Quotes with first-born

Quotes 601 till 620 of 1905.

  • James Baldwin I think white gay people feel cheated because they were born, in principle, in a society in which they were supposed to be safe. The anomaly of their sexuality puts them in danger, unexpectedly.
    James Baldwin
    American writer (1924 - 1987)
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  • Alfred de Vigny I think, then, that man, after having satisfied his first longing for facts, wanted something fuller - some grouping, some adaptation to his capacity and experience, of the links of this vast chain of events which his sight could not take in.
    Alfred de Vigny
    French poet and writer (1797 - 1863)
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  • Burning Spear I usually listen to various kind of singers. Curtis Mayfield was my favorite. James Brown, Tina Turner, queen of soul, I started to get that musical essence from that time before I even do my first song.
    Burning Spear
    Jamaican reggae singer-songwriter, vocalist and musician (1945 - )
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  • Antonio Tabucchi I vividly remember the stories my grandfather told me about the carnage of the First World War, which people tend to forget was one of the worst massacres in human history.
    Antonio Tabucchi
    Italian writer and academic (1943 - )
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  • Dolly Parton I wanted to be the first woman to burn her bra, but it would have taken the fire department four days to put it out.
    Dolly Parton
    American singer and songwriter (1946 - )
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  • Buzz Osborne I was a huge Bowie fan since I was 12 years old. That was the first 'punk' rock I got into in the Seventies. I didn't find out about a lot of the other stuff that was going on, like New York Dolls and Roxy Music, until a lot later.
    Buzz Osborne
    American guitarist, vocalist and songwriter (1964 - )
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  • A. J. P. Taylor I was a narrative historian, believing more and more as I matured that the first function of the historian was to answer the child's question, What happened next?
    Source: A Personal History (1983) p. 301
    A. J. P. Taylor
    British historian (1906 - 1990)
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  • George Bernard Shaw I was always unlawful; I broke the law when I was born because my parents weren't married.
    George Bernard Shaw
    Irish-English writer and critic (1856 - 1950)
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  • Judy Garland I was born at the age of twelve on a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer lot.
    Judy Garland
    American singer and actress (1922 - 1969)
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  • Bryce Courtenay I was born illegitimately and almost immediately, as I understand it, placed in an orphanage. So my very earliest memories were in an orphanage. It was the tag end of the Great Depression when I was born. People were desperately poor.
    Bryce Courtenay
    South African-Australian advertising director and novelist (1933 - 2012)
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  • Anne Perry I was born in London, England, in 1938, a few months before the war, and spent the first years of my life there, although I was evacuated a couple of times for short periods. My schooling was very interrupted, both by frequent moves and by ill health.
    Anne Perry
    English author (1938 - )
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  • Antonio Tabucchi I was born in the Second World War during the Nazi invasion of my country.
    Antonio Tabucchi
    Italian writer and academic (1943 - )
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  • Buddha I was born into the world as the king of truth for the salvation of the world.
    Buddha
    Spiritual leader, born as Siddhartha Gautama (450 - 370)
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  • Burton Richter I was born on 22 March 1931 in New York, the elder child of Abraham and Fanny Richter.
    Burton Richter
    American physicist (1931 - 2018)
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  • Humphrey Bogart I was born when you kissed me. I died when you left me. I lived a few weeks while you loved me.
    Humphrey Bogart
    American screen and stage actor (1899 - 1957)
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  • Audrey Hepburn I was born with an enormous need for affection, and a terrible need to give it.
    Audrey Hepburn
    British actress, model, dancer and humanitarian (1929 - 1993)
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  • Alexander Pope I was not born for courts and great affairs, but I pay my debts, believe and say my prayers.
    Alexander Pope
    English poet (1688 - 1744)
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W. Bruce Cameron I was riding my mountain bike in Colorado, and I met a dog who reminded me so much of my very first dog in the way she interacted with me, looked at me, and wagged her tail that I rode away convinced I'd just very possibly met the reincarnated version of my long lost friend.
    W. Bruce Cameron
    American writer and columnist (1960 - )
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  • H. Youngman I was so ugly when I was born; the doctor slapped my mother.
    H. Youngman
    American comedian and violinist (1906 - 1998)
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  • Al Sharpton I was the first candidate to come out against this war, spoke at every anti-war march.
    Al Sharpton
    American civil rights activist, Baptist minister and talk show host (1954 - )
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