Firsts Quotes

20399 Firsts quotes by 9251 unique authors

Seek ye first the good things of the mind, and the rest will either be supplied or its loss will not be felt. — Francis Bacon
As the births of living creatures are at first ill-shapen, so are all innovations, which are the births of time. — Francis Bacon
The first lines of defence against criminals are the victims themselves. — Michael Badnarik
I'm a performance artist first; I'm a recording artist second. — Erykah Badu
If people have to put labels on me, I'd prefer the first label to be human being, the second label to be pacifist, and the… — Joan Baez
My father was a physicist and also an activist. My first public protest was with my dad at Stanford. I came by all that honestly. — Joan Baez
I was ten when I got my first serious beating. It was rough. — David Bailey
My first influence obviously was Picasso. — David Bailey
Simplicity is natures first step, and the last of art. — Philip James Bailey
First, I have to thank God for giving me the gift that he did as well as a second chance for a better life. — Oksana Baiul
I remember when Lindbergh arrived in Paris, I was one of the first persons to know about his landing, because as the French people know… — Josephine Baker
If you want to control other people, first control yourself. — Abu Bakr
The first revolt is against the supreme tyranny of theology, of the phantom of God. As long as we have a master in heaven, we… — Mikhail Bakunin
The First World War, and especially the latest one, largely swept away what was left in Europe of feudalism and of feudal landlords, especially in… — Emily Greene Balch
When I died my hair red the first time, I felt as if it was what nature intended. I have been accused of being a… — Amy Adams
No one can possibly know what is about to happen: it is happening, each time, for the first time, for the only time. — James A. Baldwin
In 2002, in this country, there was an observation that for the first time in America, more kids were actively pursuing skateboarding than baseball. — Stephen Baldwin
I mean, first of all, let me say whichever superhero first came up with the idea of wearing a cape, he wasn't really onto anything… — Christian Bale
Putting on weight is easy all the way through. But after the first couple of weeks, the novelty wears off very quickly, and your body… — Christian Bale
I'm a huge freak, and always have been. I spent the first part of my life trying really desperately not to be one, and it… — Alan Ball
And as I stumbled onto Eastern philosophy and Buddhism, it was the first time I had ever read any sort of philosophy that really made… — Alan Ball
Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world. — Lucille Ball
The Passion narratives are the first pieces of the Gospels that were composed as a unity. — Hans Urs von Balthasar
A good husband is never the first to go to sleep at night or the last to awake in the morning. — Honore de Balzac
A lover always thinks of his mistress first and himself second; with a husband it runs the other way. — Honore de Balzac

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