First Quotes · Page 83

On the summit of Everest, I had a feeling of great satisfaction to be first there.

— Edmund Hillary

When I started stand-up, the first thing I did was to take an improv class.

— J. B. Smoove

The average person in Hollywood just assumes that if you're on a hit TV show, then that's the first thing you've ever…

— Isaiah Washington

I am a singer, first and foremost, but the medium happens to be the cello.

— Kevin Olusola

First off, no one award-wise ever rewards comedy, which is... whatever. I don't care about that.

— Adam McKay

I like doing something fun on a first date - an activity, like go-karting.

— Zara McDermott

No matter who or what you support, I believe in supporting fairness first.

— Jennette McCurdy

Knowing the strike zone is very important, but I think the first thing is knowing yourself, knowing what things you do well.

— Tony Gwynn

I was making almost minimum wage on 'The Young and the Restless.' But it was my first job, so I accepted my…

— Eva Longoria

My father played with Air Supply, Yes, B.B. King and even Sheryl Crow when she first started out, so I've sort of…

— Lindsey Haun

I'm from Atlanta, which is the capital of drag, so very competitive. For my first booking in 2011 I was paid $35,…

— Violet Chachki

I'm playing first base and pitching and hitting. I feel like I'm almost better than I've ever been. It's like, 'You're going…

— Jennie Finch

A lot of people head into courtship looking for fireworks. Don't pass up a chance by dumping someone after a first date…

— Helen Fisher

In '92, I got my first Broadway show as a performer - 'Crazy for You.' I was in the ensemble. In fact,…

— Casey Nicholaw

In 2007 and 2008, the first two Danish ships were hijacked. I started to research it. I've had the idea of writing…

— Tobias Lindholm

When I first heard 'Robocop' was going to be remade. I said, 'Yeah, that's interesting. I'll probably watch that at some point,…

— Joel Kinnaman

I remember when I was a young social worker, the first time I went to the state capital in Arizona, where I…

— Kyrsten Sinema

That's kind of fuse for the show - those first 10-15 seconds you're onstage. The curtain drops and you see the crowd…

— Jason Aldean

I get a lot of criticism for telling founders to focus first on making something great, instead of worrying about how to…

— Paul Graham

Justice Rehnquist was friendly and unpretentious. He wore scuffed Hush Puppy shoes. That was my first lesson. Clothes do not make the…

— John Roberts

I was a strange, dark little dude. I fell in love with horror movies, at a very early age. Somehow, as a…

— James Roday

I always write on unlined typing paper and write the first draft in longhand, using cheap Bic pens. I try to write…

— Tess Gerritsen

Picasso's superhuman gift for draftsmanship might have made him lazy about pursuing the full potential of color. It was not unusual for…

— Martin Filler

The Nazz survived for 18 months - that was my first taste of fame on some level and of the overall experience…

— Todd Rundgren

Oh my goodness, I was a youngster when I first went to L.A. and got my deal.

— Keyshia Cole

My first campaign for office was my election as North Carolina's first black lieutenant governor in 2020.

— Mark Robinson

I think all Latino actors want to be storytellers first. I want to be an actor first, and then I want to…

— Gina Rodriguez

When I first entered the Continassa training centre I felt like a child in a candy store.

— Matthijs de Ligt

I was in fittings for the first costume even before I knew I was even going to be 'Deathlok.'

— J. August Richards

I had a walker in college. I didn't have a boyfriend my first year, I'll tell you that much.

— Tayshia Adams

When I first began to learn to sing, it took me from three to four months to learn two simple hymns.

— Heber J. Grant

Mahakumbh' has a very unique concept and I was certain to take it up when I heard the script for the first…

— Gautam Rode

I feel like I've been preparing for 'First Take' my entire life.

— Will Cain

Almost in every kingdom the most ancient families have been at first princes' bastards.

— Robert Burton

The first time we went to the ACMs, no one really knew who we were.

— Matthew Ramsey

I am an actress. My first film was a Telugu film, my second film was Bollywood, and third was Indo-Chinese.

— Disha Patani

When I first went to visit different agencies in New York, a lot of them were like, 'You have to lose a…

— Gigi Hadid

It's been incredibly special to be 'EastEnders' first regular deaf actor.

— Rose Ayling-Ellis

For me, I had just come from kids telly, 'Dancing on Ice' was the first grown-up telly I had ever done.

— Holly Willoughby

Cynicism lost and hope won. For the first time, the government of Quebec will be led by a woman.

— Pauline Marois