First Order Quotes

31 quotes by 31 authors

There are several kinds of truths, and it is customary to place in the first order mathematical truths, which are, however, only truths of definition.… — Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
The first order of things to be changed is me, the leader. After I consider how hard it is to change myself, then I will… — John C. Maxwell
Any first-order, substantive normative theory worth its salt will require attention to the mental states of agents in a variety of quite complex ways. But… — Russ Shafer-Landau
You are smart people. You know that the tax cuts have not fueled record revenues â€¦ You know that the first order effect of cutting… — Andrew Samwick
Everything has to be pulling weight in a short story for it to be really of the first order. — Tobias Wolff
He [Professor Moriarty] is the Napoleon of crime, Watson. He is the organizer of half that is evil and of nearly all that is undetected… — Arthur Conan Doyle
First-order cybernetics is the science of observed systems; Second-order cybernetics is the science of observing systems. — Heinz von Foerster
Alafair Burke understands the criminal mind. Long Gone is both an education and an entertainment of the first order. This is a very clever and… — Karin Slaughter
Well the first order of government is to preserve the public order and safety. — Bob Wise
Belief is a virus, and once it gets into you, its first order of business is to preserve itself, and the way it preserves itself… — Philip Caputo
Congratulation s to Rahm Emanuel on being elected mayor of Chicago. His first order of business after taking office will be to actually move to… — Jay Leno
Few are sufficiently sensible of the importance of that economy in reading which selects, almost exclusively, the very first order of books. Why, except for… — John Foster
Sometimes shutting off the sound on the television can allow you to actually watch the game and take it in in an entirely different and… — Jon Kabat-Zinn
The electroencephalogram represents a continuous curve with continuous oscillations in which... one can distinguish larger first order waves with an average duration of 90 milliseconds… — Hans Berger
I cling to the basic set of tenets laid out in Tom Wolfe's 'New Journalism' - to get out there like the great French novelists… — Peter York
I think the first order of business after the vote on the articles of impeachment is censure. — John Breaux
The man who has honesty, integrity, the love of inquiry, the desire to see beyond, is ready to appreciate good art. He needs no one… — Robert Henri
Of course, I love tools. I also love arranging them, to the point where I came up with a name for my organizing metric: first-order… — Adam Savage
That seems like stealing, doesn't it?" Simon pulled a cup toward him. He drew the lid back. "Ooh. Mochaccino." He looked at Magnus. "Did you… — Cassandra Clare
When someone's wounded, the first order of business is to stop the bleeding. You can figure out later how best to help them heal. — Jeannette Walls

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