Quotes with first-class

Quotes 41 till 60 of 1727.

  • Molière I always write a good first line, but I have trouble in writing the others.
    Molière
    French playwright (ps. by J. B. Poquelin) (1622 - 1673)
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  • Buddha I am not the first Buddha who came upon Earth, nor shall I be the last. In due time, another Buddha will arise in the world - a Holy One, a supremely enlightened One, endowed with wisdom in conduct, auspicious, knowing the universe, an incomparable leader of men, a master of angels and mortals.
    Buddha
    Spiritual leader, born as Siddhartha Gautama (450 - 370)
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  • Henry David Thoreau I have lived some thirty-odd years on this planet, and I have yet to hear the first syllable of valuable or even earnest advice from my seniors.
    Henry David Thoreau
    American writer (1817 - 1862)
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  • Cato the Elder I think the first virtue is to restrain the tongue; he approaches nearest to gods who knows how to be silent, even though he is in the right.
    Cato the Elder
    Roman senator and historian (234 - 149)
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  • Stephen Hawking I'm not afraid of death, but I'm in no hurry to die. I have so much I want to do first.
    Stephen Hawking
    English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, author and Director (1942 - 2018)
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  • Barack Obama I've got two daughters. 9 years old and 6 years old. I am going to teach them first of all about values and morals. But if they make a mistake, I don't want them punished with a baby.
    Town Hall Meeting in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, 29 March 2008
    Barack Obama
    American politician (1961 - )
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  • Abraham Lincoln If you wish to win a man over to your ideas, first make him your friend.
    Abraham Lincoln
    American statesman (1809 - 1865)
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  • Harold S. Geneen In the business world, everyone is paid in two coins: cash and experience. Take the experience first; the cash will come later.
    Harold S. Geneen
    American Accountant, Industrialist, CEO, ITT (1910 - 1997)
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  • William Butler Yeats It is most important that we should keep in this country a certain leisured class. I am of the opinion of the ancient Jewish book which says ''there is no wisdom without leisure.''
    William Butler Yeats
    Irish poet (1865 - 1939)
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  • Carol Moseley Braun It's hard to be the first. It's almost as if I'm subject to a different level of inspection.
    Carol Moseley Braun
    American diplomat, politician, and lawyer (1947 - )
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  • George Bernard Shaw Life is a first draft... with no rewrite.
    George Bernard Shaw
    Irish-English writer and critic (1856 - 1950)
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  • George Washington My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth.
    George Washington
    First president of the US (1732 - 1799)
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  • William Archer One of the first and most important things for a critic to learn is how to sleep undetected in the theater.
    William Archer
    Scottish writer and theatre critic (1856 - 1924)
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  • Joseph Addison Our delight in any particular study, art, or science rises and improves in proportion to the application which we bestow upon it. Thus, what was at first an exercise becomes at length an entertainment.
    Joseph Addison
    English politician, writer and poet (1672 - 1719)
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  • Christian Nevell Bovee Our first and last love is... self-love.
    Christian Nevell Bovee
    American writer
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  • Henry David Thoreau Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them at all.
    Henry David Thoreau
    American writer (1817 - 1862)
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  • Stephen R. Covey Seek first to understand and then to be understood.
    Stephen R. Covey
    American educator, author and businessman (1932 - 2012)
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  • John Madden Self-praise is for losers. Be a winner. Stand for something. Always have class, and be humble.
    John Madden
    American Football broadcaster and coach (1936 - )
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  • Robert J. Mckain Set priorities for your goals. A major part of successful living lies in the ability to put first things first. Indeed, the reason most major goals are not achieved is that we spend our time doing second things first.
    Robert J. Mckain
    American author of self-help books
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  • Thomas à Kempis The acknowledgment of our weakness is the first step in repairing our loss.
    Thomas à Kempis
    Dutch medieval Augustinian canon, writer and mystic (1380 - 1471)
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