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Most Famous First Quotes of All Time!

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The businessman says 'If I don't do it first, somebody else will.' The artist says 'If I don't do it first, nobody else will.'

Quotes by LeRoy Neiman

I'm very excited about going to Wembley for the first time.

Quotes by Leroy Sane

The first film I made was when I was 13 and it was called 'The Dogs That Ate Detroit.' It starred my Saint Bernard Barney, and it was a killer thriller with oodles of special effects that were cutting edge...

Quotes by Les Claypool

An orchestra knows during the first two minutes of the first rehearsal whether or not they are going to enjoy the person on the podium.

Quotes by Leonard Slatkin

I was 15 when I first became deeply touched by the rhythm and structure of words.

Quotes by Leonard Cohen

I have been writing for 50 years and readers still read my first book from when I was in the Marine Corps.

Quotes by Leon Uris

I wrote my first song, 'Conversion', to this little hip-hop instrumental. I went to an open-mic, plugged my iPod into the P.A., and sang over the beat.

Quotes by Leon Bridges

In the report made on behalf of the C.G.T. we affirmed that the Peace Treaty should, in accordance with the spirit of workers' organizations, lay the first foundations of the United States of Europe.

Quotes by Leon Jouhaux

This disaster did not force us to abandon our ideal; on the contrary, from the very first months of the conflict, it led us to define precisely the conditions for its realization.

Quotes by Leon Jouhaux

The first music I was exposed to was Stravinsky and I loved it but I don't remember it.

Quotes by Leo Kottke

It was almost two years after I left Capital that I put out the first one on Chrysalis and that was really instructive because it was no better in particular than any other record I'd done.

Quotes by Leo Kottke

Yeah, the first thing that comes to mind is not to try too hard.

Quotes by Leo Kottke

I suppose I've always put the career, the job and politics, all of that first.

Quotes by Leo Varadkar

If you can take the hot lead enema, then you can cast the first stone.

Quotes by Lenny Bruce

My first guitar, a Fender Jazz Master, I traded it in for a Les Paul Deluxe.

Quotes by Lenny Kravitz

For most couples, the first event they plan together is their wedding.

Quotes by Lenny Platt

I was trying to make something really hard, but then I thought I should make something really soft instead, that could be molded into different shapes. That was how I came up with the first plastic. I called it Bakelite.

Quotes by Leo Baekeland

I'm not alone, I'm free. I no longer have to be a credit, I don't have to be a symbol to anybody; I don't have to be a first to anybody.

Quotes by Lena Horne

I had a lot of great bosses - I worked for Gina Prince-Bythewood for two years, I worked for Ava Duvernay as a PA on her first narrative film, and I worked with Mara Brock Akil, so a lot of...

Quotes by Lena Waithe

I've written virtually as long as I've acted, it wasn't a sudden transition. I acted in my first play when I was 16 and I wrote my first play when I was 17.

Quotes by Lennie James

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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