First Quotes · Page 79

Good first drafts and speedy responses to consumer dialog will always trump lawyered corporate speak.

— John Battelle

My first signature was pretty long, but someone said, 'You need to shorten that up so much.'

— Anthony Bennett

First of all, how could I be broke, and I got all these companies?

— Damon Dash

Appearing at TNA for the first time was extremely important to me due to the high visibility.

— Scarlett Bordeaux

Rampone and the other experienced players gave me plenty of support when I first came into the national team in 2013.

— Julie Ertz

When I first started snowboarding, there weren't a lot of girl riders on the hill.

— Gretchen Bleiler

I kind of discovered my voice for the first time, and the more I did it, the better it got.

— Krist Novoselic

I think, team first. It allows me to succeed, it allows my team to succeed.

— LeBron James

My first gig in the business was a guest star on 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer,' so I'm neck deep in sci-fi. It's…

— Wentworth Miller

We've got a first class leader at the moment. David Cameron is dealing with the issues that he was left by the…

— Theresa May

There was a pony named Barbapoppa that I received at the age of five, and he was very mischievous and maybe even…

— Chantal Sutherland

Many of us, particularly those of us with disabilities who have faced persistent discrimination throughout our lives, not least when trying to…

— Stella Young

I wanted to share the experience of how yoga and meditation have transformed my life, how they have enabled me to observe…

— Mariel Hemingway

There's a charm, there's a rhythm, there's a soul to Jewish humor. When I first saw Richard Pryor perform, I told him,…

— Alan King

My first paying job was guest starring in 'Touched By An Angel' when I was 12. It was very exciting. I couldn't…

— Mary Elizabeth Winstead

Along with our friends in the GCC, the first order of business is stability. Beyond the imperative of stability, the most important…

— Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa

I started playing the guitar when we started filming the pilot to 'Lost in Space,' which was way back in December of…

— Bill Mumy

'Let's Get Harry' was where I met Bob Singer and worked with him for the first time, and then 'Reasonable Doubts' was…

— Mark Harmon

I don't think it's good to run on anger, but it's really great when that's the first couple of gallons in your…

— Josh Homme

It's not completely obvious what gravity is, fundamentally, or what dimensions are, fundamentally. One of these days we'll understand better what we…

— Lisa Randall

The decision to go to war is the most important decision that I can make as a representative in Congress. As a…

— Mark Kirk

When the Beatles first came out, you had to go to a certain amount of trouble to have long hair. You just…

— Todd Rundgren

When I'm at home or in the studio, I have a 1963 Martin. It's a D-28, and I love that guitar. I…

— Charlie Worsham

Discovering traces of life on Mars would be of tremendous scientific significance: The first time that any signs of extraterrestrial life had…

— Nick Bostrom

I went to USC and got my first break writing for a kids' show called 'Pepper Ann.'

— Nahnatchka Khan

I didn't want to retire in the first place. My wife said she didn't want me to fight anymore.

— Matt Hughes

I was the first athlete in the country to have a personal coach.

— P. T. Usha

Police are supposed to protect and serve, but sadly, they protect their self-interest first and foremost.

— Seph Lawless

Somehow, trumpet is the reference point for me - it was actually my first instrument.

— Pat Metheny

As austerity has drained the blood from public services, preventive services have been the first to suffer.

— Dawn Foster

'Your Life Calling' is the first thing in my long career I've ever actually invented. It is my entrepreneurial debut.

— Jane Pauley

My struggle began after my first film, post a success, post a jubilee of so many weeks.

— Mahima Chaudhry

I've always wanted to work with Ashanti, especially when she first came out.

— Keyshia Cole

When you have the first show set in India on American television, there's gonna be a Nervous Nellie kind of vibe.

— Parvesh Cheena

The first writers I knew about were Motown's Holland-Dozier-Holland.

— Lisa Stansfield

Being the first guy to wrestle The Undertaker at WrestleMania was great.

— Jimmy Snuka

It's nice to be in first place. But just because you're not on a winner doesn't mean you're a loser.

— Joe Torre

First of all, I think the situation today is different. We're in a different place than we were in '93, '94.

— Mitchell Reiss

If you can open people's hearts first, then maybe people's minds get opened after that.

— Annette Bening

I won my first 10 fights by knockout. The money was getting larger at the same time.

— Eddie Alvarez