Firsts Quotes

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He that would be superior to external influences must first become superior to his own passions. — Samuel Johnson
Science has always promised two things not necessarily related; an increase first in our powers, second in our happiness or wisdom, and we have come… — Joseph Wood Krutch
But it seems that something has happened that has never happened before; though we know not just when, or why, or how, or where. Men… — Thomas Stearns Eliot
To believe in immortality is one thing, but it is first needful to believe in life. — Robert Louis Stevenson
Begin and proceed on a settled conviction that but little is permitted to any man to do or to know, and if he complies with… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ambition first sprung from your blest abodes: the glorious fault of angels and of gods. — Alexander Pope
First, an angel is spiritually present at whatever place in physical space happens to be occupied by the body on which it acts. It can… — Mortimer Adler
(Talking about his first computer) Like all kids we not only fooled around with our toys, we changed them. If you've ever watched a child… — Bill Gates
First of all, who cares if people hate you? There's always a guarantee that certain people will dislike you. There's never any guarantee that anyone… — Chelsea Handler
It's better to read first rate science fiction than second rate science-it's a lot more fun, and no more likely to be wrong. — Martin Rees
From the explanatory notes that Willson wrote to accompany his symphony, A Symphony of San Francisco,: "Generally speaking, the first movement is intended to convey… — Meredith Willson
...Good leaders wait to be called and they give up their power when they are no longer needed. Selfish men and fools put themselves first… — Kent Nerburn
There are no perfect human beings! Persons can be found who are good, very good indeed, in fact, great. There do in fact exist creators,… — Abraham Maslow
Satan had two conditions [to his plan]: the first was the denial of agency, and the second, that he would have the honor. In other… — James E. Faust
There lurks, perhaps, in every human heart a desire of distinction, which inclines every man first to hope, and then to believe, that Nature has… — Samuel Johnson
The first thing I learned is when times are tough, you need to hedge your bets - you need to diversify. — Donald Trump
Choice is your greatest power. It is an even greater power than love, because you must first choose to be a loving person. — Caroline Myss
Life is like a game of chess...there are many moves possible, but each move determines your next move...where you wind up is the sum total… — Mort Walker
An ordinary favor we do for someone or any compassionate reaching out may seem to be going nowhere at first, but may be planting a… — Sharon Salzberg
According to Vedanta, there are only two symptoms of enlightenment, just two indications that a transformation is taking place within you toward a higher consciousness.… — Deepak Chopra

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