Quotes 1941 till 1960 of 2876.
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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.
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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.
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The first time I had a secretary, I was sheepish about being demanding or even asking questions.
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The first time I heard Richard Pryor, I knew he would be a major force in the world of comedy.
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The first time I met James Franco, he was dressed like James Dean. He was James Dean, literally, filming a biopic.
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The first time I met Ray, I was going to school around the corner from his house. One day, he was playing the piano. I eased up on the porch to listen to him.
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The first time I read an excellent work, it is to me just as if I gained a new friend; and when I read over a book I have perused before, it resembles the meeting of an old one.
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The first time I sang in the church choir; two hundred people changed their religion.
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The first time I was cooking for my wife, Stephanie, way before she was my wife, I actually put three chickens on the rotisserie and I closed the grill, which is really a bad idea. But I just wasn't thinking very straight that day. And I looked outside and I saw, like, smoke and flames.
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The first time I was on 'Johnny Carson,' I remember being so scared, but the minute he started talking to me, I felt a little more comfortable because I just knew he was going to take care of me. Hopefully, I have learned something from watching him for so many years that I can offer that to a guest.
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The first time I went to Sturgis, I remember thinking, 'This motorcycle thing, this is me.'
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The first time we performed as a duo, we had already been playing together in various situations.
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The first trip of the Pony Express was made in ten days - an average of two hundred miles a day. But we soon began stretching our riders and making better time.
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The Florida in my novels is not as seedy as the real Florida. It's hard to stay ahead of the curve. Every time I write a scene that I think is the sickest thing I have ever dreamed up, it is surpassed by something that happens in real life.
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The focus should be on the players. I'm here a long time. You can call me in the summer. Our seniors will be gone.
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The freedom to fail is vital if you're going to succeed, most successful men fail time and time again, and it is a measure of their strength that failure merely propels them into some new attempt at success.
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The fruit derived from labor is the sweetest of all pleasures.
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The function of genius is not to give new answers, but to pose new questions - which time and mediocrity can solve.
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