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First Quotes by Jhumpa Lahiri
- I would not send a first story anywhere. I would give myself time to write a number of stories.
- The first sentence of a book is a handshake, perhaps an embrace.
- I always think first about the nature of the story. When I had the idea for 'The Namesake,' I felt that it had to be…
- While the astronauts, heroes forever, spent mere hours on the moon, I have remained in this new world for nearly thirty years. I know that…
- That the last two letters in her name were the first two in his, a silly thing he never mentioned to her but caused him…
- You are still young, free.. Do yourself a favor. Before it's too late, without thinking too much about it first, pack a pillow and a…
- The first sentence of a book is a handshake, perhaps an embrace. Style and personality are irrelevant. They can be formal or casual. They can…
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- The spirit of Ubuntu, that once led Haiti to emerge as the first independent black nation in 1804, helped Venezuela, Colombia and… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- The first time Haiti had free and fair democratic elections was 1990, when I was elected. — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- I am lucky, I'm the first to admit that. — J. J. Abrams
- Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others. — Aristotle
- For though we love both the truth and our friends, piety requires us to honor the truth first. — Aristotle
- He who is to be a good ruler must have first been ruled. — Aristotle
- In making a speech one must study three points: first, the means of producing persuasion; second, the language; third the proper arrangement… — Aristotle
- Retired is being tired twice, I've thought, first tired of working, then tired of not. — Richard Armour
- The first time that you escape from home or the small town that you live in - there's a reason a small… — Billie Joe Armstrong
- For some young people, their first experience ever hearing punk rock music was playing the Green Bay Packers on 'Madden'. — Billie Joe Armstrong
- Ironically, the first thing that appealed to me about Islam was its pluralism. The fact that the Koran praises all the great… — Karen Armstrong