First Quotes | Beyond Motive 12/13

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First Quotes

"When Medicare was first enacted in 1965, it provided coverage for hospitalization, doctor visits and surgeries, but there was no coverage for prescription medications."

"When Medicare was first enacted in 1965, it provided coverage for hospitalization, doctor visits and surgeries, but there was no coverage for prescription medications."

Michael Burgess, British Celebrity

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"I cannot tell you much about the picture- it depends on so many things, the first of which that comes to my mind is: splendid as he is, is there too much of Spencer Tracy."

"I cannot tell you much about the picture- it depends on so many things, the first of which that comes to my mind is: splendid as he is, is there too much of Spencer Tracy."

Basil Rathbone, English Actor

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"It's exciting to do something like this because usually what happens in theater is that, after the first or second reading of a play, it falls apart completely and the rehearsal process is such that you begin to pick up the pieces and put it back together again."

"It's exciting to do something like this because usually what happens in theater is that, after the first or second reading of a play, it falls apart completely and the rehearsal process is such that you begin to pick up the pieces and put it back together again."

Treat Williams, American Actor

First, Play, Reading, Theater

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"At first we got along real well. Now... it's pretty much just a professional relationship."

"At first we got along real well. Now... it's pretty much just a professional relationship."

Jose Carreras, Spanish Musician

First, Now, Pretty

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"But I learned first-hand how the news media operates by watching how they interpreted, changed, and misrepresented my intentions."

"But I learned first-hand how the news media operates by watching how they interpreted, changed, and misrepresented my intentions."

Joey Skaggs, American Celebrity

First, Intentions, Media, News

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"Oh see, first off you gotta realize - everything for me is a reconstruction or deconstruction. I would actually say deconstruction. Mission: Impossible would be the exception. That would be a reconstruction- deconstruction."

"Oh see, first off you gotta realize - everything for me is a reconstruction or deconstruction. I would actually say deconstruction. Mission: Impossible would be the exception. That would be a reconstruction- deconstruction."

Danny Elfman, American Musician

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"Well, first of all, let me say that - let me remind your viewers that I am recused from this investigation, and what I said this weekend is not anything new."

"Well, first of all, let me say that - let me remind your viewers that I am recused from this investigation, and what I said this weekend is not anything new."

Alberto Gonzales, American Public Servant

First, Investigation, Weekend

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"I'm very fast on teaching guys. Like, when I came over here, I only had two rehearsals with the band. I wondered when I first got here... but it sure came up great."

"I'm very fast on teaching guys. Like, when I came over here, I only had two rehearsals with the band. I wondered when I first got here... but it sure came up great."

Ike Turner, American Musician

First, Teaching

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"First and foremost, I consider myself a songwriter."

"First and foremost, I consider myself a songwriter."

Kenny Chesney, American Musician

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"The first thing I think of when I hear the name of Lucille Ball is a Hollywood legend. I have fond memories of growing up at her house, but she was a different person off the set than she was on the set."

"The first thing I think of when I hear the name of Lucille Ball is a Hollywood legend. I have fond memories of growing up at her house, but she was a different person off the set than she was on the set."

Keith Thibodeaux, American Musician

First, Growing up, Hollywood, Memories

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"If you think before you speak the other guy gets his joke in first."

"If you think before you speak the other guy gets his joke in first."

Jimmy Nail, English Actor

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"I made my first complete song when I was 9."

"I made my first complete song when I was 9."

Ludacris, American Musician

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"Remember the first rule of gunfighting... "have a gun.""

"Remember the first rule of gunfighting... "have a gun.""

Jeff Cooper, American Celebrity

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"Hang 'em first, try 'em later."

"Hang 'em first, try 'em later."

Roy Bean, American Judge

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"I walked to Seward School first through fourth grade. It's just amazing to me now that we'd walk down 10th Avenue on Capitol Hill."

"I walked to Seward School first through fourth grade. It's just amazing to me now that we'd walk down 10th Avenue on Capitol Hill."

Stone Gossard, American Musician

First, Now, School

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"The first lady is, and always has been, an unpaid public servant elected by one person, her husband."

"The first lady is, and always has been, an unpaid public servant elected by one person, her husband."

Claudia Johnson, American First Lady

First, HusbFirst, Lady, Public

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"The first object of my endeavours was the means to become perfect and happy."

