First Quotes · Page 69

I lost my first professional fight, but came back and won fights until I fought for the world title.

— Glover Teixeira

'Putting People First' was progressivism revived and at its best.

— Sylvia Mathews Burwell

I'm not a cineaste. I've made so few films. Sometimes it feels each one is the last one or the first one.

— Leos Carax

When I first started, I didn't really know how to structure a play.

— Sam Shepard

Khan let Polo be his eyes and ears. He was the first one to build a bridge between East and West.

— Benedict Wong

'Jia Aur Jia' is like my first proper fun, masti Bollywood film. I have a full-on dance number.

— Kalki Koechlin

I remember the very first suit I bought. It was a three-piece denim suit with bell-bottoms.

— Grant Show

Al Davis was the first to know about my decision to retire, and Mom was second.

— John Matuszak

I've been interested in American politics since I was eight. That was in 1968. It was an interesting year. I was a…

— George Packer

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 spent most of my career in education and technology. I worked at Kaplan, and I was one of the first people…

— Jose Ferreira

It did not come naturally; in fact, it would be difficult to conceive of any more dogmatic and less tolerant people than…

— Paul Harris

Open shelving may be fashionable, but a closed cabinet door is the best way to stop grease and dust collecting in the…

— Sheherazade Goldsmith

I can bring Rain with me everywhere I go, but when she's in school, I don't know what I'll do. The longest…

— Marisol Nichols

We cannot forget that our flag received its first foreign salute from a Dutch officer, nor that the Province of Friesland gave…

— Seth Low

We were talking about really getting Europe on its feet. It was our hope that there would be a breakdown of trade…

— W. Averell Harriman

It turns out that this part of the brain is one of the first areas that's attacked by Alzheimer's disease. So we…

— John O'Keefe

'The Blair Witch Project' is great for motion sickness. The first time you see it, it is extremely creepy. The first time…

— Corey Taylor

In my first film, we always tried to have a script and work in a normal way, but I was constantly changing…

— Wong Kar-wai

When I was 15 years old, my cousin and I formed a singing group called The Altaires. And, because we became the…

— George Benson

Most of my actor friends dont believe its possible to let go of it and be happy, and for a while that…

— Genie Francis

The very first big photo shoot I ever did was with Bruce Weber. I couldn't believe this guy was taking my picture,…

— Matt Damon

There is something inexpressibly sad in the thought of the children who crossed the ocean with the Pilgrims and the fathers of…

— Alice Morse Earle

I've actually always started with what feels most natural. Which is, the people who surround me in my daily life. So, the…

— Sarah Jones

When I first went into financial services, people told me not to be too over-optimistic about change.

— Dan Schulman

Although in Abbott and Costello, and straight man was first. That's a very interesting concept.

— Harvey Korman

It is just physics - who can argue with Newton and the first law of thermodynamics?

— Mark Hyman

'Ramayan' was my first show which propelled me as an actor and helped me gain visibility.

— Gurmeet Choudhary

I know what it takes to be a good boyfriend. Time, first and foremost. To be there for someone and be involved…

— Matthew Morrison

When peaceful reunification comes, the first thing I want to do is to take my 90-year-old mother and go to her home…

— Moon Jae-in

No marketing plan is ever going to bring in one soul that was not ordained by the Lord to be saved in…

— Monica Johnson

My first job on 2001 was to make all of the HAL readouts: the 16 screens that surround HAL's eyes.

— Douglas Trumbull

I wanted to be different and went in for roles with substance after my first film itself.

— Nizhalgal Ravi

The first time I ever stepped on stage was the O2 Arena in London.

— Nav

The first time I voted I was 53-years-old. I never got involved in it before the 2015 general election. I voted Labour.

— Shaun Ryder

For the first six or eight months at Juilliard I felt paralysed. I didn't know what I was doing.

— Eric Whitacre

There are a lot of running backs who see the first level, the D-linemen, and they can't really see the second level.

— Le'Veon Bell

You must first get along with yourself before you can get along with others.

— Anthony J. D'Angelo

My family are happy in Italy. We're first, and I'm top scorer. What more could I ask for?

— Mauro Icardi

First thing about snooker, find a cue you're happy with. Then stick with it.

— Jimmy White