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Most Famous First Quotes of All Time!

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I should point out, however, that at first some difficulty was experienced in observing the phenomena predicted by the theory, owing to the extreme smallness of the variations in the period of oscillation.

Quotes by Pieter Zeeman

I'm a father first.

Quotes by Pilou Asbaek

For the first few years we paid all the bills first and divided what was left as salary. Sometimes that was $50 a week.

Quotes by Pink

A funny thing happened on the way to the election - I got to the Senate first.

Quotes by Pierre Salinger

As much as I liked and admired the various members of the Kennedy family, my first loyalty was to Jackie.

Quotes by Pierre Salinger

I was one of the first people to learn that Jackie was going to marry Aristotle Onassis.

Quotes by Pierre Salinger

Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker series also shows the potential of lighter fantastic fiction. I read the first, and listened to a tape of a later one, and it's fun.

Quotes by Piers Anthony

I did not know at first that it would be a series; I discovered after the first novel that I had more to say about it, so I did another. And another, and then the readers demanded yet more.

Quotes by Piers Anthony

In 1991, I co-founded my first start-up, Ink Development, which made software for an early tablet computer.

Quotes by Pierre Omidyar

When you have mass surveillance, it's impossible to meet the intent of the First Amendment because reporters can't talk to sources because sources are afraid to talk.

Quotes by Pierre Omidyar

There is not less wit nor less invention in applying rightly a thought one finds in a book, than in being the first author of that thought.

Quotes by Pierre Bayle

There is no less invention in aptly applying a thought found in a book, than in being the first author of the thought.

Quotes by Pierre Bayle

Brave men are brave from the very first.

Quotes by Pierre Corneille

A first impulse was never a crime.

Quotes by Pierre Corneille

I used to watch, on television on Sunday nights, they had the Disney hour then and the castle coming up and 'When you wish upon a star... ' That was my very first Disney memory.

Quotes by Phyllis Smith

I've sort of made up my mind that I have to do my career and I have to be a mother. These are my two responsibilities; of course the baby comes first.

Quotes by Phoebe Snow

Boygenius' was the first time I produced without a producer-producer in the room. It’s been crazy.

Quotes by Phoebe Bridgers

When I first picked up an instrument, nothing really happened. I played piano when I was a little kid. I hated it so much, I actually don’t play piano now.

Quotes by Phoebe Bridgers

My first published novel, 'American Rust,' took three and a half years of full-time work to write. But I wrote two apprentice novels before that.

Quotes by Philipp Meyer

First, Darwinian theory tells us how a certain amount of diversity in life forms can develop once we have various types of complex living organisms already in existence.

Quotes by Phillip E. Johnson

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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