Quotes with duty-first

Quotes 1241 till 1260 of 1725.

  • Joe Batten The first task of a leader is to keep hope alive.
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  • Adam Weishaupt The first task of the association must therefore be to form the young members.
    Adam Weishaupt
    German philosopher (1748 - 1830)
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  • John Ruskin The first test of a truly great man is his humility. By humility I don't mean doubt of his powers or hesitation in speaking his opinion, but merely an understanding of the relationship of what he can say and what he can do.
    John Ruskin
    English art critic (1819 - 1900)
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  • Ralph Waldo Emerson The first thing a great person does, is make us realize the insignificance of circumstance.
    Ralph Waldo Emerson
    American poet and philosopher (1803 - 1882)
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  • Robert Frost The first thing I do in the morning is to make my bed and while I am making up my bed I am making up my mind as to what kind of a day I am going to have.
    Robert Frost
    American poet (1874 - 1963)
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  • Ben Affleck The first thing that I really understood politically and was old enough to get was the failed assassination attempt on Reagan.
    Ben Affleck
    American actor and filmmaker. (1972 - )
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  • Fred A. Allen The first thing that strikes a visitor to Paris is a taxi.
    Fred A. Allen
    American comic (1894 - 1956)
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  • Bob Schaffer The first thing the federal government can do to help is get out of the way.
    Bob Schaffer
    American politician (1962 - )
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  • Silas Weir Mitchell The first thing to be done by a biographer in estimating character is to examine the stubs of his victim's check-books.
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  • Pablo Casals The first thing to do in life is to do with purpose what one purposes to do.
    Pablo Casals
    Spanish-Catalan composer and conductor (1876 - 1973)
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  • Caitlin Moran The first thing to improve society is not banning abortion, but making sure that everyone who had a child is in the best position to be able to rear it.
    Caitlin Moran
    English journalist, author, and broadcaster (1975 - )
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  • William Shakespeare The first thing we do, lets kill the lawyers.
    William Shakespeare
    English playwright and poet (1564 - 1616)
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  • Margaret Oliphant The first thing which I can record concerning myself is, that I was born. These are wonderful words. This life, to which neither time nor eternity can bring diminution - this everlasting living soul, began. My mind loses itself in these depths.
    Margaret Oliphant
    British writer, historian (1828 - 1897)
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  • Abraham Cowley The first three men in the world were a gardener, a ploughman, and a grazier; and if any man object that the second of these was a murderer, I desire he would consider that as soon as he was so, he quitted our profession and turned builder.
    Abraham Cowley
    English poet (1618 - 1667)
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  • Bridgette Wilson The first time around as a mom, I held on really tight and I was so stressed.
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  • Bruce Coville The first time I can remember thinking that I would like to be a writer came in sixth grade, when our teacher Mrs. Crandall gave us an extended period of time to write a long story. I loved doing it. I started working seriously at becoming a writer when I was seventeen.
    Bruce Coville
    American author (1950 - )
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  • Bob Newhart The first time I got up in front of an audience was terror, abject terror, which continued for another four or five years. There still is, a little bit.
    Bob Newhart
    American stand-up comedian and actor (1929 - )
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  • Bing Gordon The first time I had a secretary, I was sheepish about being demanding or even asking questions.
    Bing Gordon
    American video game executive and technology venture capitalist
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  • Bob Newhart The first time I heard Richard Pryor, I knew he would be a major force in the world of comedy.
    Bob Newhart
    American stand-up comedian and actor (1929 - )
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  • Bill Hader The first time I met James Franco, he was dressed like James Dean. He was James Dean, literally, filming a biopic.
    Bill Hader
    American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and director (1978 - )
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