Firsts Quotes

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My drawings at first were made altogether in watercolors, but they wanted softness and a great deal of finish. — John James Audubon
Basketball is like war in that offensive weapons are developed first, and it always takes a while for the defense to catch up. — Red Auerbach
Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce the clouds? Lay first the foundation of humility. — Saint Augustine
Do you wish to be great? Then begin by being. Do you desire to construct a vast and lofty fabric? Think first about the foundations… — Saint Augustine
The confession of evil works is the first beginning of good works. — Saint Augustine
Bad company is like a nail driven into a post, which, after the first and second blow, may be drawn out with little difficulty; but… — Saint Augustine
Let it be your constant method to look into the design of people's actions, and see what they would be at, as often as it… — Marcus Aurelius
To look almost pretty is an acquisition of higher delight to a girl who has been looking plain for the first fifteen years of her… — Jane Austen
What used to keep me up at night was the fact that I didn't know how I was going to pay the rent. Now that… — Paul Auster
It is not seen as insane when a fighter, under an attack that will inevitable lead to his death, chooses to take his own life… — Emilie Autumn
The custom of speaking to God Almighty as freely as with a slave - caring nothing whether the words are suitable or not, but simply… — Teresa of Avila
While the soul is in mortal sin, nothing can profit it; none of its good works merit an eternal reward, since they do not proceed… — Teresa of Avila
First, I think more Americans need to declare their independence from partisan politics on both sides. The more that Americans declare their independence, the more… — John Avlon
My first jobs were all civil service. At 14, I worked for the Canadian National Railways. At 16, I worked for the Canadian Penitentiary Service. — Dan Aykroyd
I get nervous around girls for the first time. Once I'm in, I can take the reins and go. It's just the initial approach I'm… — Jensen Ackles
As a proud Catholic, I know the impact that faith-based education can have in our society and have witnessed it first hand in my district. — Joe Baca
When everything happens to you when you're so young, you're very lucky, but by the same token, you're never going to have that same feeling… — Lauren Bacall
Your friends will know you better in the first minute you meet than your acquaintances will know you in a thousand years. — Richard Bach
My first band, Kid Wicked, we did half covers and half originals. — Sebastian Bach
A synonym is a word you use when you can't spell the word you first thought of. — Burt Bacharach
During my first term in Congress, I signed a pledge that I will take no more earmarks and I've been faithful to that pledge. — Michele Bachmann
I do better on the first three takes; I won't be better at 20 takes. — Kevin Bacon
(On seeing a former lover for the first time in years) I thought I told you to wait in the car. — Tallulah Bankhead
God Almighty first planted a garden. And indeed, it is the purest of human pleasures. — Francis Bacon
God's first creature, which was light. — Francis Bacon

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