Firsts Quotes

20399 Firsts quotes by 9251 unique authors

Would that men might come at last to see that it is quite impossible to reach the thicket of the riches and wisdom of God… — John of the Cross
Your first task is to be dissatisfied with yourself, fight sin, and transform yourself into something better. Your second task is to put up with… — Saint Augustine
Do not grieve over the temptations you suffer. When the Lord intends to bestow a particular virtue on us, He often permits us first to… — Philip Neri
First, a few words about this title. It isn't easy, coming up with book titles. A lot of the really good ones are taken. Thin… — Dave Barry
Each of the patriots whom we remember on this day was first a beloved son or daughter, a brother or sister, or a spouse, friend,… — George H. W. Bush
It was about three o'clock at night when the final result of the calculation [which gave birth to quantum mechanics] lay before me ... At… — Werner Heisenberg
Originality implies a return to the origins, original is returning to the simplicity of the first solutions. — Antonio Gaudi
If you would have me weep, you must first of all feel grief yourself. — Horace
When I stand before a canvas, I never know what I'll do, and I am the first one surprised at what comes out. — Joan Miro
My first thought is always of light. — Galen Rowell
Light is the first of painters. There is no object so foul that intense light will not make it beautiful. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
God created the first man, whom he called Adam. Then God created a woman, whom he named Eve; and this man and woman were given… — Joseph Franklin Rutherford
If only we could live two lives: the first in which to make one's mistakes, and the second in which to profit by them. — D. H. Lawrence
A lesson will keep repeating itself until it is learned. Life first will send the lesson to you in the size of a pebble; if… — Oprah Winfrey
At first, when I got bad press and people would talk bad about my family or something like that, I would get really upset, but… — Hilary Duff
Grandma told me Mama was once caught by the Principal for writing in the front of her book, "In Case of Fire, Throw This in… — Erma Bombeck
Let him who wants to move and convince others, be first moved and convinced himself. — Thomas Carlyle
An amino acid residue (other than glycine) has no symmetry elements. The general operation of conversion of one residue of a single chain into a… — Linus Pauling
The happiest time of anyone's life is just after the first divorce. — John Kenneth Galbraith
Curiosity is, in great and generous minds, the first passion and the last. — Samuel Johnson
Let no Christian parents fall into the delusion that Sunday School is intended to ease them of their personal duties. The first and most natural… — Charles Spurgeon
Not to have control over the senses is like sailing in a rudderless ship, bound to break to pieces on coming in contact with the… — Mahatma Gandhi
If we were all given by magic the power to read each other's thoughts, I suppose the first effect would be to dissolve all friendships. — Bertrand Russell
Because your child is your first priority, your're more selective, so in order to let someone into that world, they have to be really special.… — Helena Christensen
God is the last link of the chain, but He is the first also. — Joseph Barber Lightfoot

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