First Quotes | Beyond Motive 11/13

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First Quotes

"Harry Collins was the first magician I ever saw back in 1965 when I was five years old. He was doing a magic show and I was the volunteer from the audience."

"Harry Collins was the first magician I ever saw back in 1965 when I was five years old. He was doing a magic show and I was the volunteer from the audience."

Lance Burton, American Entertainer

First, Magic, Old, Years

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"I wrote my first play when I was eight."

"I wrote my first play when I was eight."

Pam Gems, English Playwright

31

"But somehow, I felt no inclination to be interested in it in any amateur way, let alone professional, until suddenly I became interested. And the first thing I did was to compose: not play an instrument, but to compose."

"But somehow, I felt no inclination to be interested in it in any amateur way, let alone professional, until suddenly I became interested. And the first thing I did was to compose: not play an instrument, but to compose."

Gunther Schuller, American Composer

31

"I was in my office when - on 9/11. I think I had a number of meetings scheduled. I was just getting to know the bureau. And somebody walked in and said the first plane had - or a plane had struck the World Trade Center, one of the towers."

"I was in my office when - on 9/11. I think I had a number of meetings scheduled. I was just getting to know the bureau. And somebody walked in and said the first plane had - or a plane had struck the World Trade Center, one of the towers."

Robert Mueller, American Public Servant

First, Meetings, Office, Trade

31

"At first I wanted to be a jockey. I rode horses in Cleveland but I kept falling off and I was afraid of horses. So there wasn't much of a future in it."

"At first I wanted to be a jockey. I rode horses in Cleveland but I kept falling off and I was afraid of horses. So there wasn't much of a future in it."

Tim Conway, American Actor

First, Future, Horses

31

"Anyone who would let Gary Cooper and the entire cast go charging on horseback without first finding out what kind of footing the horses had is nuts and cannot possibly direct a motion picture."

"Anyone who would let Gary Cooper and the entire cast go charging on horseback without first finding out what kind of footing the horses had is nuts and cannot possibly direct a motion picture."

Dick York, American Actor

31

"I did a play I think my first six months on the show, called Bullpen. Then I got involved with Theater Forty and did this play called Plastic which is about two male models coming to a casting call."

"I did a play I think my first six months on the show, called Bullpen. Then I got involved with Theater Forty and did this play called Plastic which is about two male models coming to a casting call."

Austin Peck, American Actor

First, Months, Play, Theater

31

"I have a child and I'm a parent first of all."

"I have a child and I'm a parent first of all."

Izabella Scorupco, Polish Actress

31

"The first question I ask myself when something doesn't seem to be beautiful is why do I think it's not beautiful. And very shortly you discover that there is no reason."

"The first question I ask myself when something doesn't seem to be beautiful is why do I think it's not beautiful. And very shortly you discover that there is no reason."

John Cage, American Composer

First, Question, Reason

31

"The way it works: The orchestra plays a few selections of its own and I terminate the first part of the programme on piano, usually with a movement from a Mozart concerto."

"The way it works: The orchestra plays a few selections of its own and I terminate the first part of the programme on piano, usually with a movement from a Mozart concerto."

George Shearing, British Musician

31

"O be very sure That no man will learn anything at all, Unless he first will learn humility."

"O be very sure That no man will learn anything at all, Unless he first will learn humility."

Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton, British Novelist

First, Humility, Man, Will

31

"Our audience is all the girls who made Britney a huge star. Those are the girls who bought the book. I didn't read the book at first. I read the script just to see what I would think of the script and I really liked it."

"Our audience is all the girls who made Britney a huge star. Those are the girls who bought the book. I didn't read the book at first. I read the script just to see what I would think of the script and I really liked it."

Virginia Madsen, American Actress

31

"When I first read the script, I realized that Katie would have to be played as a rather down-to-earth person."

"When I first read the script, I realized that Katie would have to be played as a rather down-to-earth person."

Dorothy McGuire, American Actress

31

"We were engaged three-and-a-half weeks after the first date."

"We were engaged three-and-a-half weeks after the first date."

Michael W. Smith, American Musician

31

"I will be the first to admit I am not perfect and I make mistakes."

"I will be the first to admit I am not perfect and I make mistakes."

