Firsts Quotes

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First, Resolve upon, and daily endeavour to practise, a life of seriousness and strict sobriety. — David Brainerd
If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable. — Louis D. Brandeis
'Harry Potter' shouldn't be children's first experience with suspense and plot turns. — Berkeley Breathed
I understand that government should live within its means, value the money it holds in trust from you the taxpayer, avoid waste and, above all… — Tony Abbott
First time he kissed me, he but only kissed The fingers of this hand wherewith I write; And, ever since, it grew more clean and… — Elizabeth Barrett Browning
The first step toward change is awareness. The second step is acceptance. — Nathaniel Branden
It is part of the photographer's job to see more intensely than most people do. He must have and keep in him something of the… — Bill Brandt
Well, the odds must be against anybody being able to fly around the world in a balloon on the first attempt. All of us who… — Richard Branson
For my confirmation, I didn't get a watch and my first pair of long pants, like most Lutheran boys. I got a telescope. My mother… — Wernher von Braun
From the cradle to the coffin underwear comes first. — Bertolt Brecht
Grub first, then ethics. — Bertolt Brecht
The United States is the first nation to regularly conduct strikes using remotely piloted aircraft in an armed conflict. Other nations also possess this technology.… — John O. Brennan
When you stop drinking, you have to deal with this marvelous personality that started you drinking in the first place. — Jimmy Breslin
I've had really great experiences working with first-time directors. They come at filmmaking with fresh ideas. I've been very lucky that way. — Jeff Bridges
I've worked with a lot of first-time directors who kind of look to me for ideas and opinions and stuff, and I'm a team player. — Jeff Bridges
I first got involved with ending world hunger, and I got hip to the facts about it - what a huge problem it was and… — Jeff Bridges
You know, it's kind of a shame in a way but the more seasoned directors a lot of times have more difficult getting a job… — Jeff Bridges
The worst mistake of first contact, made throughout history by individuals on both sides of every new encounter, has been the unfortunate habit of making… — David Brin
My first duty to write a gripping yarn. Second is to convey credible characters who make you feel what they feel. Only third comes the… — David Brin
This is the first convention of the space age - where a candidate can promise the moon and mean it. — David Brinkley

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