Firsthand Quotes

93 quotes by 88 authors

As an adoptive parent myself of foster children, I have seen firsthand the glaring problems of the system currently facing this Nation. — Dennis Cardoza
Adventure is a path...Real adventure - self-determined , self-motivated, often risky - forces you to have firsthand encounters with the world. — Mark Jenkins
Weakness is hard, but it doesn't have to mean defeat. It's our opportunity to experience God's power firsthand. — Lysa TerKeurst
Many Christians are either woefully deficient in their knowledge of Scripture or noticeably devoid of any experience of God's power. The Lord never intended this… — Sam Storms
Religion isn't yours firsthand until you doubt it right down to the ground. — Francis Bowes Sayre, Sr.
As athletes, we think we're heroes, but when you witness firsthand what I saw yesterday, you realize who the real heroes are. — Tom Brady
I have seen firsthand how injustice gets overlooked when the victims are powerless or vulnerable, when they have no one to speak up for them… — Desmond Tutu
I'm no shrinking violet. I played hockey until half my teeth were knocked down my throat. And I'm extremely competitive on a tennis court. .… — Peter Burwash
I represent the Port of Philadelphia, and I know firsthand the important role that ports play in the national and global economy. I have also… — Allyson Schwartz
An educational activity which aims to reveal meanings and relationships through the use of original objects, by firsthand experience, and by illustrative media, rather than… — Freeman Tilden
We in politics are accustomed to seeing reality firsthand and then watching its distant cousin, events as portrayed by the media, unfold on our televisions.… — Dick Morris
And yes, there definitely are many good desires. For example, without the desire for food we would not stay alive. It is when our desire… — Don Altman
I know firsthand how critical support systems are. — Amanda Lindhout
Olive Kitteridge' is a masterpiece: The writing is so perfect you don't even notice it; the story is so vivid it's less like reading a… — Melissa Bank
Witnessing the bond between a parent and their little ones firsthand really brought home to me how much I was missing. — Jillian Michaels
As a beneficiary of the carried interest loophole, I've seen firsthand the lack of any difference between the work involved in generating a carried interest… — Steven Rattner
Six months ago, I traveled to India to see firsthand what the prime minister of that country calls a national shame. It is the systematic,… — Elizabeth Vargas
As one of the first employees at a small cellular phone start-up called Nextel, I gained firsthand experience in how a business grows from an… — Jack Markell
Illegal immigration presents a huge problem. That is why I decided to spend a week along the southern border to see firsthand how bad the… — Ric Keller
I know firsthand how alone you can feel when youâ€™re being broken down in a relationship and forced to defend it or stay silent. Just… — Debby Ryan

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