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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
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- Nov 07, 2020
Writers are frequently asked why they wrote their first book. A more interesting answer might come from asking them why they wrote their second one.
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I got my first glimpse of Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, my breath caught. In that single instant, he was Wolverine.
- Quit
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- Nov 07, 2020
Quit now? They'll have to cut the uniform off me. I'm going out for another 300. They couldn't be any harder to get than the first 300.
- Ground
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was a kid, I went from ground zero to Pluto. The first place I played was the Houston Astrodome.
- Dog
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- Nov 07, 2020
I saw a lot of movies that I probably shouldn't have seen. I saw 'Dog Day Afternoon' when I was in first grade - that kind of thing.
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I made my first trip to Israel as a member of Congress, not only did I meet with the Israeli president and prime minister, but I also traveled to Ramallah to meet with the prime minister of the Palestinian Authority. That's what being a member of Congress is about.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was in the first years of university, I fell in more with the visual arts crowd because it was more interesting than where music was.
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- Nov 07, 2020
We got our first significant pieces of press in the 'New York Rocker' from early gigs at CBGB.
- Heart
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was 6, I saw a commercial that Jessica Simpson was in, and that was the first time I felt my little heart flutter.
- City
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- Nov 07, 2020
I did a lot of stage plays and musicals, and my first proper acting job was on 'Holby City' when I was 15.
- Parents
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- Nov 07, 2020
My first recollection of performing was shortly after my parents split up, so the logical conclusion to draw is that that affected me.
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- Nov 07, 2020