- Deep
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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
- Knowledge
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- Nov 07, 2020
To my knowledge, I was the first guy really to do what I do. And then later on different comedians started trying doing it.
- Energy
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- Nov 07, 2020
Penn State in 1955 became the first university to be issued a federal license to operate a nuclear reactor, which it continues to use for studies in the peaceful uses of atomic energy and the training of nuclear industry personnel.
- Independence
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's no accident that my first novel was called Americana. This was a private declaration of independence, a statement of my intention to use the whole picture, the whole culture.
- Lost
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- Nov 07, 2020
I started wrestling when I was five. I lost my first match and cried in front of my dad, and I never wanted to do that again.
- Next
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am not trying to be the next anyone - I am going to be the first Dolph Ziggler!
- Duty
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- Nov 07, 2020
As an MP, my first duty is to act in the national interest, regardless of party affiliation.
- Medical
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- Nov 07, 2020
For comics, Edinburgh makes no financial or medical sense. Get an audience; that's the first task. Once the punters are in, simply make them laugh for an hour, and then sweat on the critics.
- Only
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- Nov 07, 2020
The establishment of a law, moreover, does not take place when the first thought of it takes form, or even when its significance is recognised, but only when it has been confirmed by the results of the experiment.
- Out
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I first immigrated to the United States, there were not many jobs that stood out. So I worked at a gas station, cleaning.
- Fire
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was the first woman to burn my bra - it took the fire department four days to put it out.
- Phone
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- Nov 07, 2020
My first phone was two tin cans tied together with string, and it worked pretty good.
- Film
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- Nov 07, 2020