"The first object of my endeavours was the means to become perfect and happy."

Johann Heinrich Lambert, German Mathematician

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"I couldn't believe when I first got a fan letter from Al Pacino, it was unreal."

"I couldn't believe when I first got a fan letter from Al Pacino, it was unreal."

Christopher Plummer, Canadian Actor

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"First there was the New Hampshire primary, and we had nearly a year leading up to it. And now, look! Three primaries in one weekend! How many of these things are they going to have?"

"First there was the New Hampshire primary, and we had nearly a year leading up to it. And now, look! Three primaries in one weekend! How many of these things are they going to have?"

Ed Helms, American Comedian

First, Leading, Now

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"I don't think the First Amendment trumps everything."

"I don't think the First Amendment trumps everything."

Tom Keith, American Entertainer

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"I didn't kill anyone that didn't deserve killing in the first place."

"I didn't kill anyone that didn't deserve killing in the first place."

Mickey Cohen, American Criminal

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"I remember my first show was a live TV show in Ireland, and I was just petrified. It was horrific."

"I remember my first show was a live TV show in Ireland, and I was just petrified. It was horrific."

Caroline Corr, Irish Musician

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"My first record came out in 1961 and then I had one come out in 1962 and then I had two that came out in 1964."

"My first record came out in 1961 and then I had one come out in 1962 and then I had two that came out in 1964."

Hasil Adkins, American Musician

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"If we were all determined to play the first violin we should never have an ensemble. therefore, respect every musician in his proper place."

"If we were all determined to play the first violin we should never have an ensemble. therefore, respect every musician in his proper place."

Robert Schumann, German Composer

First, Play, Respect

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"I think Col. North is first a U.S. citizen and he has the same rights as you yourself do, sir."

"I think Col. North is first a U.S. citizen and he has the same rights as you yourself do, sir."

Fawn Hall, American Celebrity

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"And no again: My studio is not a first or any step toward becoming any type of businessman on my part."

"And no again: My studio is not a first or any step toward becoming any type of businessman on my part."

Billy Sheehan, American Musician

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"My first course came and I put down my book, and I just happened to put up my hand to scratch my head and discovered that my toupee had been blown by the wind and was folded over backwards on the top of my head!"

"My first course came and I put down my book, and I just happened to put up my hand to scratch my head and discovered that my toupee had been blown by the wind and was folded over backwards on the top of my head!"

Derek Jacobi, British Actor

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"My first big break came with Lauryn Hill on a track called Everything is Everything, I played piano on that track way back in 1998."

"My first big break came with Lauryn Hill on a track called Everything is Everything, I played piano on that track way back in 1998."

John Legend, American Musician

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"When I first met Elvis, we had so much in common and became fast friends."

"When I first met Elvis, we had so much in common and became fast friends."

Wayne Newton, American Musician

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"I think at the point when they were first starting to talk about a movie, it was a little bit different back then."

"I think at the point when they were first starting to talk about a movie, it was a little bit different back then."

Mike Judge, American Producer

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"Some persons do first, think afterward, and then repent forever."

"Some persons do first, think afterward, and then repent forever."

Thomas Secker, English Clergyman

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"But when I would see the surrogate, my first instinct, my first reaction would be jealousy, because she was doing what I wanted to do."

"But when I would see the surrogate, my first instinct, my first reaction would be jealousy, because she was doing what I wanted to do."

Cheryl Tiegs, American Model

First, Instinct, Jealousy

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"The first step toward liberty is to miss liberty; the second, to seek it; the third, to find it."

"The first step toward liberty is to miss liberty; the second, to seek it; the third, to find it."

Leopold Zunz, German Clergyman

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"I consider myself a poet first and a musician second. I live like a poet and I'll die like a poet."

"I consider myself a poet first and a musician second. I live like a poet and I'll die like a poet."

Bob Dylan, American Musician

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"The electroencephalogram represents a continuous curve with continuous oscillations in which... one can distinguish larger first order waves with an average duration of 90 milliseconds and smaller second order waves of an average duration of 35 milliseconds."

"The electroencephalogram represents a continuous curve with continuous oscillations in which... one can distinguish larger first order waves with an average duration of 90 milliseconds and smaller second order waves of an average duration of 35 milliseconds."

Hans Berger, German Scientist

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"There was this thing written that I had gone into a candle store, and my hair went up in flames because of all the hair spray. First of all, I never have hair spray in my hair, and I've never even heard of this store, and my hair has never been burned."

