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First Quotes

"The first serious applications were in triterpenoid chemistry."

"The first serious applications were in triterpenoid chemistry."

Derek Barton, British Scientist

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"It is strange how one feels drawn forward without knowing at first where one is going."

"It is strange how one feels drawn forward without knowing at first where one is going."

Gustav Mahler, Austrian Composer

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"I mean, I was first offered Princess Astra."

"I mean, I was first offered Princess Astra."

Lalla Ward, English Actor

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"I think we were the first picture to cut on Final Cut Pro. So we were the guinea pigs, because we got a deal on the system. But with that comes all sorts of technological problems I couldn't begin to describe."

"I think we were the first picture to cut on Final Cut Pro. So we were the guinea pigs, because we got a deal on the system. But with that comes all sorts of technological problems I couldn't begin to describe."

Griffin Dunne, American Actor

First, Problems

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"The first 12-string guitar I bought was probably around 1957."

"The first 12-string guitar I bought was probably around 1957."

Roger McGuinn, American Musician

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"I did a picture for the First Barbie doll box."

"I did a picture for the First Barbie doll box."

Heather O'Rourke, American Actress

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"We did like 12 shows, then we did the entire Ozzfest with the first half completely booked; then we did the second half with a couple days off here and there."

"We did like 12 shows, then we did the entire Ozzfest with the first half completely booked; then we did the second half with a couple days off here and there."

Tom Araya, American Musician

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"Mayor Koch, of New York, was the first public figure to give me support."

"Mayor Koch, of New York, was the first public figure to give me support."

Ryan White, American Celebrity

First, Public, Support

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"It was almost two years after I left Capital that I put out the first one on Chrysalis and that was really instructive because it was no better in particular than any other record I'd done."

"It was almost two years after I left Capital that I put out the first one on Chrysalis and that was really instructive because it was no better in particular than any other record I'd done."

Leo Kottke, American Musician

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"I never excluded any genre on my first record."

"I never excluded any genre on my first record."

Deana Carter, American Musician

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"The first task of the association must therefore be to form the young members."

"The first task of the association must therefore be to form the young members."

Adam Weishaupt, German Clergyman

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"Geologists don't do that! We go out in the field and observe, and then we can try to make a model with computerization; but it's not the first thing."

"Geologists don't do that! We go out in the field and observe, and then we can try to make a model with computerization; but it's not the first thing."

Nils-Axel Morner, Swedish Scientist

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"You have to sound sad first of all, then maybe later you can sound good."

"You have to sound sad first of all, then maybe later you can sound good."

Steve Lacy, American Musician

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"I had deeper, more reflective songs on the first album."

"I had deeper, more reflective songs on the first album."

Bubba Sparxxx, American Musician

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"I was a guitar player first off."

"I was a guitar player first off."

Boz Scaggs, American Musician

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"If the destination is heaven, why do we scramble to be first in line for hell?"

"If the destination is heaven, why do we scramble to be first in line for hell?"

Douglas Horton, American Clergyman

First, Heaven, Hell

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"Families are the Nurseries of all Societies; and the First combinations of mankind."

"Families are the Nurseries of all Societies; and the First combinations of mankind."

Cotton Mather, American Theologian

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"I feel that my playing on the first album was probably some of my best."

"I feel that my playing on the first album was probably some of my best."

Robin Trower, English Musician

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"I mean, I gotta say one of the greatest victories on that show was when we got picked up for the back nine of the first season, and they made it a full order."

"I mean, I gotta say one of the greatest victories on that show was when we got picked up for the back nine of the first season, and they made it a full order."

Will Arnett, Canadian Actor

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"I was a singer professionally when I was four years old, and I did not really begin to play any instrument - the first one, of course, was drums - till I was about nine years old."

"I was a singer professionally when I was four years old, and I did not really begin to play any instrument - the first one, of course, was drums - till I was about nine years old."

