Quotes with first

Quotes 1221 till 1240 of 1511.

  • Ralph Waldo Emerson There is this to be said in favor of drinking, that it takes the drunkard first out of society, then out of the world.
    Ralph Waldo Emerson
    American poet and philosopher (1803 - 1882)
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  • Jose Ortega Y Gasset There may be as much nobility in being last as in being first, because the two positions are equally necessary in the world, the one to complement the other.
    Jose Ortega Y Gasset
    Spanish writer and philosopher (1883 - 1955)
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  • Buzz Aldrin There's a historical milestone in the fact that our Apollo 11 landing on the moon took place a mere 66 years after the Wright Brothers' first flight.
    Buzz Aldrin
    American former astronaut, engineer and fighter (1930 - )
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  • Don Delillo There's always a period of curious fear between the first sweet-smelling breeze and the time when the rain comes cracking down.
    Don Delillo
    American Author (1936 - )
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  • Ben Hecht There's only one law you gotta follow to keep outta trouble. Do it first, do it yourself, and keep on doin' it.
    Ben Hecht
    American writer, playwright (1894 - 1964)
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  • Alexander Cockburn They keep telling us that in war truth is the first casualty, which is nonsense since it implies that in times of peace truth stays out of the sick bay or the graveyard.
    Alexander Cockburn
    Irish-American political journalist and writer (1941 - 2012)
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  • Joseph Conrad They talk of a man betraying his country, his friends, his sweetheart. There must be a moral bond first. All a man can betray is his conscience.
    Joseph Conrad
    In Poland born English writer (1857 - 1924)
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  • Plato Things are not always what they seem; the first appearance deceives many; the intelligence of a few perceives what has been carefully hidden.
    Phaedrus
    Plato
    Greek philosopher (427 - 347)
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  • Barbara Deming Think first of the action that is right to take, think later about coping with one's fears.
    Barbara Deming
    American feminist and advocate (0 - 1984)
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  • William Blake Thinking as I do that the Creator of this world is a very cruel being, and being a worshipper of Christ, I cannot help saying: ''the Son, O how unlike the Father!'' First God Almighty comes with a thump on the head. Then Jesus Christ comes with a balm to heal it.
    William Blake
    English poet (1757 - 1827)
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  • Brad Henry This is not the time for partisan bickering. This is not the time for politics as usual. Some of us are Democrats. Some of us are Republicans. Some of us are Independents. Above all, we must be Oklahomans first.
    Brad Henry
    American lawyer and politician (1963 - )
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  • Arthur C. Clarke This is the first age that's ever paid much attention to the future, which is a little ironic since we may not have one.
    Arthur C. Clarke
    British science fiction writer, science writer and futurist (1917 - 2008)
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  • Bill Moyers This is the first time in my 32 years in public broadcasting that PBS has ordered up programs for ideological instead of journalistic reasons.
    Bill Moyers
    American journalist (1934 - )
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  • Plautus This is the great fault of wine; it first trips up the feet: it is a cunning wrestler.
    Plautus
    Roman comic poet (250 - 184)
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  • Elizabeth Barrett Browning This race is never grateful: from the first, One fills their cup at supper with pure wine, Which back they give at cross-time on a sponge, In bitter vinegar.
    Elizabeth Barrett Browning
    English poet (1806 - 1861)
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  • Erwin W. Lutzer Those who have failed miserably are often the first to see God's formula for success.
    Erwin W. Lutzer
    American evangelical Christian pastor
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  • Brendan I. Koerner Though President Grover Cleveland declared Labor Day a national holiday in 1894, the occasion was first observed on Sept. 5, 1882, in New York City.
    Brendan I. Koerner
    American author (1974 - )
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  • Henry James Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind.
    Henry James
    American author (1843 - 1916)
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  • Ayn Rand Throughout the centuries there were men who took first steps, down new roads, armed with nothing but their own vision.
    Ayn Rand
    Russian Writer, Philosopher (1905 - 1982)
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  • Alfred A. Montapert To accomplish great things we must first dream, then visualize, then plan... believe... act!
    Alfred A. Montapert
    American writer
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