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"Well, I think first it was rare for me to do anything that had any kind of a romantic note to it."

"Well, I think first it was rare for me to do anything that had any kind of a romantic note to it."

Tim Roth, British Actor

First, Romantic

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"It's easier to make fun of a first lady than for a first lady to have fun. The scrutiny is ferocious."

"It's easier to make fun of a first lady than for a first lady to have fun. The scrutiny is ferocious."

Suzanne Fields, American Columnist

First, Fun, Lady

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

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

Howard Stern, American Entertainer

48

"I would kill the clone. That would be my first response."

"I would kill the clone. That would be my first response."

Elizabeth Perkins, American Actress

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"Dick Van Dyke was my first idol. He's an amazing physical comedian, like a classic clown, but also very smart and not afraid to show vulnerability."

"Dick Van Dyke was my first idol. He's an amazing physical comedian, like a classic clown, but also very smart and not afraid to show vulnerability."

Douglas Wood, Australian Celebrity

First, Vulnerability

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"When I first began to write, I was writing on bass, because I was thinking more Public Image, more dub."

"When I first began to write, I was writing on bass, because I was thinking more Public Image, more dub."

Gavin Rossdale, British Musician

First, Public, Thinking, Writing

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"If you'll think about various series you've read, can you think of any instance in which, say, the tenth volume of the series is notably better than the first nine? I can't."

"If you'll think about various series you've read, can you think of any instance in which, say, the tenth volume of the series is notably better than the first nine? I can't."

Thomas Perry, German Musician

47

"If at first you don't succeed, try to hide your astonishment."

"If at first you don't succeed, try to hide your astonishment."

Harry F. Banks, American Politician

47

"I miss the personalization that Vegas was - there were showroom captains and all the dealers knew the gamblers by their first names."

"I miss the personalization that Vegas was - there were showroom captains and all the dealers knew the gamblers by their first names."

Wayne Newton, American Musician

47

"There are three signs of senility. The first sign is that a man forgets his theorems. The second sign is that he forgets to zip up. The third sign is that he forgets to zip down."

"There are three signs of senility. The first sign is that a man forgets his theorems. The second sign is that he forgets to zip up. The third sign is that he forgets to zip down."

Paul Erdos, Hungarian Mathematician

47

"We're doing a lot of inspection on the leading edge of our wing on 114 and 121, the first two flights."

"We're doing a lot of inspection on the leading edge of our wing on 114 and 121, the first two flights."

Mark Kelly, American Musician

47

"First of all - I only believe what I see."

"First of all - I only believe what I see."

Moira Kelly, American Actress

47

"By that point, I had started taking singing lessons. And after the first session, I mean, I was surprised that the windows didn't shatter. And after the third session, I really didn't know where this voice had come from."

"By that point, I had started taking singing lessons. And after the first session, I mean, I was surprised that the windows didn't shatter. And after the third session, I really didn't know where this voice had come from."

Gerard Butler, Scottish Actor

First, Singing, Voice, Windows

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"Mutineer is the first album of mine without a demo stage."

"Mutineer is the first album of mine without a demo stage."

Warren Zevon, American Musician

47

"My first Western was called The Magnificent Seven."

"My first Western was called The Magnificent Seven."

Eli Wallach, American Actor

47

"Although in Abbott and Costello, and straight man was first. That's a very interesting concept."

"Although in Abbott and Costello, and straight man was first. That's a very interesting concept."

Harvey Korman, American Actor

47

"They'll see it. And it doesn't matter if they don't. It's only Rock 'n' Roll. But I do intend to move more into the Mainstream. Marilyn Manson is just the First phase."

"They'll see it. And it doesn't matter if they don't. It's only Rock 'n' Roll. But I do intend to move more into the Mainstream. Marilyn Manson is just the First phase."

Marilyn Manson, American Musician

47

"At thirteen I began modeling, doing my first television commercial in ninth grade for Pizza Hut."

"At thirteen I began modeling, doing my first television commercial in ninth grade for Pizza Hut."

Donna Rice, American Celebrity

First, Television

47

"I have been writing since I was about 20, and at first I wrote in secret and never showed anybody. I was very concerned about making a living, so I conducted."

"I have been writing since I was about 20, and at first I wrote in secret and never showed anybody. I was very concerned about making a living, so I conducted."

David Friedman, American Actor

First, Living, Writing

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"The first 2 weeks, they didn't learn the piece - they went through the process of how the piece was made."

"The first 2 weeks, they didn't learn the piece - they went through the process of how the piece was made."

Siobhan Davies, English Dancer

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"For the first few years we paid all the bills first and divided what was left as salary. Sometimes that was $50 a week."

"For the first few years we paid all the bills first and divided what was left as salary. Sometimes that was $50 a week."

Pink, American Musician

46

"There's this wonderful first assistant and he'll be saying, 'Now Harry goes down among the dragons.' You have to hold yourself together. Because if you lose it for a second then you're sunk."

"There's this wonderful first assistant and he'll be saying, 'Now Harry goes down among the dragons.' You have to hold yourself together. Because if you lose it for a second then you're sunk."

Maggie Smith, British Actress

46

"The first thing you have to do is accept that decay sets in and there's nothing you can do about it."

"The first thing you have to do is accept that decay sets in and there's nothing you can do about it."

Francesca Annis, English Actress

46

"The first big lead that I had on Broadway was in a show called La Strada."

"The first big lead that I had on Broadway was in a show called La Strada."

