Firsts Quotes

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One who returns to a place sees it with new eyes. Although the place may not have changed, the viewer inevitably has. For the first… — Louis L'Amour
Every scene, even the commonest, is wonderful, if only one can detach oneself, casting off all memory of use and custom, and behold it (as… — Arnold Bennett
Holidays are enticing only for the first week or so. After that, it is no longer such a novelty to rise late and have little… — Margaret Laurence
Stored away in some brain cell is the image of a long-departed aunt you haven't thought of in 30 years. Stored away in another cell… — Robert Breault
Deal first with whatever is causing you the greatest emotional distress. Often this will break the logjam in your work and free you up mentally… — Brian Tracy
Some people procrastinate so much that all they can do is run around like firefighters all day - putting out fires that should not have… — Nido R Qubein
The first law of economics is that when the price goes up, consumption comes down. This is a divine law. — Ahmed Zaki Yamani
To be a success in business, be daring, be first, be different. — Kenny Marchant
The very first company I started failed with a great bang. The second one failed a little bit less, but still failed. The third one,… — Max Levchin
"He passed over his fall, and appointed him first of the Apostles; wherefore He said: ' 'Simon, Simon,' etc. (in Ps. cxxix. 2). God allowed… — Saint John Chrysostom
If you make your bed every morning you will have accomplished the first task of the day. It will give you a small sense of… — William H. McRaven
If a child in its first thousand days - from conception to two years old - does not have adequate nutrition, the damage is irreversible. — Josette Sheeran
I've had bad luck with both my wives. The first one left me and the second one didn't. — Patrick Murray
A building does not have to be an important work of architecture to become a first-rate landmark. Landmarks are not created by architects. They are… — Herbert Muschamp
If the age of the Earth were a calendar year and today were a breath before midnight on New Year's Eve, we showed up a… — Janine Benyus
Youth is the first victim of war; the first fruit of peace.It takes 20 years or more of peace to make a man; it takes… — Unknown Author
Nobody was born nonviolent. No one was born charitable. None of us comes to these things by nature but only by conversion. The first duty… — Lanza del Vasto
By skepticism . . . we arrive first at suspension of judgment, and second at freedom from disturbance. — Sextus Empiricus
We needed to be uncompromising with our workforce, to expect 100 percent of our employees to comply 100 percent of the time with complex and… — Charles Koch
I quit being afraid when my first venture failed and the sky didn't fall down. — Al Neuharth

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