Their First Quotes

204 Their First quotes by 183 unique authors

Babies are equipped at birth with a number of instinctive reflexes and behavior patterns that cause them to spend their first several years trying to… — Dave Barry
Nobody ever forgets their first night in the bush. It's among the precious, meagre handful of life firsts that remain indelible. — A. A. Gill
Somebody said to me that I speak English almost like somebody for whom English is not their first language. — Christopher Walken
Almost all novels are improved by cutting from the top. On their first pages, authors parade those favourite effects which disgust the impartial reader. — James Buchan
For Nirvana, putting out their first major-label record was like getting into a new car. But the runaway success was like suddenly discovering that the… — Michael Azerrad
I don't think that bands that make it on their first album are as strong as bands that don't: there is nowhere to go but… — Randy Bachman
If Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan get elected to the White House, Medicare will be bankrupt by the end of their first term. — Stephanie Cutter
My mom and father are extremely proud. They love it when I don't die. I've done so many movies where I've died that their first… — Michael Ealy
He who thus considers things in their first growth and origin ... will obtain the clearest view of them. — Aristotle
Any band on their first couple records is just trying to keep up with their inspiration. — Joshua Homme
When two Eglishmen meet, their first talk is of the weather. — Samuel Johnson
Every young writer, I imagine, has their first intellectual magazine, whose essays and articles are devoured all the more greedily for being slightly over one's… — Ross Douthat
Sometimes people's careers take off on their first albums, sometimes they don't. — Peter Asher
Never expect women to be sincere, so long as they are educated to think that their first aim in life is to please. — Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
Most children are given far too much praise for their early drawings, so much so that they rarely learn the ability to refine their first… — Charles de Lint
Of course all advance depends upon money, when we depend upon paid workers for any advance. Teach men as one of their first lessons in… — Roland Allen
In my twenties, it was so important for me to show people I had all these other books and these other sorts of writing in… — Evelyn Lau
Love for a dog during childhood is one of the deepest and purest emotions we are ever likely to have, and it remains with us… — Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson
A young sailor boy came to see me to-day. It pleases me to have these lads seek me on their return from their first voyage,… — Maria Mitchell
Investors must remember that their first job is to preserve their capital. After they've dealt with that, they can approach the second job, seeking a… — Irving Kahn
The greatest part of mankind employ their first years to make their last miserable. — Jean de la Bruyere
If devils exist, their first aim is to give you an anesthetic -- to put you off your guard. Only if that fails, do you… — C.S. Lewis
It was at Inver Slane, to the north of Leinster, the sons of Gaedhal of the Shining Armour, the Very Gentle, that were called afterwards… — Lady Gregory
The filmmaker is really important to me: it could be their first film; it's not just about their reputation, but I have to really believe… — Kirsten Dunst
All across Africa, the Pacific and the Americas, we find cultures that didn't know about mouth kissing until their first contact with European explorers. And… — Joshua Foer

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