Firsts And Lasts Quotes

52 Firsts And Lasts quotes by 48 unique authors

My father, if anything, first and last, was a man of words. He loved stories; he didn't live for stories, exactly, but I think he… — Henry Louis Gates
The capitalist engine is first and last an engine of mass production which unavoidably also means production for the masses. . . . It is… — Joseph A. Schumpeter
The silver Swan, who, living, had no Note, when Death approached, unlocked her silent throat. Leaning her breast upon the reedy shore, thus sang her… — Orlando Gibbons
What does a philosopher demand of himself, first and last? To overcome his time in himself, to become "timeless. — Friedrich Nietzsche
Ideas first and last: yet it is not till these are formulated and utilized that the devotees of the common sense discern their value and… — Amos Bronson Alcott
First and last, what is demanded of genius is love of truth. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
I can't believe that people actually know my first and last name. I think it's really, really, gosh-darn neat. — Brittany Murphy
Don't forget that the only two things people read in a story are the first and last sentences. Give them blood in the eye on… — Herbert Bayard Swope
Idiot. Above her head was the only stable point in the cosmos, the only refuge from the damnation of the panta rei, and she guessed… — Umberto Eco
Her last conscious thought was disgust at life; her senses had lied to her. The world was not made of energy and delight but of… — Philip Pullman
Again: there is nothing inherently superior about resistance. All our claims for the righteousness of resistance rest on the rightness of the claim that the… — Susan Sontag
Poetry is the first and last of all knowledge - it is as immortal as the heart of man. — William Wordsworth
Nothing can be sadder or more profound than to see a thousand things for the first and last time. To journey is to be born… — Victor Hugo
Alexander, you broke my heart. But for carrying me on your back, for pulling my dying sled, for giving me your last bread, for the… — Paullina Simons
it taught me, that when a woman lets herself love, she loses. it taught me that to survive, you rely on yourself first and last."… — Nora Roberts
Before she became the Girl from Nowhere-the One Who Walked In, the First and Last and Only, who lived a thousand years-she was just a… — Justin Cronin
‎"Magic is the first and last religion of the world. It has the power to make us whole, to open our eyes to the Dominions… — Clive Barker
The first and last duty of the lover of the game of baseball," Peavine's book began, "whether in the stands or on the field, is… — Michael Chabon
The river and the garden have been the foundations of my economy here. Of the two I have liked the river best. It is wonderful… — Wendell Berry
What should we call him?" Klaus asked. "You should call him Dr. Montgomery," Mr. Poe replied, "unless he tells you to call him Montgomery. Both… — Daniel Handler
Its best to live as if it were the first and last day of my life. — Paulo Coelho
I dared, for the first and last time in my life, to express a theological conclusion: "But how can a necessary being exist totally polluted… — Umberto Eco
I was just thinking – today is the first and last day of forever. It’s kind of hard to wrap my head around it. Even… — Stephenie Meyer
Last night I'd made love to a woman for the first and last time. It had been amazing and I had a memory that would… — Abbi Glines
Nothing can be sadder or more profound than to see a thousand things for the first and last time. — Victor Hugo

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