First Time Quotes

2420 quotes by 1902 authors

No punishment has ever possessed enough power of deterrence to prevent the commission of crimes. On the contrary, whatever the punishment, once a specific crime… — Hannah Arendt
The first time Haiti had free and fair democratic elections was 1990, when I was elected. — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
The first time that you escape from home or the small town that you live in - there's a reason a small town is called… — Billie Joe Armstrong
I can mention many moments that were unforgettable and revelatory. But the most single revelatory three minutes was the first time I put on scuba… — David Attenborough
I get nervous around girls for the first time. Once I'm in, I can take the reins and go. It's just the initial approach I'm… — Jensen Ackles
When everything happens to you when you're so young, you're very lucky, but by the same token, you're never going to have that same feeling… — Lauren Bacall
(On seeing a former lover for the first time in years) I thought I told you to wait in the car. — Tallulah Bankhead
When I died my hair red the first time, I felt as if it was what nature intended. I have been accused of being a… — Amy Adams
No one can possibly know what is about to happen: it is happening, each time, for the first time, for the only time. — James A. Baldwin
In 2002, in this country, there was an observation that for the first time in America, more kids were actively pursuing skateboarding than baseball. — Stephen Baldwin
And as I stumbled onto Eastern philosophy and Buddhism, it was the first time I had ever read any sort of philosophy that really made… — Alan Ball
The last months, weeks and days have seen accelerating discussions, involving the DUP for the first time, about a comprehensive agreement which would see all… — Gerry Adams
If we play to first time Blink 182 listeners, it's good they are listening to us and not the Backstreet Boys. Old Fans or new… — Travis Barker
Most of my early records were not cohesive at all, just collections of demos recorded in different years. 'Odelay' was the first time I actually… — Beck
I'm the whitest guy you will ever meet. The first time I saw an African-American, my dad had to tell me to stop staring. — Glenn Beck
I have lived in this world just long enough to look carefully the second time into things that I am most certain of the first… — Josh Billings
When I began singing, it was the first time I was happy in my life. As a baby, I would stop crying when I heard… — Andrea Bocelli
I listen to music every day for study reasons, and I confess that I have very little knowledge of what is going on in the… — Andrea Bocelli
Probably the first time I left Italy was to travel by train to Lourdes. I went with my mother and my grandmother - who was… — Andrea Bocelli
Going to Southeast Asia for the first time and tasting that spectrum of flavors - that certainly changed my whole palate, the kind of foods… — Anthony Bourdain

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