The First Quotes

Whenever the strength of God is not recognized as the source of our strength, we are breaking the First Commandment: Do not have any gods before me.

The first movement ballerina should be a paradigm of strength and authority.

For my first fragrance, I wanted to capture the essence of a woman's strength and beauty.

When I first came into parliament, there was, on average, a by-election every three months - due not to MPs bailing out, but because of the death rate.

His death was the first time that Ed Wynn ever made anyone sad.

One of my first paid gigs was writing psychology quizzes for 'YM, ' a monthly teen magazine like 'Seventeen.'

My first break was becoming a staff writer on the rebooted '90210.' And then I got stuck writing in the teen genre for a while.

'Clothespin' was the first city monument on a large scale that could compete with the architecture around it.

As for 'Independence Day, ' we never intended to do any films in that series beyond the first one.

We must first and foremost defend Hungary's independence and sovereignty, and, if needed, we must regain it.

Acknowledging mistakes and learning from them are the first steps.

First grade was - I spoke only Spanish, and second grade - probably a bit more English. And by the time I hit third grade, I was learning, of course, much, much more English.

Isn't one of your first exercises in learning how to communicate to write a description of how to tie your shoelaces? The point being that it's basically impossible to use text to show that.

The First Amendment only says 'Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion.' It can disrespect all it wants.

I was first in line for the iPhone, but I'm not a fanboy of any company - I'm in favor of anything that's best of breed.

Reaching my first grand slam final was amazing, and I didn't expect it at just 19 years old.

So, whenever Scooter was the Pilot, he never had a chance to fly the orbiter. So, the joke is: I'm going to have a chance to fly it first and hand it over to him.

The point is that knowledge of God is not prohibited under the First Amendment.

Getting in touch with your true self must be your first priority.

Since the gluten-free diet is not for everyone, it's recommended that you stick with a gluten-free diet for at least 3 weeks first to see if it works for you.

Accuracy of statement is one of the first elements of truth inaccuracy is a near kin to falsehood.

Happiness lies first of all in health.

I do often fly first class, but I don't travel with a posse, or bodyguard, or an assistant.

In 1980, shortly before my 11th birthday, I wrote my first essay in English.

The first two movies I directed failed, when I was 21 and 23, and that was the greatest thing that could have happened.

At the most basic level, prioritizing design also represents a practical consideration. It's far easier to design first and engineer later.

My actual first summer internship was in the design department of Clinique.

Marriage is about love, but it is not first and foremost about love. First and foremost, marriage is about continuity and transmission.

My first marriage ended after 24 years.

The first thing I've learned is to trust nobody.

Insight is the first condition of Art.

Politics I supposed to be the second-oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first.

Love and esteem are the first principles of friendship it is always imperfect if either of these two are wanting.

I started balding at age 17 and after first being sad, I really embraced it.

Fire is our first form of technology.

I was perceived to be a first- to third-rounder. I kind of had a tough junior year and fell to the fifth round. At that time, it was motivational.

My mom handed me my first romance novel.

The First Amendment is often inconvenient. But that is beside the point. Inconvenience does not absolve the government of its obligation to tolerate speech.

People usually spend the first two months playing themselves up, not really being themselves. You waste those two months - and then they tell you, 'You're not who I was dating the first month!'

First appearance deceives many.

My first car was a BMW. A white BMW.

I'm really proud of 'Cars.' 'Cars, ' when it first came out, got probably the most mediocre reviews of a Pixar film.

The person lives twice who lives the first life well.

I've written poetry since I was in the first grade, and it wasn't until I was a little bit older that I realized poetry could be put to music and become a song.

'Hamilton' is, of course, closely tied to the Obamas because Lin first performed the opening number at a White House poetry jam.

I've always written poetry and lyrics. My first husband, who was a musician, we wrote a bunch of songs together.

When I first started, my songs were the politics of anger. As I got older and hopefully wiser, I wanted to be part of the politics of answers.

The first thing is to hang on to everybody who is talented, who is entrepreneurial, who wants to make an impact and a change and start attracting ones.

A lot of my nonfiction is very strong environmental stories - I was the first guy to write about the dolphin killings in Japan.

My first winner was on Legal Steps, in Ireland, at Thurles, in March 1992. I rode for Jim Bolger, and his stable jockey was Christy Roche.