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Most Famous First Quotes of All Time!

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I was a little punk rocker and was pregnant with Sarah when I went to university. I had her in the Christmas holidays of the first term. It was 1979, and UCL was very proud of its reputation as a...

Quotes by Alison Owen

We should not look down on our first ancestors.

Quotes by Alice Walker

I met Howard Zinn in 1961, my first year at Spelman College in Atlanta. He was the tall, rangy, good-looking professor that many of the girls at Spelman swooned over.

Quotes by Alice Walker

I am an optimist of the first order.

Quotes by Alice Waters

But when I first fell in love with the piano, I knew it was me. I was dying to play.

Quotes by Alicia Keys

When I was trying out for my first Olympics at 16, my family and coaches tried to regulate what I ate. But the stricter they got, the more I rebelled.

Quotes by Alicia Sacramone

For immigrant generations especially, family is the first structure, or shelter, for a people who are in exile.

Quotes by Alice McDermott

By the year 1670, wooden chimneys and log houses of the Plymouth and Bay colonies were replaced by more sightly houses of two stories, which were frequently built with the second story jutting out a foot or two over the...

Quotes by Alice Morse Earle

The first meeting-houses were often built in the valleys, in the meadow lands; for the dwelling-houses must be clustered around them, since the colonists were ordered by law to build their new homes within half a mile of the meeting-house.

Quotes by Alice Morse Earle

I had my first baby at twenty-one.

Quotes by Alice Munro

I think your first gut feeling is the correct feeling.

Quotes by Alia Bhatt

I bought a camera with my first ever paycheck.

Quotes by Alice Englert

My first preference is Bollywood and will always be.

Quotes by Ali Fazal

I am the first one in my family to become a part of Bollywood.

Quotes by Ali Fazal

I have to remember I am a defender first and do my job there first and foremost.

Quotes by Ali Krieger

Almost all new ideas have a certain aspect of foolishness when they are first produced.

Quotes by Alfred North Whitehead

Do you know that my very first experience as a composer was a 'Concerto for Accordion?'

Quotes by Alfred Schnittke

I started writing 'The Lobster Kings' the day after I sold my first novel, 'Touch.'

Quotes by Alexi Zentner

While Shakespeare wasn't the first voice in the room, in North America and Europe, he's one of the loudest voices.

Quotes by Alexi Zentner

When we first filmed 'Gilmore Girls,' I didn't know it would build such a cult following.

Quotes by Alexis Bledel

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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