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"A young sailor boy came to see me today. It pleases me to have these lads seek me on their return from their first voyage, and tell me how much they have learned about navigation."

"A young sailor boy came to see me today. It pleases me to have these lads seek me on their return from their first voyage, and tell me how much they have learned about navigation."

Maria Mitchell, American Scientist

First, Navigation, Today

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"Every new concept first comes to the mind in a judgment."

"Every new concept first comes to the mind in a judgment."

Charles Sanders Peirce, American Philosopher

First, Judgment, Mind

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"A theatre receives recognition through its initiative, which is indispensable for first-rate performances."

"A theatre receives recognition through its initiative, which is indispensable for first-rate performances."

Franz Liszt, Hungarian Composer

5

"I have horses, I drive a truck, and I wear cowboy boots. First I'm a Texan."

"I have horses, I drive a truck, and I wear cowboy boots. First I'm a Texan."

Henry Thomas, American Actor

5

"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

5

"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

5

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

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

Deana Carter, American Musician

5

"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

5

"First you have to spread on the rust performer, then you add a coat of protective enamel, and then you spray on the satin finish so you look good."

"First you have to spread on the rust performer, then you add a coat of protective enamel, and then you spray on the satin finish so you look good."

Vinny Testaverde, American Football Player

5

"To teach a child an instrument without first giving him preparatory training and without developing singing, reading and dictating to the highest level along with the playing is to build upon sand."

"To teach a child an instrument without first giving him preparatory training and without developing singing, reading and dictating to the highest level along with the playing is to build upon sand."

Zoltan Kodaly, Hungarian Composer

First, Giving, Reading, Singing

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"I was 20, I was an amateur from 14 but my first professional role was at 22."

"I was 20, I was an amateur from 14 but my first professional role was at 22."

Richard Briers, English Actor

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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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"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

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"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

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"It didn't matter as much because I'm a singer, not an actress, but my face is more acceptable in a way now than when I first came on the scene, because I'm part black."

"It didn't matter as much because I'm a singer, not an actress, but my face is more acceptable in a way now than when I first came on the scene, because I'm part black."

Carly Simon, American Musician

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"Not the first half you might have expected, even though the score might suggest that it was."

"Not the first half you might have expected, even though the score might suggest that it was."

John Motson, British Celebrity

5

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

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

Bubba Sparxxx, American Musician

5

"But when our first album came out, I didn't think it was going to sell a lot of records."

"But when our first album came out, I didn't think it was going to sell a lot of records."

Stephan Jenkins, American Musician

5

"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

5

"I did the pilot, and when they came through and said they were going to put it on the air, I had already some dates in the book with my band and so on. So Barry did the first one, he may have done a few more than the first one in the series, and I took it up from then."

"I did the pilot, and when they came through and said they were going to put it on the air, I had already some dates in the book with my band and so on. So Barry did the first one, he may have done a few more than the first one in the series, and I took it up from then."

Humphrey Lyttelton, British Musician

5

"I didn't make my first solo record until 1981 so I don't have any 60's or 70's recordings but I am working on a large boxed set called DUST to be released next year, the 20th anniversary of my first solo record."

"I didn't make my first solo record until 1981 so I don't have any 60's or 70's recordings but I am working on a large boxed set called DUST to be released next year, the 20th anniversary of my first solo record."

Adrian Belew, American Musician

5

"The first eight songs we were using someone else's monitors and it is hard to follow the changes when you are jamming if you can't hear those who you are jamming with."

"The first eight songs we were using someone else's monitors and it is hard to follow the changes when you are jamming if you can't hear those who you are jamming with."

John Entwistle, English Musician

5

"The very first Walnut Whales recording was recorded just a few weeks after I had started singing, out of the blue, started singing. And the voice, you can hear how uncomfortable I am with it, and how terrified I am with it."

"The very first Walnut Whales recording was recorded just a few weeks after I had started singing, out of the blue, started singing. And the voice, you can hear how uncomfortable I am with it, and how terrified I am with it."

Joanna Newsom, American Musician

First, Singing, Voice

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"I usually go with the first instinct, and then build upon that."

"I usually go with the first instinct, and then build upon that."

