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It was in the first Abe administration that we started the mutually beneficial relationship based on common strategic interests between Japan and China.

Quotes by Shinzo Abe

In 1957, which is now 57 years ago, my grandfather and then-Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi welcomed Prime Minister Menzies as the first Australian Prime Minister to visit Japan after World War II and drove the conclusion of the Japan-Australia Agreement...

Quotes by Shinzo Abe

I was first hired at Staples in 1992, by company founder Tom Stemberg and eventual CEO Ron Sargent, to be the first director of marketing and merchandising for the catalog business.

Quotes by Shira Goodman

She wasn't as naive and innocent as she was in the first season.

Quotes by Shiri Appleby

There was a scene early on during the first season of Roswell and I broke down crying. Since then, I've always just been able to do it.

Quotes by Shiri Appleby

The first years of my life in the U.S. were very difficult.

Quotes by Shirin Neshat

I ran because somebody had to do it first. In this country, everybody is supposed to be able to run for president, but that has never really been true.

Quotes by Shirley Chisholm

First things first, second things never.

Quotes by Shirley Conran

Almost a century has passed since Japan first entered the world community by concluding a treaty of amity with the United States of America in 1854.

Quotes by Shigeru Yoshida

I joined the army as a private. I was offered a rank at that time, but I refused. I preferred to remain a private. First of all, I wasn't taken by ranks, and before I knew it, they put me...

Quotes by Shimon Peres

When you have two alternatives, the first thing you have to do is to look for the third that you didn't think about, that doesn't exist.

Quotes by Shimon Peres

The anime that inspired me the most and one that I probably have influence from is the very first series of 'Lupin the 3rd.' I'm very drawn to 'Enter the Dragon' and 'Dirty Harry,' too. They definitely inspire me.

Quotes by Shinichiro Watanabe

Technology challenges us to assert our human values, which means that first of all, we have to figure out what they are.

Quotes by Sherry Turkle

Whether wisely or not, one of the first priorities of the incoming Obama administration was to present a package of healthcare benefits, which, to no one's surprise, produced an uproar in Congress and an assortment of polls declaring that the...

Quotes by Sherwin B. Nuland

First, we should not be opening our coasts, all of our coasts, to oil drilling when we have not taken the first step, not the first step, to conserve oil.

Quotes by Sherwood Boehlert

When you construct a mix tape, the first song you come out with has to be a barnburner.

Quotes by Sherman Alexie

The Steve Allen Sunday night show had the right to two options after my first performance.

Quotes by Shelley Berman

My first job was at a Chicago night club called Mr. Kelly's.

Quotes by Shelley Berman

When I'd finished, everybody said they wanted me for this movie. At first I thought they meant a nudie flick since an awful lot of nudies are made in Houston.

Quotes by Shelley Duvall

Why dictator Musharraf, raising the slogan of 'Pakistan First,' did not think about construction of Dasu and Basha dams?

Quotes by Shehbaz Sharif

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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