First Quotes · Page 74

In science, the credit goes to the man who convinces the world, not to whom the idea first occurs.

— Francis Darwin

I definitely binge-watched 'House of Cards' when it first came out.

— Diane Guerrero

When I first started out, I wanted to be Madonna's backup dancer.

— Ariana DeBose

One of the first albums that I remember, rap albums I remember really listening to, was LL Cool J 'Mama Said Knock…

— Damian Marley

In 1978, when I was 17 and in my first year at university, I read approximately 3,500 pages of Dickens.

— Michel Faber

I want to look at the whole package, but I definitely want to protect the middle-class taxpayer, first and foremost.

— Kay Hagan

I have all my contact sheets filed, from the first photograph I took to the present day.

— Mary McCartney

When the eyes are on you for the first time, you can't believe that people aren't criticising you.

— Rosamund Pike

I think there's a difference between having a bestselling book - meaning through marketing, PR and buying that first wave of customers…

— Anonymous

I write very quickly; I rewrite very slowly. It takes me nearly as long to rewrite a book as it does to…

— John Irving

I've completed the first part of my preparations without injury problems. My speed is good and I'm doing lots of volume for…

— Jonathan Brown

Pixar has invented much of computer animation as it's known today, and I've been very lucky to be the first traditional animator…

— John Lasseter

When I write songs, I like to write lyrics first, and I think that's different from a lot of singer-songwriters. But I…

— Jill Sobule

I was given this music programme called Cubase, one of the first multi-layering programmes, when I was seven, and I graduated to…

— Jacob Collier

When I first stepped into literature twenty-five years ago, I wanted to work on behalf of the oppressed, the working masses, and…

— S. Ansky

I first went into social services, and when I did my Ph.D. I looked at intellectual diversity rights as they apply to…

— Cary Fowler

Since I'm a story-oriented critic, sometimes it's difficult to discuss issues without defining them. At the same time, I try not to…

— Stephen Hunter

At last, after completing year 12, I failed the great final examination, repeated the following year and failed again even more dismally…

— Michael Leunig

Browsing the first editions at my local independent bookstore, I came across 'Pastoralia,' a collection of stories by George Saunders. I'd read…

— Trenton Lee Stewart

I didn't start sweating until I had children. That was one of the first things I realized when my daughter Violet was…

— Dave Grohl

On the first day of school, you got to be real careful where you sit. You walk into the classroom and just…

— Jeff Kinney

I don't know who made the first Aquaman joke. I'm sure it was comics readers; maybe we all did. But it's the…

— Geoff Johns

Kanye didn't sign me to hold my hand and walk me through my career. He signed me because he believed in me…

— Big Sean

At thirty-five, having spent over twenty years running varied businesses for my family, I decided to sit down and write my first…

— Ashwin Sanghi

My first published book, 'Story of a Girl', was the fourth book I wrote.

— Sara Zarr

Any time first time out, you just want to make sure you can get hitters out again.

— Clayton Kershaw

We live in the United States. British settlers founded the first colony in North America. And English is our language.

— Trish Regan

My first diet was in the first grade! Tuna fish and mustard with yogurt on the side.

— Wendy Williams

It was my first straight dramatic role, and the most adult, intelligent one I have ever played.

— June Allyson

Obviously, I write all of my lyrics from my heart and my life first.

— Olivia Rodrigo

Today, people tend to credit me with having the original idea and made the first circuits.

— Jack Kilby

The first rule of intelligent tinkering is to save all the parts.

— Paul R. Ehrlich

Protesters can't violate First Amendment rights. Only the government can do that.

— Kirsten Powers

Documentaries are the first line of education, and the second line of education is dramatization, such as 'The Pacific'.

— Steven Spielberg

'The Full Monty' was my first feature script, and I wasn't that skilled at it.

— Simon Beaufoy

On every show I've ever done, one of the first network notes is, 'You have to put a time clock on this…

— Brad Hall

Programs that bring the arts to young kids are always the first to be cut. It's mind-boggling to me.

— Julie Andrews

Well, first of all, going off with dianetics was based upon a thought of mine.

— A. E. van Vogt

When I listen to the first songs I wrote in Rammstein, I have to smile because it was so silly at time.

— Till Lindemann

But the first published thing I did was a detective story, detective novel, and I did that on my own.

— Peter Shaffer