John Otto, American Musician

First, Instinct

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"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

5

"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

5

"I am single for two reasons. First, I don't date girls who watch Real World because they already think they know me. Second, a lot of girls look at me as the slutty seven."

"I am single for two reasons. First, I don't date girls who watch Real World because they already think they know me. Second, a lot of girls look at me as the slutty seven."

Steven Hill, American Actor

First, Girls, World

5

"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

5

"My first album was me finding myself and my voice, finding how I sing. I was rolling with the punches because everything was new to me."

"My first album was me finding myself and my voice, finding how I sing. I was rolling with the punches because everything was new to me."

Chris Brown, American Musician

5

"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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"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

5

"If it is a first offense, you ground them and have a talk. The second offense would call for counseling."

"If it is a first offense, you ground them and have a talk. The second offense would call for counseling."

Alan Thicke, Canadian Actor

5

"I've had bad luck with both my wives. The first one left me and the second one didn't."

"I've had bad luck with both my wives. The first one left me and the second one didn't."

Patrick Murray, British Actor

First, Luck, Wives

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"Let every man or woman here, if you never hear me again, remember this, that if you wish to be great at all, you must begin where you are and with what you are. He who would be great anywhere must first be great in his own Philadelphia."

"Let every man or woman here, if you never hear me again, remember this, that if you wish to be great at all, you must begin where you are and with what you are. He who would be great anywhere must first be great in his own Philadelphia."

Kitty O'Neill Collins, American Stuntwoman

First, Man, Woman

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"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

4

"I didn't get at first put into a rehab facility; I got put in a adolescent psychiatric unit for my detox."

"I didn't get at first put into a rehab facility; I got put in a adolescent psychiatric unit for my detox."

Jack Osbourne, English Celebrity

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"For me it's always contingent on getting a sound-the sound always suggests what kind of melody it should be. So it's always sound first and then the line afterwards."

"For me it's always contingent on getting a sound-the sound always suggests what kind of melody it should be. So it's always sound first and then the line afterwards."

Brian Eno, British Musician

4

"After I saw the first thing I ever did, I got a migraine."

"After I saw the first thing I ever did, I got a migraine."

Claire Forlani, English Actress

4

"If you wanted to torture me, you'd tie me down and force me to watch our first five videos."

"If you wanted to torture me, you'd tie me down and force me to watch our first five videos."

Jon Bon Jovi, American Musician

4

"I'm doing a play, a musical. The musical follows the Mamma Mia concept. It's my first LA theater project."

"I'm doing a play, a musical. The musical follows the Mamma Mia concept. It's my first LA theater project."

Tatyana Ali, American Actress

First, Play, Project, Theater

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"We gave the show away and in return, we received a certain number of minutes per hour for the three-hour show that we could sell to Madison Avenue. One of the first sponsors was MGM Records."

"We gave the show away and in return, we received a certain number of minutes per hour for the three-hour show that we could sell to Madison Avenue. One of the first sponsors was MGM Records."

Casey Kasem, American Broadcaster

4

"If you ever need anything please don't hesitate to ask someone else first."

"If you ever need anything please don't hesitate to ask someone else first."

Kurt Cobain, American Musician

4

"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

4

"Your lungs are changed forever from your first cigarette."

"Your lungs are changed forever from your first cigarette."

Loni Anderson, American Actress

4

"But Basquiat is the first thing I've done that I'm really proud of."

"But Basquiat is the first thing I've done that I'm really proud of."

Claire Forlani, English Actress

4

"When I first went on tour with PJ in '98, I was still in shock having gone through the Soundgarden break up."

"When I first went on tour with PJ in '98, I was still in shock having gone through the Soundgarden break up."

Matt Cameron, American Musician

4

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

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

Lindsey Buckingham, American Musician

4

"After I got my first laugh on stage, I was hooked."

"After I got my first laugh on stage, I was hooked."

Matthew Perry, American Actor

4

"I write first for myself as a therapeutic process, to get stuff out and to deal with it."

"I write first for myself as a therapeutic process, to get stuff out and to deal with it."

Lucinda Williams, American Musician

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"First of all, many human diseases are influenced by, if not caused by mutations in genes."

"First of all, many human diseases are influenced by, if not caused by mutations in genes."

Daniel Nathans, American Scientist

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