First One Quotes

346 quotes by 297 authors

The primary urge that motivates and engenders writing...is the writer's desire to invent and tell a story, and to know himself. But the more I… — David Grossman
There are two Newman's laws. The first one is "It is useless to put on your brakes when you're upside down." The second is "Just… — Paul Newman
I'll pour you the first one and after that, if you don't have one, it's your own f****** fault. You know where it is. — Kingsley Amis
I can remember my first one-night stand like it was yesterday. Well, maybe not the first. Or the second... or the fifth. I'll just begin… — Chelsea Handler
There are two words that you should use frequently in your youth: Â´sorryÂ´ and Â´thank-youÂ´. Use the first one as often as possible, so that… — Robin Jones Gunn
There are stars in the night sky that look brighter than the others, and when you look at them through a telescope you realize you… — Jodi Picoult
[...] He didn't want his wife to read historical romances because it might give her unrealistic expectations. [...] If I had been him, I would… — Catherine Anderson
the growth of intimacy is like that. First one gives off his best picture, the bright and finished product mended with bluff and falsehood and… — F. Scott Fitzgerald
The war which is coming Is not the first one. There were Other wars before it. When the last one came to an end There… — Bertolt Brecht
The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and starting… — Mark Twain
To be born again,' sang Gibreal Farishta tumbling from the heaveans, 'first you have to die. Ho ji! Ho ji! To land upon the bosomy… — Salman Rushdie
Graves: Itâ€™s going to snow. Dru Anderson: Thanks for the warning. Graves: Hey, no problem. First oneâ€™s free. — Lilith Saintcrow
Advising Mrs. Harris was the least I could do," David said smoothly. "After all, she was the one who brought me and my late wife… — Sabrina Jeffries
The line it is drawn The curse it is cast The slow one now Will later be fast As the present now Will later be… — Bob Dylan
A pair of werewolves occupied another booth. They were eating raw shanks of lamb and arguing about who would win in a fight: Dumbledore from… — Cassandra Clare
if you make waffles, throw out the first one. — George Lopez
Now I wish she'd never broken any of her rules. I understood why she held to them so hard. Once you broke the first one,… — Janet Fitch
You'll need to do a better job, Annabelle. No more dates like the first one tonight." "Agreed. And no more making me sit through your… — Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Since you are determined to be married, Miss Cornelia," said Gilbert solemnly, "I shall give you the excellent rules for the management of a husband… — Lucy Maud Montgomery
I didn't get fired." "You didn't punch your boss and get fired from the Tribune? That's what I heard." "I punched what could loosely be… — Nora Roberts

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