Mel Torme, American Musician

First, Old, Play, Years

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"I am like the Jack Nicholson of the Kings - every single game. If there was a game tonight I wouldn't be here. I used to play hockey. That was my original thing. My first thing, I wanted to play professional hockey."

"I am like the Jack Nicholson of the Kings - every single game. If there was a game tonight I wouldn't be here. I used to play hockey. That was my original thing. My first thing, I wanted to play professional hockey."

Rob Zombie, American Musician

First, Kings, Play

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"I am not the first straight dancer or the last."

"I am not the first straight dancer or the last."

Mikhail Baryshnikov, American Dancer

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"It wasn't until I became more confident with myself and I put myself forward instead of the jokes; at first it was put the jokes out there and I'm just behind the jokes."

"It wasn't until I became more confident with myself and I put myself forward instead of the jokes; at first it was put the jokes out there and I'm just behind the jokes."

Wanda Sykes, American Comedian

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"Our first scene is sort of a reunion between the X-Men characters, which establishes everyone's relationship to one another, sort of like a recap for all those who have forgotten since the last movie."

"Our first scene is sort of a reunion between the X-Men characters, which establishes everyone's relationship to one another, sort of like a recap for all those who have forgotten since the last movie."

Shawn Ashmore, Canadian Actor

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"This is certainly not the first case in which a merger approved in one place hasn't gone through in the other. There was a case last year where the merger between two EU companies was approved here and blocked in the U.S."

"This is certainly not the first case in which a merger approved in one place hasn't gone through in the other. There was a case last year where the merger between two EU companies was approved here and blocked in the U.S."

Mario Monti, Italian Public Servant

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"My first figure was a SLAYER eagle. And the dragons and the tribals are all I have got."

"My first figure was a SLAYER eagle. And the dragons and the tribals are all I have got."

Kerry King, American Musician

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"I remember really bonding with the first generation kids, the Chinese Canadian kids, and in high school bonding with the Latin kids and the East Indian kids. It was very interesting because it made me open to lots of musical sounds."

"I remember really bonding with the first generation kids, the Chinese Canadian kids, and in high school bonding with the Latin kids and the East Indian kids. It was very interesting because it made me open to lots of musical sounds."

Nelly Furtado, Canadian Musician

First, Kids, Open, School

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"The first clothing line I had was called Very Rue. Then we changed the name and moved to QVC, and the name became A Touch of Rue."

"The first clothing line I had was called Very Rue. Then we changed the name and moved to QVC, and the name became A Touch of Rue."

Rue McClanahan, American Actress

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"When I first saw Jo, I said boom, that was it, because I'm a one-woman man."

"When I first saw Jo, I said boom, that was it, because I'm a one-woman man."

Ron Wood, British Musician

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"The first Halloween was very well made. The second one was also well made, though I didn't like it as well as the first one. The third one had nothing to do with the series at all and perhaps shouldn't have been made at all."

"The first Halloween was very well made. The second one was also well made, though I didn't like it as well as the first one. The third one had nothing to do with the series at all and perhaps shouldn't have been made at all."

Donald Pleasence, English Actor

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"When I first started in rock, I had a big guy's audience for my early records. I had a very straight image, particularly through the mid '80s."

"When I first started in rock, I had a big guy's audience for my early records. I had a very straight image, particularly through the mid '80s."

Bruce Springsteen, American Musician

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"The first twenty shows at TV 23 were really a workshop."

"The first twenty shows at TV 23 were really a workshop."

Joel Hodgson, American Entertainer

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"You must see first before you can believe."

"You must see first before you can believe."

Raymond Holliwell, American Author

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"It was my band. I organized the band and Dizzy was in the band. Dizzy was the first musical director with the band. Charlie Parker was in the band. But, no, no, that was my band."

"It was my band. I organized the band and Dizzy was in the band. Dizzy was the first musical director with the band. Charlie Parker was in the band. But, no, no, that was my band."

Billy Eckstine, American Musician

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"All gut strings. That's just the first kind of guitar I played, it was a nylon string guitar. And to me, it's the purest form of guitar making, and I just enjoy doing it."

