Firsts Quotes

We are all continually embarking on first drafts, in every aspect of our lives.

The first duty of a leader is to make himself be loved without courting love. To be loved without 'playing up' to anyone - even to himself.

Mistrust first impulses; they are nearly always good.

Soloing was pretty easy for me because it was probably the first thing I've ever done.

I have to give credit to Giorgio Moroder ; among the first to make us realize the importance of music in film.

You don't have to be a star to get a cheese sandwich. You just have to be first.

I went along and basically learned a few of the songs they were doing at the time, which were quite a few of the songs we ended up doing on our first album.

The first step to getting what you want is to have the courage to get rid of what you don't.

The appetite is sharpened by the first bites.

Some people can't believe in themselves until someone else believes in them first.

When life is hard, remember - we are not the first to ask, 'Is there no other way?

People first concern themselves with meeting their basic needs; only afterwards, do they pursue any higher needs.

Be the first to see what you see as you see it.

An author's first duty is to let down his country.

I would just encourage any artist to stay focused, of course keep God first, and just keep working hard. Try to outwork those who you idolize.

The first mystery is simply that there is a mystery, a mystery that can never be explained or understood, only encountered from time to time. Nothing is obvious. Everything conceals something else.

Courage isn't about knowing the path, it's about taking the first step.

I was the first one in the gym, and the last one to leave.

FROM THE FIRST DAY YOU ARE TOLD IF YOU WANT TO BE THE BEST THEN STAY OUT THE NIGHTCLUBS!

Building a cohesive leadership team is the first critical step that an organization must take if it is to have the best chance at success.

The nature of peoples is first crude, then severe, then benign, then delicate, finally dissolute.

In writing if it takes over 30 minutes to write the first two paragraphs select another subject.

One of the first, and most important of those duties which are incumbent upon us, is fervent and united prayer.

Breath is perhaps the first thing we have in life. It's how we measure the starting of life and it's how we measure the ending of life.

It is mostly a matter of wills. Whose will is going to break first? Ours or the enemy's?

Martial art has always been my first love.

The Mets just had their first .500-or-better April since July of 1992.

With Alexander's cancer, I was definitely brought to my knees for the first time because of the fear factor.

Artists who have won fame are often embarrassed by it; thus their first works are often their best.

When any calamity is suffered, the first thing to be remembered is, how much has been escaped.

When I sit down to make a sketch from nature, the first thing I try to do is to forget that I have ever seen a picture.

. . . we should be men first, and subjects afterward.

Before we can conquer the world, we must first conquer the self.

If I cannot in honest happiness take the second place (or the twentieth); if I cannot take the first without making a fuss about my unworthiness, then I know nothing of Calvary love.

In science, new ideas are at first completely neglected, later fiercely attacked, and finally regarded as well known.

When management owns stock, then rewarding the shareholders becomes a first priority, whereas when management simply collects a paycheck, then increasing salaries becomes a first priority.

First off, I am 35 years old, I am divorced, and I live in a van down by the river.

Is the distinction between living for Christ and dying for Him so great? Is not the second the logical conclusion of the first?

Sometimes it's hard to tell if a joke is working or not for the first couple of minutes.

If you think you understand it, that only shows that you don't know the first thing about it.

We approach markets backwards. The first thing we ask is not what can we make, but how much can we lose. We play a defensive game.

Masturbation is our first and natural form of sexual activity and if that's inhibited or damaged, then we suffer for the rest of our lives.

What is the first part of politics? Education. The second? Education. And the third? Education.

The first monster that an audience has to be scared of is the filmmaker. They have to feel in the presence of someone not confined by the normal rules of propriety and decency.

Opinions, theories, and systems pass by turns over the grindstone of time, which at first gives them brilliancy and sharpness, but finally wears them out.

Everything begins with the resolve to take the first step. From that action, wisdom arises and change begins. Without action, nothing changes.

After I saw the first thing I ever did, I got a migraine.

The first person you have to resurrect is yourself

My drawings at first were made altogether in watercolors, but they wanted softness and a great deal of finish.

The first calculators tended to sell for $400 or $500. Today, you can get a pretty good one for 4 or $5.