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Most Famous First Quotes of All Time!

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When I was publishing my first books, the previous generation of authors was fading away, so I was welcomed because I was a new author.

Quotes by Orhan Pamuk

When I saw Santana for the first time, I was really inspired. Same with Stevie Ray Vaughn.

Quotes by Orianthi

I'd like to believe that 'The Apprentice' was a big hit because I was such a superstar in the first season.

Quotes by Omarosa Manigault Newman

The first bit of vinyl I bought was Michael Jackson's 'Bad.'

Quotes by Olly Murs

To have doubted one's own first principles is the mark of a civilized man.

Quotes by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

My first big role was when I was 17 and I got the part playing Maria in 'West Side Story' in my school production.

Quotes by Olivia Cooke

I got my first passport in 1989, when I was 28.

Quotes by Olga Tokarczuk

My first jobs after graduation in 1955 were as a project engineer for G.E. and later with the U.S. government in Washington, D.C., where I met and married my wife, Dolores Celini.

Quotes by Oliver E. Williamson

Ronald Coase, in his classic 1937 paper on 'The Nature of the Firm,' was the first to bring the concept of transaction costs to bear on the study of firm and market organization.

Quotes by Oliver E. Williamson

For the first time, open source, peer-to-peer protocol developers can monetize their project on a protocol level.

Quotes by Olaf Carlson-Wee

I myself have already spent a third of my life in Germany, first in Cologne and then, since 1994, in Berlin.

Quotes by Olafur Eliasson

I'm the first American designer who went all over the world.

Quotes by Oleg Cassini

To become properly acquainted with a truth, we must first have disbelieved it, and disputed against it.

Quotes by Novalis

The first introduction I had with English football was in the FA Cup in the early '80s.

Quotes by Nuno Espirito Santo

Such is life and life is such and after all it isn't much. First a cradle. Then a hearse. It might have been better, but it could have been worse.

Quotes by Norman Wisdom

I don't care whether a book is a first edition or not. I'm not a bibliophile in that word's natural sense.

Quotes by Norman MacCaig

Almost certainly, however, the first essential component of social justice is adequate food for all mankind.

Quotes by Norman Borlaug

Distrust of authority should be the first civic duty.

Quotes by Norman Douglas

In the summer of '80, Silhouette bought my first book.

Quotes by Nora Roberts

I generally write a first draft that's pretty lean. Just get the story down.

Quotes by Nora Roberts

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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