Alberto Gonzales, American Public Servant

First, Mistakes, Will

31

"The first year I was on the show, it took an interviewer about 45 minutes to get it out of me that I even had a dog, and even then I wouldn't tell him the dog's name."

"The first year I was on the show, it took an interviewer about 45 minutes to get it out of me that I even had a dog, and even then I wouldn't tell him the dog's name."

David Hyde Pierce, American Actor

31

"I met Rodney when I first moved to LA, so I'd say 20 years. He's the eternal teenager."

"I met Rodney when I first moved to LA, so I'd say 20 years. He's the eternal teenager."

Kathy Valentine, American Musician

30

"I worked with her on the second season of Dark Angel in Vancouver, one of my first real jobs."

"I worked with her on the second season of Dark Angel in Vancouver, one of my first real jobs."

Ashley Scott, American Actress

30

"When I was a kid, I went from ground zero to Pluto. The first place I played was the Houston Astrodome."

"When I was a kid, I went from ground zero to Pluto. The first place I played was the Houston Astrodome."

Leif Garrett, American Musician

30

"When Seymour saw me seated at the piano at that first rehearsal, he shouted: 'What's that kid doing here? Call your piano player and let's get started.'"

"When Seymour saw me seated at the piano at that first rehearsal, he shouted: 'What's that kid doing here? Call your piano player and let's get started.'"

Mary Lou Williams, American Musician

30

"We were number one most added at radio, when the single came out and that's much different. It took like eight months for any radio to happen on the first record, so a lot more support has happened right out of the box."

"We were number one most added at radio, when the single came out and that's much different. It took like eight months for any radio to happen on the first record, so a lot more support has happened right out of the box."

Jon Crosby, American Musician

First, Months, Right, Support

30

"Hopefully I'll be the first Mexican-American going into Hillbilly Heaven."

"Hopefully I'll be the first Mexican-American going into Hillbilly Heaven."

Freddy Fender, American Musician

30

"The first rule in opera is the first rule in life: see to everything yourself."

"The first rule in opera is the first rule in life: see to everything yourself."

Nellie Melba, Australian Musician

30

"The first things I did when I got out of school in '65 was to buy a pair of Levis and pierce my ears."

"The first things I did when I got out of school in '65 was to buy a pair of Levis and pierce my ears."

Mink Stole, American Actress

30

"And once I know what the first page is, then the rest will come."

"And once I know what the first page is, then the rest will come."

William Bolcom, American Composer

First, Rest, Will

30

"To actually be allowed to be beautiful is a total first for me."

"To actually be allowed to be beautiful is a total first for me."

Kristen Johnston, American Actress

30

"When we finish this tour we are going to begin writing and go into the studio to hopefully have a brand new Foreigner album out in early spring next year. This will be the first Foreigner album out in about ten years."

Lou Gramm, American Musician

First, Spring, Will, Writing

30

"I was really conscious of that when I went in because I felt that I was pretty solid on the first one, but I didn't have the groove exactly where I wanted it."

"I was really conscious of that when I went in because I felt that I was pretty solid on the first one, but I didn't have the groove exactly where I wanted it."

John Otto, American Musician

30

"When I first found out I had diabetes I denied it."

"When I first found out I had diabetes I denied it."

Nell Carter, American Actress

30

"The first question which you will ask and which I must try to answer is this; What is the use of climbing Mount Everest? and my answer must at once be, it is no use. There is not the slightest prospect of any gain whatsoever."

"The first question which you will ask and which I must try to answer is this; What is the use of climbing Mount Everest? and my answer must at once be, it is no use. There is not the slightest prospect of any gain whatsoever."

George Leigh Mallory, British Celebrity

First, Gain, Question, Will

30

"When I first see the dailies, I look only at myself, but then you start to see the scene."

"When I first see the dailies, I look only at myself, but then you start to see the scene."

Catherine Deneuve, French Actress

30

"Do not tell somebody how to vote, just go up to them and tell them what Fahrenheit 9/11 meant to you. Fahrenheit will probably not win an Academy Award, but if you put it first on your list, it will become a nominee."

"Do not tell somebody how to vote, just go up to them and tell them what Fahrenheit 9/11 meant to you. Fahrenheit will probably not win an Academy Award, but if you put it first on your list, it will become a nominee."

