I First Quotes
891 quotes by 771 authors
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I met Rodney when I first moved to LA, so I'd say 20 years. He's the eternal teenager.
— Kathy Valentine
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But then there was Hendrix, man. Jimi was really the last cat to freak me. Jimi was playing all the stuff I had in my…
— Terry Kath
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I was spooked when I first got the role, as I was afraid I wouldn't have the companionship I need on a shoot, because I'm…
— Jacqueline McKenzie
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When I first wanted to be a writer, I learned to write prose by reading poetry.
— Nicholson Baker
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When I first got back from the war, I said, 'I'm gonna write the Great American Novel about the Vietnam War.' So I sat down…
— Karl Marlantes
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I first studied to be a preacher, but decided that I was too prone to tell big stories. Then I studied Blackstone for a while…
— Unknown Author
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I was very bitter, frustrated, hurt, angry - I went through all types of emotions when I first was out of the WNBA.
— Sheryl Swoopes
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I remember when I first walked into Mayer's cavernous office. You had to walk 50 yards to get to him, and in that time he…
— Esther Williams
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When I first saw The Black Kat Boppers I was sat on a hill at a festival and could hear this music in a tent…
— Paul Simonon
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I never had a low self-esteem that would make me gay. At one point, though, the reverse happened. Being homosexual led me to have a…
— Unknown Author
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When I first arrived in beautiful Zimbabwe, it was difficult to understand that 35 percent of the population is HIV positive. It really wasn't until…
— Unknown Author
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I entered the water as naked as when my mother bore me. When I first touched the cold water I felt a shudder go through…
— Tayeb Salih
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When I first made a grid I happened to be thinking of the innocence of trees and then this grid came into my mind and…
— Agnes Martin
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Theatre is how I first encountered art on any level.
— Patrick Marber
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I hated all my life. I hated everybody. When I first grew up and can remember, I was dressed as a girl by mother. And…
— Henry Lee Lucas
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When I first started running, I was so embarrassed I'd walk when cars passed me. I'd pretend I was looking at the flowers!
— Joan Benoit
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Well, I first started going to Europe in the late '70s.
— Luther Allison
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When I first started playing guitar, everyone was playing Chuck Berry and B.B. King licks. I decided I was going to find other avenues of…
— Robby Krieger
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When I first prepared this particular talk... I realized that my usual approach is usually critical. That is, a lot of the things that I…
— Alan Kay
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When I first started to get into writing, it was via music. I'd generate ideas for songs that would turn into stories, then they'd turn…
— Irvine Welsh
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