- Goose
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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
- Take
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't think anyone would disagree with this: You are self-directed in daytime, and that's it. So come with it, and bring it on the first take.
- Poor
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- Nov 07, 2020
The first things I did was I was a writer, painter, and photographer, and we grew up very poor, so even though I could get into any college I wanted, there was no way to pay for it.
- Goalkeeper
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I started, I was a striker for the first few months. Our goalkeeper didn't show up once, and the team was asked who wanted to fill in for him. No-one really wanted to, but I thought it would be an interesting challenge, so I agreed to do it.
- Now
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- Nov 07, 2020
This is my fourth term and my seventh year. My first year was in 1997, the same year for Vic Snyder. It is still exciting to be there even though Washington is not run by Democrats right now, but we are working very hard.
- King
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- Nov 07, 2020
What do you do if you are asked to do a job, first by the Prime Minister, and then by the King? How can you refuse?
- Forever
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- Nov 07, 2020
Your lungs are changed forever from your first cigarette.
- Distance
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- Nov 07, 2020
I got my first patent in 1979 before I left the Air Force. I called it the Digital Distance Measuring Instrument. It used ones and zeros and dots and dashes and a magnifying lens to read binary-encoded information from a scale that was photographically reduced. It used the same kind of technology that's used in CDs and DVDs.
- Path
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- Nov 07, 2020
Adversity is the first path to truth.
- First Thing
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- Nov 07, 2020
I did a commercial when I was, like, 5 or 6 years old for... what was it called?... Cabbage Patch Kids! That was the first thing I ever did. Little bit embarrassing.
- Pretty
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's very special that the Olympics is in London. As a first Olympic experience, it's going to be pretty incredible.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
First Avenue is one of my favorite places to play. All along, they've treated me with respect.
- Light
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- Nov 07, 2020