First Man Quotes

81 quotes by 74 authors

A man is the whole encyclopedia of facts. The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn, and Egypt, Greece, Rome, Gaul, Britain, America,… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
But whatever my failure, I have this thing to remember - that I was a pioneer in my profession, just as my grandfathers were in… — Robert E. Howard
As to the old history of Ireland, the first man ever died in Ireland was Partholan, and he is buried, and his greyhound along with… — Lady Gregory
The first man to compare the cheeks of a young woman to a rose was obviously a poet; the first to repeat it was possibly… — Salvador Dali
I am not the first man who wanted to make changes in his life at 60 and I won't be the last. It is just… — Harrison Ford
A mathematical theory is not to be considered complete until you have made it so clear that you can explain it to the first man… — David Hilbert
I think the guy who has had the better films is Will Smith. I don't know if he's a better actor than me. I don't… — LL Cool J
I don't want unnecessary violence, sergeant," said Blouse. "Right you are, sir!" said the sergeant. "Carborundum! First man comes through that door runnin', I want… — Terry Pratchett
There was once a little girl who was so very intelligent that her parents feared that she would die. But an aged aunt, who had… — Edith Wharton
Gaston was not only a fierce lover, with endless wisdom and imagination, but he was also, perhaps, the first man in the history of the… — Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Thousands of years ago the first man discovered how to make fire. He was probably burnt at the stake he'd taught his brothers to light,… — Ayn Rand
The merest accident of microgeography had meant that the first man to hear the voice of Om, and who gave Om his view of humans,… — Terry Pratchett
At first, man was enslaved by the gods. But he broke their chains. Then he was enslaved by the kings. But he broke their chains.… — Ayn Rand
Buttercup's mother hesitated, then put her stew spoon down. (This was after stew, but so is everything. When the first man first clambered from the… — William Goldman
Even though you're not by me side, Night, you will forever be my first man, my Zettai Kareshi — Yuu Watase
She was the temptress who had ensnared the first man, and who still continued her work at damnation; she was the being who is feeble,… — Guy de Maupassant
I'd been blindsided with the most painful knowledge: the first man to ever say he loved me had never loved me at all. His passion… — Charlaine Harris
You're a hero and a gentleman, you're kind and honest, but more than that, you're the first man I ever truly loved. And no matter… — Nicholas Sparks
As I watched Bill, waiting with apparent calm for death to come to him, I had a flash of him as I'd known him: the… — Charlaine Harris
I felt the first man I slept with must be intelligent, so I could respect him. — Sylvia Plath

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