First Things Quotes

104 quotes by 93 authors

Well, one of the first things is to restore the rule of law, to place the government back under the cage of law. Another thing… — James Bovard
Most of the things I do brand wise are both missionary and mercenary in their position, and that's really important to me; that's one of… — Mike Rowe
When you write what you know, you stay in control. One of the first things I encourage my writing students to do is to lose… — Natalie Goldberg
In martial arts one of the first things that you learn is to be balanced. Balance is the central principle in architecture and design. Balance… — Frederick Lenz
The first things I did when I got out of school in '65 was to buy a pair of Levis and pierce my ears. — Mink Stole
Every young writer, I imagine, has their first intellectual magazine, whose essays and articles are devoured all the more greedily for being slightly over one's… — Ross Douthat
It is worthwhile adding that the power of the poem to teach not only sensibilities and the subtle movements of the spirit but knowledge, real… — Guy Davenport
A proper education enables young people to put their lives in order, which means knowing what things are more important than other things; it means… — Wendell Berry
If you seek eternity and light and luminosity, seek humility first ... first things first. — Frederick Lenz
Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out. — Stephen Covey
The older I get the more wisdom I find in the ancient rule of taking first things first. A process which often reduces the most… — Dwight D. Eisenhower
When I married Wilnelia, one of the first things I wanted to know about Puerto Rico was the quality of the golf courses. — Bruce Forsyth
I think he was absolutely right not to go to UN last week... First things first - that is, values and people here in their… — Patricia Hewitt
I remember when I interviewed at MSNBC, one of the first things they said to me was, 'In your tapes, you had a mustache, right?'… — Lester Holt
No, I can tell you one of the first things that happens to a home secretary when they arrive in the job is that they… — Theresa May
When buying and selling are controlled by legislation, the first things to be bought and sold are legislators. — P.J. O'Rourke
On Memorial Day, I was out floating on Lake Norman and came across Denny Hamlin. We struck up a conversation, and one of the first… — Danica Patrick
Funding for sports (and the arts) are often the first things facing the chop in difficult times. — Lucy Powell
One of the first things we found out was that the Warren Commission never pursued a conspiracy investigation. — Louis Stokes
To me, movies and music go hand in hand. When I'm writing a script, one of the first things I do is find the music… — Quentin Tarantino

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