First Law Quotes
67 quotes by 58 authors
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Self-preservation is the first law of nature.
— Samuel Butler
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It is the first law of practical courage. To be in the weakest camp is to be in the strongest school.
— Gilbert K. Chesterton
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The first law of dietetics seems to be: if it tastes good, it's bad for you.
— Isaac Asimov
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The very first law in advertising is to avoid the concrete promise and cultivate the delightfully vague.
— Bill Cosby
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Communication always has a purpose. Before speaking, the first law is: you must know why you are talking. You must know what you are communicating…
— Harbhajan Singh Yogi
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The first law of social communication is whenever you meet anyone, exalt him or her.
— Harbhajan Singh Yogi
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Who does not know that the first law of historical writing is the truth.
— Marcus Tullius Cicero
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Although a science fair can seem like a big "pain" it can help you understand important scientific principles, such as Newton's First Law of Inertia,…
— Dave Barry
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All knives and forks were working away at a rate that was quite alarming; very few words were spoken; and everybody seemed to eat his…
— Charles Dickens
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I am a Muslim and . . . my religion makes me be against all forms of racism. It keeps me from judging any man…
— Malcolm X
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Pugsley's First Law of Government: All government programs accomplish the opposite of what they are designed to achieve.
— John Pugsley
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Acceptance is such an important commodity, some have called it "the first law of personal growth".
— Peter McWilliams
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Order is heaven's first law. Order is earth's first law, too.
— Brian Tracy
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The first law of sustainability: population growth and/or growth in the rate of consumption of resources cannot be sustained
— Albert Allen Bartlett
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In truth, the only difference between those who have failed and those who have succeeded lies in the difference of their habits. Good habits are…
— Og Mandino
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The first law of intelligent tinkering is to save all the parts
— Aldo Leopold
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The First Law of Journalism: to confirm existing prejudice, rather than contradict it.
— Alexander Cockburn
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The first law of the market is to make the largest possible profit from other people's labor or go out of business. Profitability rather than…
— Michael Parenti
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Only force rules. Force is the first law
— Adolf Hitler
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Among the natural rights of the colonists are these: first, a right to life; second, to liberty; third, to property; together with the right to…
— Samuel Adams
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