Firsts Quotes

By brain is meant, in the first instance, something more than the pink-grey jelly of the anatomist. It is, even to a scientist, the organ of imagination.

When a scientist says something, his colleagues must ask themselves only whether it is true. When a politician says something, his colleagues must first of all ask, 'Why does he say it?

To create something you want to sell, you first study and research the market, then you develop the product to the best of your ability.

I watched him [a 'fat Russian agent'] with some interest, for it was the first time that I had seen a person whose profession was telling lies -- unless one counts journalists.

Self-confidence results, first, from exact knowledge; second, the ability to impart that knowledge.

Habits are first cobwebs, then cables.

Every individual has the power to change his or her material or financial status by first changing the nature of his or her beliefs.

The true test of a brilliant theory [is] what first is thought to be wrong is later shown to be obvious.

The first duty of man is that of subduing fear.

First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin

I had an American journalist say to me, "Is it true you wrote the whole of the first novel on napkins?" I was tempted to say, "On teabags, I used to save them.

Since I first started playing basketball, I have just loved it, and nothing has ever made me lose that love.

To make yourself understood to people, one must first speak to their eyes

The first law of economics is that when the price goes up, consumption comes down. This is a divine law.

I had my first museum showing of my slide show in Rotterdam, in 1983. I love Rotterdam. I love harbour cities in general.

I will live to piss in the open mouths or the open graves of my enemies, whichever comes first.

The culture at Valve is pretty much crowdsourced. The handbook is a wiki. One of the first things we say to new hires is, 'You have to change something in the handbook.'

Every time before I throw my first pitch, I am praying. And not only that, in the bullpen I am praying.

Investors must remember that their first job is to preserve their capital. After they've dealt with that, they can approach the second job, seeking a return on that capital.

No sinner is ever saved after the first twenty minutes of a sermon.

If you are angry or in pain, separate yourself from anger and pain and watch them. Externalization is the first step to liberation.

First catch your Boer, then kick him.

The first weeks in the US, I was asking, ‘Where is my food?’

The first and most important component in nation building is LAW. Law is the source of national Cohesion.

Before I point a finger at anyone, I have to point it at myself first.

The first thing you have to do is make sure you're still wanted back. I never take that for granted any more.

First there must be order and harmony within your own mind.

Birth is life's first lottery ticket.

The first thing to ask when writing a sentence is 'What am I trying to do?'

I had some difficult times when I first moved to Los Angeles when people would tell me I was saying things wrong. I felt different although my mum kept reminding me it was OK to be different.

I found myself in my first art school under the direction of Robert Henri... My life began at this point.

We should totally ban for-profit charters. For-profit's first obligation is to its stockholders, not to its children.

First, Resolve upon, and daily endeavour to practise, a life of seriousness and strict sobriety.

But, like peace, comfort didn't come from hiding away or running away. Comfort first demanded courage.

Don't ask the world to change....you change first.

Man mind yoursel is the first commandment.

Ladies, first and foremost: you're on your own. No more rules neatly laid out for you to follow. You have to make up YOUR OWN rules.

If I end up showering first, I shower really quickly for the sake of the other tired members.

I wrote my first book in a toilet in a factory where I was a floor sweeper.

I knew well in advance even before I stepped on the stage for my first event that I was going to lose.

After you finish the first 90% of a project, you have to finish the other 90%.

Journalism is merely history's first draft.

Do not figure out big plans at first, but, begin slowly, feel your ground and proceed up and up.

What is American strategy first of all? So American strategy is to command the seas, right? The foundation of our power is sea control. Nobody can invade us, but we can invade them.

Economic prosperity is not so much a material problem; it is, first of all, an intellectual, spiritual, and moral problem.

I would love to get an international version of Riding Shotgun going, because that's what I've been angling at ever since I wanted to do a travel show in the first place.

Remember this: all suffering comes to an end. And whatever you suffer authentically, God has suffered from it first.

The first pale blossom of the unripened year.

The first rule of business is FUN

Watching a child first learn to crawl on a carpet somehow has more significance to you as you get a little older. Perhaps it is that you have suffered more.