Firsts Quotes

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Negation is the mind's first freedom, yet a negative habit is fruitful only so long as we exert ourselves to overcome it, adapt it to… — Emile M. Cioran
The first band I identified with from Chicago was the Muddy Waters band. — Eric Clapton
The first guitar I ever had was a gut-string Spanish guitar, and I couldn't really get the hang of it. I was only 13, and… — Eric Clapton
I was gone so much in my first marriage. I love the moments when I engage with my youngest daughter now. It's not my thing… — Tim Allen
This is the first age that's ever paid much attention to the future, which is a little ironic since we may not have one. — Arthur C. Clarke
A good teacher, like a good entertainer first must hold his audience's attention, then he can teach his lesson. — John Henrik Clarke
To hold a people in oppression you have to convince them first that they are supposed to be oppressed. — John Henrik Clarke
When the early Europeans first met Africans, at the crossroads of history, it was a respectful meeting and the Africans were not slaves. Their nations… — John Henrik Clarke
I am a nationalist, and a Pan-Africanist, first and foremost. I was well grounded in history before ever taking a history course. I did not… — John Henrik Clarke
My daddy wanted me to be a farmer; feel the smoothness of Alabama clay and become one of the first blacks in my town to… — John Henrik Clarke
I love Twitter! At first I made fun of it, because it is very narcissistic, and there's already so much narcissism flowing in this industry,… — Kelly Clarkson
Two qualities are indispensable: first, an intellect that, even in the darkest hour, retains some glimmerings of the inner light which leads to truth; and… — Carl von Clausewitz
Courage, above all things, is the first quality of a warrior. — Carl von Clausewitz
I think being funny is not anyone's first choice. — Woody Allen
When I look back at the tapes, your first everything, your first All-Star Game, your first playoff experience, it just seems like it went by… — Roger Clemens
The first lie of fiction is that the author gives some order to the chaos of life: chronological order, or whatever order the author chooses. — Isabel Allende
The First Lady role is really difficult. It has no job description... You have to create it for yourself. — Hillary Clinton
I like historical fiction. I fell in love with New Orleans the first time I visited it. And I wanted to place a story in… — Isabel Allende
The first lesson I've learned is that no matter what you do in your life, you have to figure out your own internal rhythms -… — Hillary Clinton
I used to sit on the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue and wonder why the Senate was always going into recess, until in my first… — Hillary Clinton
In times of conflict, war, poverty or religious fundamentalism, women and children are the first and most numerous victims. Women need all their courage today. — Isabel Allende
Well, first of all, I think that a lot of the voters who are voting for the tea party candidates have really good impulses. That… — William J. Clinton
It's very easy for people to be critical of President Obama's first term, but let's face it, he didn't exactly inherit the country in the… — George Clooney
When you first start out, you are just happy to get a job, any job. And as time goes on, either you move forward or… — George Clooney
The first thing that I learned - and I understood it at a really young age - was that I could get a laugh. Really… — George Clooney

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