Bernadette Peters, American Actress

46

"My first jam was at Hotel Diplomat opening for Hollywood."

"My first jam was at Hotel Diplomat opening for Hollywood."

Kurtis Blow, American Musician

First, Hollywood

46

"Now, on the St. Louis team we have Who's on first, What's on second, I Don't Know is on third."

"Now, on the St. Louis team we have Who's on first, What's on second, I Don't Know is on third."

Bud Abbott, American Actor

46

"My first Macintosh was a 128k machine which I upgraded to 512k the minute it became possible."

"My first Macintosh was a 128k machine which I upgraded to 512k the minute it became possible."

Buffy Sainte-Marie, Canadian Singer

46

"My report card always said, 'Jim finishes first and then disrupts the other students'."

"My report card always said, 'Jim finishes first and then disrupts the other students'."

Jim Carrey, Canadian Comedian

First, Students

46

"I've always been the first to admit that Jimi was a very big influence on my early stuff."

"I've always been the first to admit that Jimi was a very big influence on my early stuff."

Robin Trower, English Musician

First, Influence

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"Now so many really good groups who have had a first major hit can't get a deal for a second one."

"Now so many really good groups who have had a first major hit can't get a deal for a second one."

Crystal Gayle, American Musician

46

"Then I took 8 years of French Horn, first jazz, and then classical."

"Then I took 8 years of French Horn, first jazz, and then classical."

Jim Coleman, American Actor

First, Jazz, Years

45

"Presenting statues of honor to reporters for covering an earthquake is like presenting a first prize to a doctor for performing surgery."

"Presenting statues of honor to reporters for covering an earthquake is like presenting a first prize to a doctor for performing surgery."

Phil Donahue, American Entertainer

45

"Honda opened its first assembly line in Lincoln in November 2001."

"Honda opened its first assembly line in Lincoln in November 2001."

Mike Rogers, American Politician

45

"First of all, the most important, that is to learn everything good that has survived from other times, and carefully to watch the bad - and throw it out."

"First of all, the most important, that is to learn everything good that has survived from other times, and carefully to watch the bad - and throw it out."

Ninette de Valois, Irish Dancer

45

"My very first magazine cover was the National Enquirer."

"My very first magazine cover was the National Enquirer."

Carrie Underwood, American Musician

45

"It was weird because I'd only been in L.A. for about six months and I had my first feature."

"It was weird because I'd only been in L.A. for about six months and I had my first feature."

Matthew McGrory, American Actor

45

"It was during a cosmetic procedure that I first had painkillers."

"It was during a cosmetic procedure that I first had painkillers."

Jamie Lee Curtis, American Actress

45

"It's the first villain that I've played in a movie that has absolutely no vulnerability and no innocence, nothing whatsoever that is likeable about her other than she's so bad."

"It's the first villain that I've played in a movie that has absolutely no vulnerability and no innocence, nothing whatsoever that is likeable about her other than she's so bad."

Daryl Hannah, American Actress

First, Innocence, Nothing, Vulnerability

45

"First of all, ladies and gentlemen, you must forget that you are singers."

"First of all, ladies and gentlemen, you must forget that you are singers."

Claude Debussy, French Composer

First, Forget, Ladies, Gentlemen

45

"There are two phases to a movie. First you shoot the movie, and then you make the movie. Generally, post-production is longer than filming."

"There are two phases to a movie. First you shoot the movie, and then you make the movie. Generally, post-production is longer than filming."

Keenen Ivory Wayans, American Comedian

45

"No one of this nation ever begs, for the houses of all are common to all; and they consider liberality and hospitality amongst the first virtues."

"No one of this nation ever begs, for the houses of all are common to all; and they consider liberality and hospitality amongst the first virtues."

Giraldus Cambrensis, Welsh Clergyman

First, Hospitality, Houses, Liberality

45

"Well, I think that it is complicated in that the first four albums were all with Universal so they have the rights to that and therefore it is a lot easier for them to do that period."

"Well, I think that it is complicated in that the first four albums were all with Universal so they have the rights to that and therefore it is a lot easier for them to do that period."

Geoff Downes, English Musician

45

"After clearing 9 metres of the descending passage, in about the middle of the afternoon, we came upon a second sealed doorway, which was almost the exact replica of the first."

"After clearing 9 metres of the descending passage, in about the middle of the afternoon, we came upon a second sealed doorway, which was almost the exact replica of the first."

Howard Carter, English Scientist

45

"Secrecy is the first essential in affairs of the State."

"Secrecy is the first essential in affairs of the State."

Duc De Richelieu, French Cardinal

First, Secrecy, State

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"First of all, I'm not the kind of guy that likes to rehash the show and so forth and so on."

"First of all, I'm not the kind of guy that likes to rehash the show and so forth and so on."

Garry Shandling, American Comedian

44

"If you can take the hot lead enema, then you can cast the first stone."

"If you can take the hot lead enema, then you can cast the first stone."

Lenny Bruce, American Comedian

44

"I was playing a Fender Telecaster when I first joined."

"I was playing a Fender Telecaster when I first joined."

Lindsey Buckingham, American Musician

44

"Geometry was the first exciting course I remember."

"Geometry was the first exciting course I remember."

Steven Chu, American Scientist

First, Geometry

44

"And then the first was The Misfits, which I enjoyed very much, with Marilyn and Gable."

"And then the first was The Misfits, which I enjoyed very much, with Marilyn and Gable."

Eli Wallach, American Actor

44

"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

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