First Rate Quotes

89 quotes by 75 authors

A first-rate organizer is never in a hurry. He is never late. He always keeps up his sleeve a margin for the unexpected. — Arnold Bennett
The exercise of voluntary attention in the schoolroom must therefore be counted one of the most important points of training that take place there; and… — William James
It's better to read first rate science fiction than second rate science-it's a lot more fun, and no more likely to be wrong. — Martin Rees
A first-rate marriage is like a first-rate hotel: expensive, but worth it. — Mignon McLaughlin
It is only possible to succeed at second-rate pursuits - like becoming a millionaire or a prime minister, winning a war, seducing beautiful women, flying… — Malcolm Muggeridge
Of the second-rate leaders people speak respectfully saying, "He has done this, he has done that." Of the first-rate leaders, they do not say this.… — Laozi
My life has had meaning, with the friendships full and valuable and essential to me. My children, Steve, Leslie, and Sam, are all different-all first-rate… — Lauren Bacall
Deeply affecting and compulsively readable, The Fifty-First State displays Lisa Borders' emotional acuity, first-rate skills as a storyteller, and profound empathy not only for her… — Christopher Castellani
Itâ€™s a curious thing. I suppose most people think of artists as impatient but I donâ€™t know of any first-rate artist who hasnâ€™t manifested in… — Mark Van Doren
The Window is not without a certain visual spell that makes it a first-rate artistic achievement. — Andrew Sarris
I will say that Edward Norton, who plays the scout master, would be a first-rate Eagle Scout. He's got all those techniques. If your plane… — Wes Anderson
Gunn would be an important figure-rewarding, delightful, accomplished, enduring-in the history of English-language poetry even were his life not as fascinating as it now seems;… — Stephen Burt
Hillary Clinton is as qualified or more qualified than I am to be Vice President of the United States of America. Let's get that straight.… — Joe Biden
The best form of welfare for the troops is first-rate training. — Erwin Rommel
It takes far less energy to move from first-rate performance to excellence than it does to move from incompetence to mediocrity. — Peter Drucker
The one whoâ€™s really, really impressed me is Benedikt HÃ¶wedes because heâ€™s playing out of position. Heâ€™s never played at left back before in his… — Franz Beckenbauer
Pay no heed to the average photographer's remarks upon "flat" and "weak" negatives. Probably he is flat, weak, stale, and unprofitable; your negative may be… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
With The Myth of Achievement Tests, James J. Heckman, John Eric Humphries, and Tim Kautz have offered a wealth of insightful analysis and brought together… — Eric A. Hanushek
I set out to become the greatest lover in Vienna, the greatest horseman in Austria, and the greatest economist in the world. Alas, for the… — Joseph A. Schumpeter
Documentarian Laura Poitras has crafted a first-rate Hitchcockian-type thriller telling the story of Edward Snowden. — Leonard Maltin

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75 authors contributed a total of 89 First Rate Quotes, led by these top contributors: