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Most Famous First Quotes of All Time!

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Most of my collaborations, certainly post - Howard Ashman but even with Howard, are music first.

Quotes by Alan Menken

My first success was 'Little Shop of Horrors,' and I had been working for years on jingles.

Quotes by Alan Menken

When 'Newsies' first came out, it just crash-landed with a thud; it won a Razzie for worst song of the year, and I felt such embarrassment. Fast-forward, and it's a hit on Broadway, and I win a Tony for the...

Quotes by Alan Menken

When Peter Schneider first approached me about adapting 'Sister Act' for the stage, it wasn't a slam dunk to say yes.

Quotes by Alan Menken

Language comes first. It's not that language grows out of consciousness, if you haven't got language, you can't be conscious.

Quotes by Alan Moore

I started in a research lab for TV cameras, then I worked at a tape duplication facility. That was the first introduction for me to recorded music and hi-fi.

Quotes by Alan Parsons

I got my first job at a firm called Naess & Thomas.

Quotes by Alan Patricof

I was very early on in taking venture capital abroad: to Europe first, then Asia.

Quotes by Alan Patricof

I was sort of shocked when it all of a sudden turned out that I got all A's through college, with the exception of two B's in the first term. I never envisaged myself as summa cum laude.

Quotes by Alan Greenspan

Our first responsibility is not to ourselves. Our first responsibility is to our country and to our God.

Quotes by Alan Keyes

I'm Scottish first, and it's odd to hear that I'm a Scottish-American.

Quotes by Alan Cumming

Macbeth was the first play I ever read.

Quotes by Alan Cumming

In my first year at drama school, I did this kids' show called 'Let's See.'

Quotes by Alan Cumming

Well, first of all, no professor should be able to say, I refuse to defend my position. I refuse to debate my position.

Quotes by Alan Dershowitz

I didn't want to become a chocolatier among others, buying ready-to-use couverture. I wanted to take the same approach I follow in my cuisine: putting the product first, revealing the authentic taste of the products.

Quotes by Alain Ducasse

If you've climbed the first 140 meters it doesn't mean that you've succeeded; you are going to succeed by climbing the last 10 meters.

Quotes by Alain Robert

I made my first stage appearance when I was 6 months old.

Quotes by Alan Alda

I was the first candidate to come out against this war, spoke at every anti-war march.

Quotes by Al Sharpton

We're not willing to give black leaders second chances because, in most cases, we're not willing to give them first chances.

Quotes by Al Sharpton

Anyone who was tempted to draw comparisons between my father's 'Dave Robicheaux' series and my first book quickly gave up.

Quotes by Alafair Burke

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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