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Most Famous First Quotes of All Time!

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Ignorance is the first requisite of the historian - ignorance, which simplifies and clarifies, which selects and omits, with a placid perfection unattainable by the highest art.

Quotes by Lytton Strachey

We did a play in the third grade all about Winter not wanting to give over his throne to Spring. That was my first title role, and I took full advantage of it. I felt like there was no one...

Quotes by Lynn Whitfield

I'm a writer first and an editor second... or maybe third or even fourth. Successful editing requires a very specific set of skills, and I don't claim to have all of them at my command.

Quotes by Lynn Abbey

2013 was a year of great accomplishment for Duke: our first full year as a combined company.

Quotes by Lynn Good

Don't marry the first person that proposes to you!

Quotes by Lynda Carter

When I was starting out, the first women studio heads and writers were just getting into their perches - development execs learning their chops.

Quotes by Lynda Obst

I wrote the first draft of 'Madame Bovary' without studying the previous translations, although I gathered them and took the occasional peek.

Quotes by Lydia Davis

I first read 'Madame Bovary' in my teens or early twenties.

Quotes by Lydia Davis

Well, I first started going to Europe in the late '70s.

Quotes by Luther Allison

I think the first table read I ever did, my hand was vibrating the whole time.

Quotes by Luke Macfarlane

Probably fishing is my first passion.

Quotes by Luke Bryan

I directed my first movie, not one piece of press!

Quotes by Luke Goss

When we first started, me and Rowan hated each other. I don't know what it was. We just didn't get along. We were forced to room together.

Quotes by Luke Harper

The first run or match with The Shield always stands out to me - our matches, our wars.

Quotes by Luke Harper

I have to put my career first.

Quotes by Luis Suarez

For any country - and that includes Mexico and the U.S. - having good, robust relationships with crucial allies and neighbors, that's putting your country first.

Quotes by Luis Videgaray Caso

I learned during my term and in the presidency that we should not discuss about assumptions or insinuations. If one day I have to do something against the U.S., the first one to get to know what I was going...

Quotes by Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

I am a strong supporter of President Obama and was the first national Hispanic elected official to endorse him, and I want him to be reelected in 2012.

Quotes by Luis Gutierrez

I was the first Latino member of Congress to support Senator Obama's candidacy. For quite a while, I was the only one.

Quotes by Luis Gutierrez

I went to Mali for the first time in 2000, and I met Toumani Diabate and Ballake Sissoko - two of the greatest kora players of our time.

Quotes by Ludovico Einaudi

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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