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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
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- Father
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- Nov 07, 2020
My father was a physicist and also an activist. My first public protest was with my dad at Stanford. I came by all that honestly.
- Election
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- Nov 07, 2020
Narendra Modi is a bubble. After elevation in his party, his first test was the Karnataka election. He failed miserably in that.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
The first record I ever danced to in a grown-up disco was Donna Summer's 'A Love Trilogy'. I danced for the full 15 minutes and I thought to myself, 'This is it, this is what it's all about.'
- Question
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- Nov 07, 2020
First of all; Frank was the BOSS. We didn't question any of his motives or decisions at the time.
- Failure
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- Nov 07, 2020
As soon as I did my first five minutes of stand-up I knew that I would rather be a failure at comedy than a success in marketing.
- First Thing
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- Nov 07, 2020
The first thing I wanted to be was an actor, even before I wanted to be a singer, before I discovered I could sing.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have a career, which is important, but my family is the priority. First family, and then career. It's a delicate balance.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I played college basketball. When I first decided I was going to play football, there were a lot of people telling me that I wasn't going to make it.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020