First Quotes · Page 219

The first two weeks of Donald Trump's Presidency made it clear: Trump's Gonna Trump. No newfound dignity for him.

— Rick Wilson

My first joke was about a company called Five Star Parking that was all over Philadelphia: 'Who's reviewing parking lots?'

— Adam McKay

When the 'greats of all-time' put out their first albums, it wasn't a thousand features on it. And I'm one of the…

— Tory Lanez

Also, General Zinni, who commanded central command, was very much opposed to the war in the first place, as I was. We…

— William Odom

For many users, cryptocurrencies are going to be their first foray into investing, and we want to be there.

— Baiju Bhatt

When I first tried the American accent, for a moment I thought I could never be an actor because I just could…

— Margot Robbie

The first duty of a woman in her all life is to obey.

— Vikrant Parsai

Acknowledging mistakes and learning from them are the first steps.

— Travis Kalanick

I didn't like Jenny McCarthy when I first met her.

— Lisa Kennedy Montgomery

I first learned how to do hair from drag queens. I learned eyelashes are the key to life, because they make everyone…

— Tabatha Coffey

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

Anyone graduating from medical school in 1966 had first to fulfill military service before launching a career. Fiercely opposed to the Vietnam…

— Harold E. Varmus

Whatever films I make, the mandate is that it should touch the audiences and engage them from the first scene.

— Farhan Akhtar

I would love to have some sort of 'Back To The Future' Delorean time machine travel device so I could go back…

— Questlove

Violence is the first refuge of the violent.

— Aaron Allston

Right from my first film, I've introduced several singers and lyricists to the industry.

— Vijay Antony

You can never judge any music by their audience. That's the main reason people in England have a prejudice against someone like…

— Diplo

One of the first things I did as a new Member of Congress was help form a bipartisan Mississippi River Caucus so…

— Ron Kind

The way I've campaigned is the way I want to serve, which is to show Texans that yes, I'm a Democrat, but…

— Colin Allred

I've always found that fashion is, first of all, mainly for yourself. So my two icons are, on one side, Little Edie…

— Lou Doillon

There are only so many pitches in this old arm, and I don't believe in wasting them throwing to first base.

— Eddie Plank

To do your first film is a dream.

— Varun Dhawan

You forget that sometimes comedy is just a big night out for people. Almost every show, people come up to me and…

— Hannibal Buress

I was quite nervous in my first week at Barcelona, but after that, I was relaxed.

— Neymar

I was born Joseph Lane, but when I applied to the actors union, they said they already had a Joe Lane on…

— Nathan Lane

When I first heard Kraftwerk, I thought they were an American band singing in German.

— Jean-Michel Jarre

I've had rough first trimesters. But once you get into the second, it's fine after that.

— Megan Fox

The first scholarly edition of Magna Carta was published by the eminent jurist William Blackstone. It was not an easy task. There…

— Noam Chomsky

When Europeans first came to Africa, they considered the architecture very disorganized and thus primitive. It never occurred to them that the…

— Ron Eglash

When I first started recording music, we would record in the closet with socks on the mic.

— Lil Yachty

'One Tree Hill' really had an impact on my life. It was the first time I left my house and my family…

— Daniella Alonso

Once you've made your first feature, you know what you can do wrong and how hard it is to shoot a feature.…

— Mike Birbiglia

At first I read mostly books by Southern authors - black and white - because almost all the people I knew were…

— Edward P. Jones

So I was hugely thrilled that my first scene ever on camera was with Hal Holbrook.

— Anthony Edwards

Well, your premise is correct, that we have to first guard against those who have an affiliation with terrorists and a connection,…

— Asa Hutchinson

It's heartening when people hear for the first time that their vote really matters.

— Hill Harper

It's not easy to play the first matches in a Grand Slam.

— Iga Swiatek

I am interested in seeing how a certain situation can develop with potential accidents. First, I am inspired by the acts of…

— Francis Alys

Especially when I first really started to work with Kenneth and Franklin, who had been in space already. And so, they were…

— Philippe Perrin

When I first started out, I absolutely begged my agent to get me a Poirot audition, and my wish came true -…

— Kimberley Nixon