Second Quotes

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When one has shot down one's first, second or third opponent, then one begins to find out how the trick is done. — Manfred von Richthofen
Months of preparation, one of those few opportunities, and the judgment of a split second are what makes some pilot an ace, while others think… — Pappy Boyington
You have to be taught to be second class; you're not born that way. — Lena Horne
I wonder who is going to finish second. — Tommy Bolt
First and fore-most, you must have confidence. Your second mental problem is concentration. Think the shot through in advance before you address the ball. Draw… — Sam Snead
To me, photography is the simultaneous recognition, in a fraction of a second, of the significance of an event as well as of a precise… — Henri Cartier-Bresson
The artist spends the first part of his life with the dead, the second with the living, and the third with himself. — Pablo Picasso
To make the best use of your life, you must never forget two truths: First, compared with eternity, life is extremely brief. Second, earth is… — Rick Warren
I'm looking for a second reformation. The first reformation of the church 500 years ago was about beliefs. This one is going to be about… — Rick Warren
Just as many who were brought up to think of God as a bearded old gentleman sitting on a cloud decided that when they stopped… — N. T. Wright
There are two kinds of peacemakers in the modern world; and they are both, though in various ways, a nuisance. The first peacemaker is the… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
There are two kinds of charlatan: the man who is called a charlatan, and the man who really is one. The first is the quack… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
There are two kinds of rebellion. The first is one in which the slave demands something that the tyrant has got. The second is one… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Everyone has got to realise you can't hold onto the past if you want any future. Each second should lead to the next one. — Joe Strummer
It can be argued - and rightly - that Taiwan is not just another regional issue: after all, the Chinese regard it as part of… — Margaret Thatcher
What we should grasp, however, from the lessons of European history is that, first, there is nothing necessarily benevolent about programmes of European integration; second,… — Margaret Thatcher
The first is that good writing consists of mastering the fundamentals (vocabulary, grammar, the elements of style) and then filling the third level of your… — Stephen King
I think there is a choice possible to us at any moment, as long as we live. But there is no sacrifice. There is a… — Muriel Rukeyser
Thermodynamics is a funny subject. The first time you go through it, you don't understand it at all. The second time you go through it,… — Arnold Sommerfeld
Oh, poor me (jokingly, after being told that Randy Johnson & Pedro Martinez would make more in 2003 than he would). What do I do… — Greg Maddux

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