First Quotes

The first requisite of a good citizen in this republic of ours is that he shall be able and willing ...

The first duty of man is to conquer fear; he must get rid of it, he cannot act till then.

Men's indignation, it seems, is more excited by legal wrong than by violent wrong; the first looks l...

Wars spring from unseen and generally insignificant causes, the first outbreak being often but an ex...

I was a fan of heavy music - first metal, then punk, then hip hop.

The first piece of music that captured my imagination was probably Ray Charles Live At Newport.

Humor is the first of the gifts to perish in a foreign tongue.

We are all full of weakness and errors let us mutually pardon each other our follies - it is the fir...

O, what a tangled web we weave when first we practise to deceive!

Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities... because it is the quality which guarante...

Labor was the first price, the original purchase - money that was paid for all things.

I think the first duty of society is justice.

I think the first duty of society is justice.

Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, may have had his charms, but he really couldn't be considered ...

Leadership is about being a servant first.

God Hold us to that which drew us first, when the Cross was the attraction, and we wanted nothing el...

The first man gets the oyster, the second man gets the shell.

The first recipe for happiness is: avoid too lengthy meditation on the past.

Government's first duty and highest obligation is public safety.

This is the first age that's ever paid much attention to the future, which is a little ironic since ...

All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Thir...

I write the vocals last, because I wanted to invent the music first and push the music to the level ...

I married the first man I ever kissed. When I tell this to my children, they just about throw up.

First of all, the Jewish religion has a great deal in common with the Christian religion because, as...

What I Have Lived ForThree passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life: the lo...

Courage, above all things, is the first quality of a warrior.

We farm workers are closest to food production. We were the first to recognize the serious health ha...

The first rule of business is: Do other men for they would do you.

The first fresh hour of every morning should be dedicated to the Lord, whose mercy gladdens it with ...

Who ever loved that loved not at first sight?

At first, dreams seem impossible, then improbable, and eventually inevitable.

I wanted to translate from one flat surface to another. In fact, my learning disabilities controlled...

I design for myself and the first question I ask is, 'Would I wear it?'

My dad was a big admirer of Sergeant York stories from the First World War.

The superior man makes the difficulty to be overcome his first interest success only comes later.

In order to honor God with your wealth, you first have to admit that you are rich. Most people won't...

I can remember exactly where I sat when my teacher first read Roald Dahl's 'James and the Giant Peac...

My first career was as a coach and a teacher.

It's no accident that my first novel was called Americana. This was a private declaration of indepen...

Ever since the morning of May 29, 1953, when Tenzing Norgay and I became the first climbers to step ...

Pure phenomenology claims to be the science of pure phenomena. This concept of the phenomenon, which...

Removing the faults in a stage-coach may produce a perfect stage-coach, but it is unlikely to produc...

If I had not some strength of will I would make a first class drunkard.

I do often fly first class, but I don't travel with a posse, or bodyguard, or an assistant.

I fly economy. I do often fly first class, but I don't travel with a posse, or bodyguard, or an assi...

First love is only a little foolishness and a lot of curiosity.

Except during the nine months before he draws his first breath, no man manages his affairs as well a...

In comic strips, the person on the left always speaks first.

Insight is the first condition of Art.

My first rule of war, Cat-never give the enemy his wish

Happiness lies first of all in health.

The first sign of corruption in a society that is still alive is that the end justifies the means.

In all science, error precedes the truth, and it is better it should go first than last.

I remember the first time I had sex - I kept the receipt.

I was in Independence, Missouri when Johnson signed the Medicare bill, with Truman standing there. T...

If at first you don't succeed... so much for skydiving.

It is usually the imagination that is wounded first, rather than the heart; it being much more sensi...

In most books, the I, or first person, is omitted; in this it will be retained; that, in respect to ...

Never tell anyone outside my staff that the Submarine Force and the First Air Fleet were responsible...

The truth will set you free, but first it will make you miserable.

I've always put my family first and that's just the way it is.

To me, there is no greater act of courage than being the one who kisses first.

Design is how you make your first impression with your consumers. Make sure it is a lasting one.

The first day one is a guest, the second a burden, and the third a pest.

I think it was hard at first for my dad to transition to being immobile.

My first marriage ended after 24 years.

There are two barriers that often prevent communication between the young and their elders. The firs...

Peace is the first thing the angels sang.

Whenever the strength of God is not recognized as the source of our strength, we are breaking the Fi...

Whenever the strength of God is not recognized as the source of our strength, we are breaking the Fi...

Whenever the strength of God is not recognized as the source of our strength, we are breaking the Fi...

Whenever the strength of God is not recognized as the source of our strength, we are breaking the Fi...

The first condition of education is being able to put someone to wholesome and meaningful work.

The first thing I ever rode when I was a kid was a motorcycle, so I knew how to drive a motorcycle b...

The first breath of adultery is the freest; after it, constraints aping marriage develop.

My definition of a decent society is one that first of all takes care of its losers, and protects it...

I've written poetry since I was in the first grade, and it wasn't until I was a little bit older tha...

Christ appeared alive on several occasions after the cataclysmic events of that first Easter.

The first thing that stuck in the minds of the disciples was not the empty tomb, but rather the empt...

First grade was - I spoke only Spanish, and second grade - probably a bit more English. And by the t...

The first requisite for the happiness of the people is the abolition of religion.

History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce.

Mankind will not forever remain on Earth but, in the pursuit of light and space, will first timidly ...

If you would take, you must first give, this is the beginning of intelligence.

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 ...

When I was first divorced, I started dating younger women, and it was really exciting. But after a w...

When I was first divorced, I started dating younger women, and it was really exciting. But after a w...

When I was first divorced, I started dating younger women, and it was really exciting. But after a w...

When I was first divorced, I started dating younger women, and it was really exciting. But after a w...

I never, in my wildest dreams, could I have thought that the first role I get out of school would le...

You two are too cute,” the counter girl said, setting two cups piled with whipped cream on the count...

My first dissatisfaction has always been with religion.

If it's your job to eat a frog, it's best to do it first thing in the morning. And If it's your job ...

Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please.

For me, family always comes first; I would do anything to protect them.

Anyone who tries to make a distinction between education and entertainment doesn't know the first th...

The first music I was ever exposed to was Irish folk music, like the Clancy Brothers. My father play...

When I first started, my songs were the politics of anger. As I got older and hopefully wiser, I wan...

When a noble life has prepared old age, it is not decline that it reveals, but the first days of imm...

Men rise from one ambition to another: first, they seek to secure themselves against attack, and the...