"For those who govern, the first thing required……" — Adolphe Thiers

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• Ironically, the first thing that appealed to me about Islam was its pluralism. The fact that the Koran praises all… — Karen Armstrong
• The custom of speaking to God Almighty as freely as with a slave - caring nothing whether the words are… — Teresa of Avila
• I try to do an hour of cardio on the days that I have off, and then I'll do 30… — Travis Barker
• It's wonderful to have the most important thing in the world there first thing in the morning. And especially in… — Kate Beckinsale
• The first thing that I really understood politically and was old enough to get was the failed assassination attempt on… — Ben Affleck
• If anybody says he can think about quantum physics without getting giddy, that only shows he has not understood the… — Niels Bohr
• The first thing I started collecting was stamps. Until I started discovering girls. That was the end of stamps. — Eli Broad
• Hair is the first thing. And teeth the second. Hair and teeth. A man got those two things he's got… — James Brown
• In 1980, I moved to Chicago, and I recorded demo tapes for my friends' bands, and in 1981, the first… — Steve Albini
• I can only say the first thing that pops into my mind is I remember, years ago, seeing kind of… — Jimmy Buffett
• Whenever I am sent a new book on the lively arts, the first thing I do is look for myself… — Julie Burchill
• Helen Mirren is someone that I have really admired ever since I saw her in 'Excalibur.' That was the first… — Nicolas Cage

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