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First Quotes

On beginnings, and what a 'first' really changes.

The quotes gathered here treat 'first' loosely: a rookie athlete crediting the teammates who set the tone early, a filmmaker's take on what should scare an audience right away, and a physicist weighing what can and can't be known first. If early relationships resonate, see our First Love.

Sports are my favorite. It's the first thing I turn to every day.

Quotes by Larry King

Self-parody is the first portent of age.

Quotes by Larry McMurtry

If you're not going to offend somebody you don't need the First Amendment.

Quotes by Larry Flynt

The ending is really the most important part of the movie. If the first hour and 20 minutes is terrific and the last ten minutes stinks, everybody walks out of the theatre and says: 'That was a lousy movie!'

Quotes by Larry Cohen

Naturally, I was a bit of a curiosity, being the first hydrogen peroxide ingestion patient they had ever seen.

Quotes by Lara St. John

My life as Mrs. Leo Durocher and baseball come first.

Quotes by Laraine Day

The first time I used a simulator was in 2014 when I was competing in the Ginetta Junior Championship.

Quotes by Lando Norris

McLaren were one of the first teams I liked and supported.

Quotes by Lando Norris

I am not sure why, but I have been obsessed by the Atom Bomb ever since it first happened.

Quotes by Lanford Wilson

I'm a writer first and a singer second.

Quotes by Lana Del Rey

I mean, I was first offered Princess Astra.

Quotes by Lalla Ward

The composition of the primary is so different than when I was first elected governor in 1978.

Quotes by Lamar Alexander

You've got to do it in practice first.

Quotes by Lamar Jackson

On one-on-one, I'm either trying to get the first down or trying to score.

Quotes by Lamar Jackson

It's rare that I go on a first date and don't want to go out again.

Quotes by Lamorne Morris

I started blogging in 2006 when I had sold my first novel but it had not yet been published, in those anxious months in between while I learned the whole process.

Quotes by Laini Taylor

The first point of wisdom is to discern that which is false; the second, to know that which is true.

Quotes by Lactantius

The First Lady is an unpaid public servant elected by one person - her husband.

Quotes by Lady Bird Johnson

The first play I wrote was called 'Twenty-five.' It was played by our company in Dublin and London, and was adapted and translated into Irish and played in America.

Quotes by Lady Gregory

Like a lot of people, I sold my first script in graduate school at UCLA, a 'Joan of Arc' for producer Joel Silver.

Quotes by Laeta Kalogridis

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.

One quote pushes past personal firsts into a civic claim about equal standing under the constitution, which broadens the theme beyond simple nostalgia. Related pages include First Impression and First Step.