorite Bond films are the really early ones, the first ones in fact, like 'Dr. No' and 'From Russia with Love.'

Quotes by Ben Whishaw

Khan let Polo be his eyes and ears. He was the first one to build a bridge between East and West.

Quotes by Benedict Wong

To me the thing with 'Grease' was that it was the first movie that as a kid I wanted to get up and do what they were doing.

Quotes by Benicio Del Toro

The fate of nations is intimately bound up with their powers of reproduction. All nations and all empires first felt decadence gnawing at them when their birth rate fell off.

Quotes by Benito Mussolini

The health of our republic depends on shared principles like the First Amendment, but it is also built on the Teddy Roosevelt-like vigor of its citizens and local self-reliance.

Quotes by Ben Sasse

If the United States had maintained its spending under Ronald Reagan, it is possible that the attacks of 9/11 - presaged by Islamic terror attacks on multiple American targets beginning with the first bombing of the World Trade Center in...

Quotes by Ben Shapiro

Pontius Pilate was the first great censor and Jesus Christ the first great victim of censorship.

Quotes by Ben Lindsey

My first book, 'The Age of Wire and String,' came out in 1995, and it was hardly reviewed at all.

Quotes by Ben Marcus

I got the first job and kept going. Once I got a job, I very much wanted to keep getting jobs, basically. I did try to learn what I could in those first couple of decades.

Quotes by Ben Mendelsohn

Prostate cancer has taken a lot from me. First it took my grandfather and then my dad.

Quotes by Ben Miller

My first scene was a streaking scene, I had to streak at a footy game, that's how I get introduced.

Quotes by Ben Nicholas

Fastidious attention to detail makes the difference between an OK service and first class service.

Quotes by Ben Elliot

My first visit to Haiti was in May 1991, four months into the initial term of Haiti's first democratically-elected president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide. At the time, it seemed that Haiti was on the cusp of a new era.

Quotes by Ben Fountain

When my family first found out about my part in 'EastEnders' they were happy for me and very supportive.

Quotes by Ben Hardy

The first rule of the C.E.O. psychological meltdown is 'Don't talk about the psychological meltdown.'

Quotes by Ben Horowitz

One thing a shooter loves is to make his first shot. He makes his first shot from three; that builds confidence.

Quotes by Ben Howland

My first introduction to Russell Westbrook was as a leader. It was pretty impressive.

Quotes by Ben Howland

I first wanted to be a psychiatrist. I decided against that in medical school when I discovered that psychiatrists didn't, in reality, do what they did on TV.

Quotes by Ben Carson

The first time I watched 'The Magnificent Seven' on TV on a Sunday afternoon, I knew it was going to be a different kind of western.

Quotes by Ben Domenech

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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