Valerie Harper, American Actress

First, Vote, Will

30

"When they first grabbed us, yeah, it terrified, but they calmed me down."

"When they first grabbed us, yeah, it terrified, but they calmed me down."

Betty Hill, American Celebrity

30

"The first 20 stories written about a public figure set the tone for the next 2,000 and it is almost impossible to reverse it."

"The first 20 stories written about a public figure set the tone for the next 2,000 and it is almost impossible to reverse it."

Charles W. Colson, American Lawyer

29

"A practical botanist will distinguish at the first glance the plant of the different quarters of the globe and yet will be at a loss to tell by what marks he detects them."

"A practical botanist will distinguish at the first glance the plant of the different quarters of the globe and yet will be at a loss to tell by what marks he detects them."

Carolus Linnaeus, Swedish Scientist

First, Loss, Will

29

"I always say that it's about breaking the rules. But the secret of breaking rules in a way that works is understanding what the rules are in the first place."

"I always say that it's about breaking the rules. But the secret of breaking rules in a way that works is understanding what the rules are in the first place."

Rick Wakeman, British Musician

First, Rules, Understanding

29

"When I was fourteen and first started going out, I always wanted to be the opposite of everyone else. So I would go to the club in a polo T-shirt and pants and sneakers and a hat on backward, just so I would not be dressed like other girls."

"When I was fourteen and first started going out, I always wanted to be the opposite of everyone else. So I would go to the club in a polo T-shirt and pants and sneakers and a hat on backward, just so I would not be dressed like other girls."

Rihanna, American Musician

29

"Then when I got to Hollywood, the first musical I did was Festival in 1977."

"Then when I got to Hollywood, the first musical I did was Festival in 1977."

Gregory Harrison, American Actor

First, Hollywood

29

"The first album is a classic record and I think the prototype of a sound that no one else does."

"The first album is a classic record and I think the prototype of a sound that no one else does."

Kathy Valentine, American Musician

29

"The first thing I learned was the theme from Peter Gunn."

"The first thing I learned was the theme from Peter Gunn."

Pat Metheny, American Musician

29

"The first voice they hear is mine, the first touch they feel is mine, the first human face they see is mine. They just think I'm a strange tiger who walks on two legs."

"The first voice they hear is mine, the first touch they feel is mine, the first human face they see is mine. They just think I'm a strange tiger who walks on two legs."

Roy Horn, German Entertainer

29

"I had been warned not to get on a motorcycle, sort of. I think there is a clause in most general basic contracts to keep yourself in one piece and not alter your looks without telling them first."

"I had been warned not to get on a motorcycle, sort of. I think there is a clause in most general basic contracts to keep yourself in one piece and not alter your looks without telling them first."

Charisma Carpenter, American Actress

29

"Sell yourself first, if you want to sell anything."

"Sell yourself first, if you want to sell anything."

Burt Lancaster, American Actor

29

"The first year we actually did a lot of night shooting and the writers weren't even allowed on location."

"The first year we actually did a lot of night shooting and the writers weren't even allowed on location."

James MacArthur, American Actor

First, Night, Writers

29

"I don't recall getting a first guitar."

"I don't recall getting a first guitar."

Ronnie Montrose, American Musician

29

"The First Law of Journalism: to confirm existing prejudice, rather than contradict it."

"The First Law of Journalism: to confirm existing prejudice, rather than contradict it."

Alexander Cockburn, English Lawyer

First, Law, Prejudice

29

"The first is last, and the last is first."

"The first is last, and the last is first."

Joanna Southcott, English Celebrity

29

"We did talk about cheese on our first date."

"We did talk about cheese on our first date."

Jane Kaczmarek, American Actress

29

"When I came out of service, the first couple of releases didn't really hit so I just took a little hiatus and sat down to see what was happening. I just glued my ears to the radio and then I started writing - the first hit record that came out was "Everybody Loves a Winner.""

"When I came out of service, the first couple of releases didn't really hit so I just took a little hiatus and sat down to see what was happening. I just glued my ears to the radio and then I started writing - the first hit record that came out was "Everybody Loves a Winner.""

William Bell, American Musician

First, Service, Writing

29

"The first thing I'll do if elected is demand a recount."

"The first thing I'll do if elected is demand a recount."

Kinky Friedman, American Musician

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