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Most Famous First Quotes of All Time!

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The industries that fall first are the industries that either produce electromechanical items that are now inferior to their software substitutes, or the industries that produce a mechanically created service that's now inferior.

Quotes by Michael J. Saylor

I ended up an actor, did my first professional union gig in 1974, and I've been doing it ever since.

Quotes by Michael Ironside

He wasn't sure exactly which day, but what's noteworthy about that is that is also before Valerie Plame is first identified in the Robert Novak piece that ran on Monday, July 14.

Quotes by Michael Isikoff

As the CIA tried to find itself, the threat of international terrorism emanating from the Middle East, Africa, North Africa and Central and Southeast Asia grew with each strike: the first World Trade Center attack in 1993, the bombings of...

Quotes by Michael Hastings

The first time I met President Obama was 2006 in Baghdad. He was the senator from Illinois; it was a month before he actually ended up declaring. He had to come to Baghdad to kind of check that box, and...

Quotes by Michael Hastings

The First World War may have been a uniquely horrific war, but it was also plainly a just war.

Quotes by Michael Gove

I put my country and my principles first.

Quotes by Michael Gove

I first discovered my turn of pace when I was playing football as a kid.

Quotes by Michael East

When I read biographies, I'm only interested in the first few chapters. I'm not interested in when people become successful. I'm interested in what made them successful.

Quotes by Michael Eisner

I met Michael Milken for the first time with Oliver Stone at the Drexel Burnham offices in Los Angeles.

Quotes by Michael Douglas

I put family and country first.

Quotes by Michael Cohen

Historically, the claim of consensus has been the first refuge of scoundrels; it is a way to avoid debate by claiming that the matter is already settled.

Quotes by Michael Crichton

I guess the first screenplay of mine that was done was 'Falling in Love' with Robert DeNiro and Meryl Streep.

Quotes by Michael Cristofer

As any student of literature knows, the books that last are often not the books that are most popular when they are written. Both 'Moby Dick' and 'The Great Gatsby' were complete failures, critically and commercially, when they first appeared.

Quotes by Michael Cunningham

Alfie was the first time I was above the title; the first time I became a star in America.

Quotes by Michael Caine

The first actor I ever saw was The Lone Ranger. I thought, That's what I want to do.

Quotes by Michael Caine

My father is a university professor so when the schools needed a little kid for their productions I was often the kid they used. The first time I was ever on stage was about 2nd grade.

Quotes by Michael Cerveris

If at first you don't succeed, try, try, try, try, try again.

Quotes by Michael Chang

First, we did rank everybody by risk, and New York comes out number one.

Quotes by Michael Chertoff

It is a tenet of my investment style that, on the subject of common stock investment, maximizing the upside means first and foremost minimizing the downside. The deleterious effect of permanent capital loss on portfolio returns cannot be overstated.

Quotes by Michael Burry

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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