- Now
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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.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Fight
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- Nov 07, 2020
First fight. Then fiddle.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm a bit embarrassed about how little I know about the First World War. I didn't even know that tanks were used in it.
- Opportunity
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- Nov 07, 2020
I wanted to play my violin and have my musical expression through the instrument. But then I was really young when I had my first opportunity to conduct.
- Guitar
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- Nov 07, 2020
All gut strings. That's just the first kind of guitar I played, it was a nylon string guitar. And to me, it's the purest form of guitar making, and I just enjoy doing it.
- Out
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was sent to Korea, which was excellent training for what came later. I was assigned to remain on duty until I completed one hundred combat missions - or got knocked out - whichever came first.
- Pressure
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was in the closet, I had so much pressure on my shoulders. When I came out, that was actually the first moment I felt relieved of those stresses. It really showed in my skiing.
- Being
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- Nov 07, 2020
The thought of being the first openly gay male ever to compete in the Winter Olympics - I totally embrace that.
- I See
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- Nov 07, 2020
The first thing I see is the obligation to serve peace.
- Knowing
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- Nov 07, 2020