"All gut strings. That's just the first kind of guitar I played, it was a nylon string guitar. And to me, it's the purest form of guitar making, and I just enjoy doing it."

Guy Clark, American Musician

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"The first nine albums there was never a Synthesiser, never any Orchestra. There was never any other player except us on the albums."

"The first nine albums there was never a Synthesiser, never any Orchestra. There was never any other player except us on the albums."

Brian May, English Musician

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"Beanie and Cecil was the first cartoon I remember watching and I think there are analogies."

"Beanie and Cecil was the first cartoon I remember watching and I think there are analogies."

Joel Hodgson, American Entertainer

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"Now, when we first started, I would be playing something good and then feel like I wasn't doing the right thing and launch into some idiotic cliche. Luckily for me, Bobby was patient."

"Now, when we first started, I would be playing something good and then feel like I wasn't doing the right thing and launch into some idiotic cliche. Luckily for me, Bobby was patient."

Charlie Hunter, American Musician

First, Now, Right

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"When I first came down stairs, for two or three minutes I went down cellar to the water closet."

"When I first came down stairs, for two or three minutes I went down cellar to the water closet."

Lizzie Andrew Borden, American Celebrity

First, Stairs, Water

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"My very first audition was on the lot of Paramount, and I was put on tape and it was very nerve-racking. I think it was about 15 pages."

"My very first audition was on the lot of Paramount, and I was put on tape and it was very nerve-racking. I think it was about 15 pages."

Hailee Steinfeld, American Actress

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"Eventually I found it had been working all along-but didn't show anything on screen until it had the first full page of text. I inserted 30 new lines, and suddenly my toy said 'hEllO woRlD'. An hour later I understood alphabet shifting rather better!"

"Eventually I found it had been working all along-but didn't show anything on screen until it had the first full page of text. I inserted 30 new lines, and suddenly my toy said 'hEllO woRlD'. An hour later I understood alphabet shifting rather better!"

Graham Nelson, English Mathematician

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"First of all, I only get 50 percent of it, because, I mean, the galleries get 50 and 60 percent. I mean, that's normal. I understand that. I don't quarrel with that."

"First of all, I only get 50 percent of it, because, I mean, the galleries get 50 and 60 percent. I mean, that's normal. I understand that. I don't quarrel with that."

Anthony Quinn, Mexican Actor

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"Whatever man does he must do first in his mind."

"Whatever man does he must do first in his mind."

Albert Szent Gyorgyi, Hungarian Scientist

First, Man, Mind

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"Definitely not a sitcom, that's my first condition. No sitcoms."

"Definitely not a sitcom, that's my first condition. No sitcoms."

Hector Elizondo, American Actor

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"I wanted a name that would put us first in the phone directory, or second if you count ABBA."

"I wanted a name that would put us first in the phone directory, or second if you count ABBA."

Martin Fry, British Musician

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"There is a note in the front of the volume saying that no public reading may be given without first getting the author's permission. It ought to be made much more difficult to do than that."

"There is a note in the front of the volume saying that no public reading may be given without first getting the author's permission. It ought to be made much more difficult to do than that."

Robert Benchley, American Comedian

First, May, Public, Reading

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"I am not sure why, but I have been obsessed by the Atom Bomb ever since it first happened."

"I am not sure why, but I have been obsessed by the Atom Bomb ever since it first happened."

Lanford Wilson, American Playwright

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"She wasn't as naive and innocent as she was in the first season."

"She wasn't as naive and innocent as she was in the first season."

Shiri Appleby, American Actress

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"I'm a songwriter first."

"I'm a songwriter first."

Carole King, American Musician

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"The second trial was a fair trial. I do not call it a second trial. I call it a fair trial, as opposed to the first trial, which was an unfair trial, a Roman holiday."

"The second trial was a fair trial. I do not call it a second trial. I call it a fair trial, as opposed to the first trial, which was an unfair trial, a Roman holiday."

Sam Sheppard, American Scientist

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