Works of genius are the first things in the world.

I don't fall in love easily. It's odd; one of the first things I think about when I go out with a woman is…

— Matt Dillon

One of the first things one notices in a backward country is that children are still obeying their parents.

— Anonymous

One of the first things we did was to find role models or mentors at companies that had achieved what we wanted to do.…

— Mitch Harper

The older I get, the more wisdom I find in the ancient rule of taking first things first - a process which often reduces…

— Dwight David Eisenhower

“People who live at subsistence level want first things to be put first. They are not particularly interested in freedom of religion, freedom of…

— Sebastian Marshall

Best start putting first things first.

— Kenny Chesney

“And this is one of the first things one learns from Musk’s example—he is relentless in his pursuit of the bold and, the bigger…

— Peter H. Diamandis

I was always under the impression that acting is an innate gift. One of the first things I heard them say at Koothu-P-Pattarai was…

— Vijay Sethupathi

The word priority was singular for 500 years—what does priorities mean—'many many first things.'

— Greg McKeown

Happy people tend to believethey're more in control of their lives. In doing so, they're more likely to take anactive approach to solving problems.…

— Rohit Baloria

Putting first things first means organizing and executing around your most important priorities. It is living and being driven by the principles you value…

— Stephen Covey

“One of the first things every trainee is taught is that an FBI agent only shoots to kill. The thinking that went into this…

— John E. Douglas

One of the first things that the First Nations are going to have to decide is, is it going to 640 communities, or is…

— Paul Martin

“The word priority came into the English language in the 1400s. It was singular. It meant the very first or prior thing. It stayed…

— Greg McKeown

I remember when I told my parents that I wanted to be a filmmaker, and no longer was I planning to be a doctor,…

— Lee Isaac Chung