First Quotes

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I am not the first straight dancer or the last. — Mikhail Baryshnikov
Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball, the rules and realities of the game - and do it… — Jacques Barzun
First and foremost, the monk should own nothing in this world, but he should have as his possessions solitude of the body, modesty of bearing,… — Saint Basil
Life, liberty, and property do not exist because men have made laws. On the contrary, it was the fact that life, liberty, and property existed… — Frederic Bastiat
You know, when you get your first asparagus, or your first acorn squash, or your first really good tomato of the season, those are the… — Mario Batali
Among the natural rights of the colonists are these: First a right to life, secondly to liberty, and thirdly to property; together with the right… — Samuel Adams
Any newspaper, from the first line to the last, is nothing but a web of horrors, I cannot understand how an innocent hand can touch… — Charles Baudelaire
In order for the artist to have a world to express he must first be situated in this world, oppressed or oppressing, resigned or rebellious,… — Charles Baudelaire
More and more political analysts and weak-kneed politicians are advising the historically pro-life Republican Party to abandon its pro-life stance for political gain. My first… — Gary Bauer
You don't argue with a four-year old about why he shouldn't eat candy for dinner. You don't punch a mentally handicapped guy even if he… — Scott Adams
All the lessons of history in four sentences: Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad with power. The mills of God grind slowly,… — Charles A. Beard
When you hire that first person, then you're a boss. You've got performance reviews. You've got complaints about not making enough money. You've got people… — Scott Adams
Barack Obama isn't the first politician to break a promise, torture the truth or outright lie to the American people. But, he certainly is among… — Bob Beauprez
Most of my early records were not cohesive at all, just collections of demos recorded in different years. 'Odelay' was the first time I actually… — Unknown Author
True happiness arises, in the first place, from the enjoyment of one's self, and in the next, from the friendship and conversation of a few… — Joseph Addison
I'm the whitest guy you will ever meet. The first time I saw an African-American, my dad had to tell me to stop staring. — Glenn Beck
Girls had never been important. I'd had a girlfriend or two and had liked them a lot but it wasn't love, because my first love… — Boris Becker
Just under the surface I shall be, all together at first, then separate and drift, through all the earth and perhaps in the end through… — Samuel Beckett
It's wonderful to have the most important thing in the world there first thing in the morning. And especially in this business, where the opportunity… — Kate Beckinsale
The babe at first feeds upon the mother's bosom, but it is always on her heart. — Henry Ward Beecher

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