First Quotes | Beyond Motive 3/13

top of page

First Quotes

"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

6

"I think the theme of the album probably was just that it was our first record."

"I think the theme of the album probably was just that it was our first record."

Ann Wilson, American Musician

6

"I try to do that in this book without preaching - to try to do as you just said that you really have to defend the First Amendment rights of everybody."

"I try to do that in this book without preaching - to try to do as you just said that you really have to defend the First Amendment rights of everybody."

Floyd Abrams, American Lawyer

First, Rights, Preaching

6

"First of all, you needed a budget to do the video. The record companies would pick and choose who got videos."

"First of all, you needed a budget to do the video. The record companies would pick and choose who got videos."

Nina Blackwood, American Celebrity

6

"Sound is the first thing that we tune into."

"Sound is the first thing that we tune into."

Lee Konitz, American Musician

6

"A mathematical theory is not to be considered complete until you have made it so clear that you can explain it to the first man whom you meet on the street."

"A mathematical theory is not to be considered complete until you have made it so clear that you can explain it to the first man whom you meet on the street."

David Hilbert, German Mathematician

First, Man, Theory

6

"Well, first of all, I'm worth every penny."

"Well, first of all, I'm worth every penny."

Howard Stern, American Entertainer

6

"From the first moment on the set I was consumed with curiousity about the technical side of shooting a sound picture."

"From the first moment on the set I was consumed with curiousity about the technical side of shooting a sound picture."

Gloria Swanson, American Actress

6

"Stonehenge was built possibly by the Minoans. It presents one of man's first attempts to order his view of the outside world."

"Stonehenge was built possibly by the Minoans. It presents one of man's first attempts to order his view of the outside world."

Stephen Gardiner, British Architect

First, Man, Order, World

6

"When I first came here, Hollywood was very closed-minded."

"When I first came here, Hollywood was very closed-minded."

Tia Carrere, American Actress

First, Hollywood

6

"You're always in a different headspace when you make each record, so hopefully they're all different. You just pick up things that you wish you hadn't done on the first one."

"You're always in a different headspace when you make each record, so hopefully they're all different. You just pick up things that you wish you hadn't done on the first one."

Keith Urban, American Musician

6

"If any of you have seen my shows, you know that I don't skimp on them and the same is true for the gym. We spend what it takes to make a globally first-class gym."

"If any of you have seen my shows, you know that I don't skimp on them and the same is true for the gym. We spend what it takes to make a globally first-class gym."

Madonna Ciccone, American Musician

6

"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

6

"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

5

"Black Flag was formed in 1977. We first recorded in 1978."

"Black Flag was formed in 1977. We first recorded in 1978."

Greg Ginn, American Musician

5

"When you're a girl, passion can dominate the equation, but as you grow up relationships evolve. Mad passion can grab you at first, but it can't last forever."

"When you're a girl, passion can dominate the equation, but as you grow up relationships evolve. Mad passion can grab you at first, but it can't last forever."

Jody Watley, American Musician

First, Passion, Relationships

5

"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

5

"First and foremost, you have to make the movie for yourself. And that's not to say, to hell with everyone else, but what else have you got to go on but your own taste and judgment?"

"First and foremost, you have to make the movie for yourself. And that's not to say, to hell with everyone else, but what else have you got to go on but your own taste and judgment?"

Harold Ramis, American Actor

First, Hell, Judgment, Taste

5

"It's just something I've always done. In South Texas, the first guitar you get is a Mexican guitar. And the first one I got, the first thing I did was take it apart."

"It's just something I've always done. In South Texas, the first guitar you get is a Mexican guitar. And the first one I got, the first thing I did was take it apart."

Guy Clark, American Musician

5

"I'm a songwriter first."

"I'm a songwriter first."

Carole King, American Musician

5

"I am regularly asked what the average Internet user can do to ensure his security. My first answer is usually 'Nothing; you're screwed'."

"I am regularly asked what the average Internet user can do to ensure his security. My first answer is usually 'Nothing; you're screwed'."

Bruce Schneier, American Scientist

First, Internet, Security

5

"You have to be very brave in that first writing session."

"You have to be very brave in that first writing session."

Barry Mann, American Musician

5

"I had done my first picture and I didn't have anything to do for awhile. I was asked to come back to New York and do Bus Stop in the role of the cowboy opposite Kim Stanley."

"I had done my first picture and I didn't have anything to do for awhile. I was asked to come back to New York and do Bus Stop in the role of the cowboy opposite Kim Stanley."

Dick York, American Actor

5

"In the second installment, I pretty much dominate the show. Somehow or another, though, I manage to apparently dominate the first show pretty well with just my voice and my hands and a shot of my boots kicking cartridges out of the way."

"In the second installment, I pretty much dominate the show. Somehow or another, though, I manage to apparently dominate the first show pretty well with just my voice and my hands and a shot of my boots kicking cartridges out of the way."

David Carradine, American Actor

First, Pretty, Voice

5

"The first and worst of all frauds is to cheat one's self. All sin is easy after that."

"The first and worst of all frauds is to cheat one's self. All sin is easy after that."