"There was this thing written that I had gone into a candle store, and my hair went up in flames because of all the hair spray. First of all, I never have hair spray in my hair, and I've never even heard of this store, and my hair has never been burned."

Nicolette Sheridan, British Actress

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"When I got my first guitar my fingers wouldn't go to the sixth string so I took off the big E and played with just five strings. I was only 6 or 7."

"When I got my first guitar my fingers wouldn't go to the sixth string so I took off the big E and played with just five strings. I was only 6 or 7."

Les Paul, American Musician

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"You have to examine a scene on the page first. Then you get into the basics of acting: Who are you? Who are you talking to? How do you feel about that person?"

"You have to examine a scene on the page first. Then you get into the basics of acting: Who are you? Who are you talking to? How do you feel about that person?"

Debbie Allen, American Actress

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"A lot of the advertisement is done by saying: first of all, have a complex about who you are."

"A lot of the advertisement is done by saying: first of all, have a complex about who you are."

Isabella Rossellini, Italian Actress

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"Well, first, I didn't kill Dr. King."

"Well, first, I didn't kill Dr. King."

James Earl Ray, American Criminal

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"First thing I did when I found out I made it into the top 13 is I tried not to faint and you know, I took it all in and I really looked at the crowd and said a big 'thank you'."

"First thing I did when I found out I made it into the top 13 is I tried not to faint and you know, I took it all in and I really looked at the crowd and said a big 'thank you'."

Haley Reinhart, American Musician

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"I want to kill the president because I no like the capitalists. I have the gun in my hand, I kill kings and presidents first and next all capitalists."

"I want to kill the president because I no like the capitalists. I have the gun in my hand, I kill kings and presidents first and next all capitalists."

Giuseppe Zangara, Italian Criminal

First, Kings, President, Want

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"The first movie I saw - and I don't know if it influenced me - was Ben Hur. We watched it outside in a corn field, and it ran backwards, so the first movie I ever saw was Ben Hur backwards."

"The first movie I saw - and I don't know if it influenced me - was Ben Hur. We watched it outside in a corn field, and it ran backwards, so the first movie I ever saw was Ben Hur backwards."

Roberto Benigni, Italian Actor

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"What is there to be afraid of? The worst thing that can happen is you fail. So what? I failed at a lot of things. My first record was horrible."

"What is there to be afraid of? The worst thing that can happen is you fail. So what? I failed at a lot of things. My first record was horrible."

John Mellencamp, American Musician

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"We shot on location in our very first weeks, in our very first shows. I would like to go on location again, Hawaii would be good!! But normally, we tape five days a week in the studio starting at about 8:00 a.m. and continuing until about 8:00 p.m."

"We shot on location in our very first weeks, in our very first shows. I would like to go on location again, Hawaii would be good!! But normally, we tape five days a week in the studio starting at about 8:00 a.m. and continuing until about 8:00 p.m."

Juliet Mills, British Actor

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"First of all, you have to understand that I'm like anybody else. When I hear my voice on a record I absolutely loathe my voice. I cannot stand my voice."

"First of all, you have to understand that I'm like anybody else. When I hear my voice on a record I absolutely loathe my voice. I cannot stand my voice."

Roger Daltrey, English Musician

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"I may not be a first-rate composer, but I am a first-class second-rate composer."

"I may not be a first-rate composer, but I am a first-class second-rate composer."

Richard Strauss, German Composer

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"I met Elvis first in Las Vegas. I think I was appearing with Tom Jones and he came backstage to say hello to Tom or we went to his dressing room to say hello."

"I met Elvis first in Las Vegas. I think I was appearing with Tom Jones and he came backstage to say hello to Tom or we went to his dressing room to say hello."

Norm Crosby, American Comedian

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"The first and most fundamental issue of sin is pride."

"The first and most fundamental issue of sin is pride."

Harold Warner, American Author

First, Pride, Sin

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"The first one was quite cheap, but that was expensive for us. For my folks to buy on the Never Never. It was quite, you know, a rare object to have and I gained quite a lot of status by having this."

"The first one was quite cheap, but that was expensive for us. For my folks to buy on the Never Never. It was quite, you know, a rare object to have and I gained quite a lot of status by having this."

Eric Clapton, British Musician

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