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Most Famous First Quotes of All Time!

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Anyone who considers using a weapon of mass destruction against the United States or its allies must first consider the consequences... We would not specify in advance what our response would be, but it would be both overwhelming and devastating.

Quotes by William J. Perry

Singing and entertainment are now my first priority.

Quotes by William Hung

The weather was fine, the valleys literally covered with buffaloe, and everything seemed to promise a safe and speedy movement to the first grove of timber on my route, supposed to be about ten days' march.

Quotes by William Henry Ashley

Tact is one of the first mental virtues, the absence of it is fatal to the best talent.

Quotes by William Gilmore Simms

Furthermore, the unearned increment from land appears in the United States as a gain to the first comers, who have here laid the foundations of a new State.

Quotes by William Graham Sumner

Here is my first principle of foreign policy: good government at home.

Quotes by William E. Gladstone

A tax cut would most certainly be my first choice rather than an increase in federal spending. Those who advocate that fail to see that spending not only continues in subsequent years, but it grows and grows.

Quotes by William E. Simon

Undoubtedly a man is to labor to better his condition, but first to better himself.

Quotes by William Ellery Channing

I'd rather entrust the government of the United States to the first 400 people listed in the Boston telephone directory than to the faculty of Harvard University.

Quotes by William F. Buckley, Jr.

The groves were God's first temples.

Quotes by William Cullen Bryant

Ford comes first before everything else I do in my life.

Quotes by William Clay Ford, Jr.

And once I know what the first page is, then the rest will come.

Quotes by William Bolcom

I was still a recruit in the Boston Police Academy when I attended my first police funeral. It was September 28, 1970. I remember it still.

Quotes by William Bratton

It is much the best way... to lay the emphasis on the first part of the bar in triple time, and on the first and third parts of the bar in common time.

Quotes by William Billings

The first Black Migration to this country was forced migration. It was the Middle Passage.

Quotes by William Barr

Every Medal of Valor recipient has confronted life-threatening danger. Each had their fight-or-flight moment. But each one stood their ground for our safety. We hold them up as examples to other first responders - and to all Americans.

Quotes by William Barr

Animal substance seems to be the first food of all birds, even the granivorous tribes.

Quotes by William Bartram

When I first heard that Barack Obama was going to be the first black president, I wanted to do the smallest, biggest tribute in history.

Quotes by Willard Wigan

Lester Germer was my first supervisor at Bell Labs. He was the Germer of the Davisson and Germer Experiment that is sometimes referred to in introductory texts on physics.

Quotes by Willard Boyle

We do not learn first what to talk about and then what to say about it.

Quotes by Willard Van Orman Quine

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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