First Quotes · Page 88

For me, the very first video game I ever played would have been 'Return of the Jedi' on the Atari 2600.

— Matthew Mercer

I hope to be viewed and judged first and foremost by my accomplishments and capabilities as a leader - regardless of my…

— Heather Bresch

Soap operas were my first professional experiences, and I always knew I was eager to explore a lot more work in a…

— Joanna Going

Health comes first before any bonus on offer.

— Neil Robertson

When I encountered rich people for the first time, I discovered that not only do they holiday in places that are hard…

— Artie Lange

Biggest lesson I learned my first year in the NFL is no one gives a crap about what you did last week.…

— Andrew Luck

For me, it's all about the Canadian tuxedo, and maybe a bolero. The province I grew up in in Alberta is pretty…

— Mac DeMarco

Any talk of 'craft' makes me laugh. My music looks outward; it does not gaze upon itself in admiration. Artisanal is for…

— Bill Callahan

My first major role was in a play called 'Through the Leaves.'

— Ken Stott

One of the traps or the pitfalls of writing a trilogy - or a triptych, or whatever term you want to use…

— Justin Cronin

I was free when I was 12 because I got my first skateboard. I've been free ever since.

— Harmony Korine

The best seat in the house often depends on the ballet. For instance, much of the first act of 'The Nutcracker' is…

— Robert Gottlieb

When they, Fifa, Uefa, all the main people, do the scheduling, it should always be, 'Rest first.'

— Leah Williamson

My first priority is being a mom.

— Phaedra Parks

The point is that knowledge of God is not prohibited under the First Amendment.

— Roy Moore

He has turned my life around by 180 degrees, I still don't understand why Shiva has blessed me so much. I believe…

— Amish Tripathi

At first, we couldn't be establishment, because we didn't have any money. We were guerrilla marketers, and we still are, a little…

— Phil Knight

With the birth of my first child and my involvement with my first husband, I basically stopped lying. I just didn't want…

— Cybill Shepherd

I have a nutritionist and a doctor. Everything is checked. Thoroughly. Everything I take is checked out first.

— Alistair Overeem

When I'm composing a scene for the first time, I try to imitate my character. The less critical distance the better -…

— Jonathan Dee

Beginning with a trip out to Ellis Island, I saw for myself where thousands of European immigrants took their first steps onto…

— Paul Merton

My first big role was when I was 17 and I got the part playing Maria in 'West Side Story' in my…

— Olivia Cooke

There was a film class in my high school in Northfield, Minnesota, which was very unusual. I saw my first Buster Keaton…

— Siri Hustvedt

I always liked that pedal steel, even from my first record.

— Uncle Kracker

You know, there's a real irony in U.S. assistance programs. First of all, I think it's misnamed. We're not so much trying…

— Richard Armitage

The first thing I tried to do in the months after losing my mother was to write a poem. I found myself…

— Natasha Trethewey

The first thing that I do when I come out every night is to look at the faces in front of me,…

— Bruce Springsteen

China was the first time I truly felt like an outsider. I fell in love with the process of trying to become…

— Abigail Washburn

I met my wife here. I had my first daughter here in Boston.

— Frank Vogel

The first album didn't become successful until the second was practically written.

— Dolores O'Riordan

For most of the '90s and the first part of this decade, content providers who wanted to publish online only needed to…

— Mike Davidson

When we launched Lambda, the first serverless compute service, it was a watershed moment.

— Andy Jassy

Bad taste is not illegal. I always got my first laughs as a kid by saying inappropriate things. That's always how we're…

— Jeff Ross

The first thing is, jazz is one of the few things to let you know that there is a God and there…

— Billy Higgins

I had to learn, really, how to rein in my energies and discipline myself. And I found it very very useful. I…

— Patti Smith

Sundance took me on my first film and from there sort of launched my career.

— Cary Fukunaga

To expose a first draft to anyone's ears other than your own is indecent.

— Lawrence O'Donnell

I'm very much a people pleaser, and the first book had such a devoted and loving following.

— Celeste Ng

When I'm feeling frustrated with a story, I have faith that it's going to come. Also, when I first started writing, I…

— Jacqueline Woodson

I'm not a hockey fan, which is probably why I had to leave Canada in the first place.

— Ryan Reynolds