Pearl Bailey, American Actress

First, Self, Sin

5

"That's the trouble with trying to influence an undecided voter. First you have to find one."

"That's the trouble with trying to influence an undecided voter. First you have to find one."

Pat Sajak, American Entertainer

First, Influence, Trouble, Trying

5

"The first person who contacted us was the assistant to President Eisenhower... in the White House."

"The first person who contacted us was the assistant to President Eisenhower... in the White House."

Betty Hill, American Celebrity

First, President

5

"I believe I became one of the first singers to be launched via television exposure. I guess I was a new kind of musical stylist for a new kind of media."

"I believe I became one of the first singers to be launched via television exposure. I guess I was a new kind of musical stylist for a new kind of media."

Brenda Lee, American Musician

First, Media, Television

5

"The first cut is the deepest."

"The first cut is the deepest."

Rod Stewart, Scottish Musician

5

"The person who gives you your first job is so important in any industry."

"The person who gives you your first job is so important in any industry."

Christopher Eccleston, English Actor

5

"First, I used some of my own experiences and observations from attending a public high school. Secondly, I joined in some Internet chat rooms for gays and lesbians."

"First, I used some of my own experiences and observations from attending a public high school. Secondly, I joined in some Internet chat rooms for gays and lesbians."

Ellen Muth, American Actress

First, Internet, Public, School

5

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

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

Pam Gems, English Playwright

5

"When I moved to L.A. in 1989, the very first thing I did was this horrific pilot called To Protect And Surf."

"When I moved to L.A. in 1989, the very first thing I did was this horrific pilot called To Protect And Surf."

Thomas Haden Church, American Actor

5

"My first guitar, a Fender Jazz Master, I traded it in for a Les Paul Deluxe."

"My first guitar, a Fender Jazz Master, I traded it in for a Les Paul Deluxe."

Lenny Kravitz, American Musician

First, Guitar, Jazz

5

"After I did the first Die Hard I said I'd never do another, same after I did the second one and the third. The whole genre was running itself into the ground."

"After I did the first Die Hard I said I'd never do another, same after I did the second one and the third. The whole genre was running itself into the ground."

Bruce Willis, American Actor

5

"You know, when you get your first asparagus, or your first acorn squash, or your first really good tomato of the season, those are the moments that define the cook's year. I get more excited by that than anything else."

"You know, when you get your first asparagus, or your first acorn squash, or your first really good tomato of the season, those are the moments that define the cook's year. I get more excited by that than anything else."

Mario Batali, American Celebrity

5

"You must first get along with yourself before you can get along with others."

"You must first get along with yourself before you can get along with others."

Anthony J. D'Angelo, American Author

5

"When I'm governor... I'll be the first governor with a listed telephone number."

"When I'm governor... I'll be the first governor with a listed telephone number."

Kinky Friedman, American Musician

5

"It was important to me to find a label that wouldn't back out after a first single. Everyone's so used to hearing me with Hootie, they're going to be skeptical."

"It was important to me to find a label that wouldn't back out after a first single. Everyone's so used to hearing me with Hootie, they're going to be skeptical."

Darius Rucker, American Musician

5

"Actually, actually, when he first put us into hypnosis, he didn't know what he was going to get."

"Actually, actually, when he first put us into hypnosis, he didn't know what he was going to get."

Betty Hill, American Celebrity

5

"Neil Armstrong, when he was out there landing on the moon, I was there first."

"Neil Armstrong, when he was out there landing on the moon, I was there first."

Mark Roberts, American Actor

5

"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 down."

"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 down."

Randy Bachman, Canadian Musician

5

"The first two missions have some test objectives, some new capabilities that we're going to try to develop on orbit to possibly be used on later flights."

"The first two missions have some test objectives, some new capabilities that we're going to try to develop on orbit to possibly be used on later flights."

Mark Kelly, American Musician

First, Objectives

5

"Well, first I'd want a better vibrato."

"Well, first I'd want a better vibrato."

Terry Kath, American Musician

5

"One of the first groups we signed was the Fifth Dimension."

"One of the first groups we signed was the Fifth Dimension."

Johnny Rivers, American Musician

5

"I'm sad about this, but we shouldn't have been married in the first place."

"I'm sad about this, but we shouldn't have been married in the first place."

Nicolas Cage, American Actor

5

"I was very fortunate to hook up with Jerry in the first place. The network was already committed to doing something with him, so I skipped a couple of hundred steps right there."

"I was very fortunate to hook up with Jerry in the first place. The network was already committed to doing something with him, so I skipped a couple of hundred steps right there."

Larry David, American Actor

First, Network, Right

5

"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

5

"I am a lefty, though I bat right-handed... When I was a kid I pitched, played first, outfield and shortstop as well. Now it's mainly softball with some friends."

"I am a lefty, though I bat right-handed... When I was a kid I pitched, played first, outfield and shortstop as well. Now it's mainly softball with some friends."

Josh Charles, American Actor

First, Friends, Now, Right

5

"At a flea market I always head for the junk jewelry table first."

"At a flea market I always head for the junk jewelry table first."

Ethel Merman, American Musician

5

bottom of page