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"The song Dakota was first written in Paris. I was doing a promo trip. It was snowing and the hotel room was really cold and boring and for some reason I just had a go of the guitar and the song came pretty quick."

"The song Dakota was first written in Paris. I was doing a promo trip. It was snowing and the hotel room was really cold and boring and for some reason I just had a go of the guitar and the song came pretty quick."

Kelly Jones, Welsh Musician

First, Guitar, Paris, Pretty

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"I played drums on Keith Carradine's first record."

"I played drums on Keith Carradine's first record."

Don Henley, American Musician

42

"One of the first duties of the physician is to educate the masses not to take medicine."

"One of the first duties of the physician is to educate the masses not to take medicine."

William Osler, Canadian Scientist

First, Medicine

42

"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

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"When I got my first glimpse of Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, my breath caught. In that single instant, he was Wolverine."

"When I got my first glimpse of Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, my breath caught. In that single instant, he was Wolverine."

Len Wein, American Cartoonist

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"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

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"I used to first go on to entertain an audience. But now I go, and this is really true - I go on to have fun with a crowd of my chums."

"I used to first go on to entertain an audience. But now I go, and this is really true - I go on to have fun with a crowd of my chums."

Norman Wisdom, English Comedian

First, Fun, Now

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"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

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"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

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"What I learned very quickly is that if you get it right in the first two or three takes, it's not going to get that much better."

"What I learned very quickly is that if you get it right in the first two or three takes, it's not going to get that much better."

Matthew Vaughn, American Producer

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"You know, my first album, some of those jokes I'd done for twelve years because I couldn't throw 'em out."

"You know, my first album, some of those jokes I'd done for twelve years because I couldn't throw 'em out."

Ron White, American Comedian

First, Jokes, Years

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"I was six years old when I saw my first Godard movie, eight when I first experienced Bergman. I wanted to be a director when I was fourteen."

"I was six years old when I saw my first Godard movie, eight when I first experienced Bergman. I wanted to be a director when I was fourteen."

Julie Delpy, French Actress

First, Old, Years

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"Who ever loved that loved not at first sight?"

"Who ever loved that loved not at first sight?"

Christopher Marlowe, English Dramatist

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"You know the drum was the first instrument besides the human voice."

"You know the drum was the first instrument besides the human voice."

Billy Higgins, American Musician

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"My first encounter with a Kelly was not on a musical scale. It was from primary school. Dave and I went to primary school together and we were like boy scouts."

"My first encounter with a Kelly was not on a musical scale. It was from primary school. Dave and I went to primary school together and we were like boy scouts."

Wayne Wonder, Jamaican Musician

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"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

41

"Sometimes I wish the girl would make the first move."

"Sometimes I wish the girl would make the first move."

Devon Werkheiser, American Actor

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"The one thing I do not want to be called is First Lady. It sounds like a saddle horse."

"The one thing I do not want to be called is First Lady. It sounds like a saddle horse."

Jackie Kennedy, American First Lady

First, Lady, Want

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"When I first heard that song, it was a ballad but it had a lot more. It felt like a gospel song when I first heard it and it just moved me."

"When I first heard that song, it was a ballad but it had a lot more. It felt like a gospel song when I first heard it and it just moved me."

Deborah Cox, Canadian Musician

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"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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"When I write a song, it's all about the riff - the riff first, then the words come later."

"When I write a song, it's all about the riff - the riff first, then the words come later."

Evan Dando, American Musician

First, Song, Words

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"The first thing that strikes a visitor to Paris is a taxi."

"The first thing that strikes a visitor to Paris is a taxi."

Fred Allen, American Comedian

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"My first language is Gaelic."

"My first language is Gaelic."

Enya, Irish Musician

First, Language

40

"The first hundred years are the hardest."

"The first hundred years are the hardest."

Wilson Mizner, American Dramatist

40

"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

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"We all self-conscious. I'm just the first to admit it."

"We all self-conscious. I'm just the first to admit it."

Kanye West, American Musician

40

"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

40

"If you give a hacker a new toy, the first thing he'll do is take it apart to figure out how it works."

"If you give a hacker a new toy, the first thing he'll do is take it apart to figure out how it works."

Jamie Zawinski, American Scientist

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

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

Terry Kath, American Musician

40

"Bob Dylan did the first really long record - Like A Rolling Stone - I think it was four minutes."

"Bob Dylan did the first really long record - Like A Rolling Stone - I think it was four minutes."

Pete Townshend, British Musician

40

"My first Top of the Pops I didn't want to do. I was terrified. I'd never done television before. Seeing the video afterwards was like watching myself die."

"My first Top of the Pops I didn't want to do. I was terrified. I'd never done television before. Seeing the video afterwards was like watching myself die."

Kate Bush, British Musician

First, Television, Want

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"The first attempt at a response: there must have been a fall, a decline, and the road to salvation can only be the return of the sensible finite into the intelligible infinite."

"The first attempt at a response: there must have been a fall, a decline, and the road to salvation can only be the return of the sensible finite into the intelligible infinite."

Hans Urs von Balthasar, Swiss Theologian

First, Infinite, Road, Salvation

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"But first I want to get my master's degree at Columbia's School of International Public Affairs."

"But first I want to get my master's degree at Columbia's School of International Public Affairs."

Christy Romano, American Actress

First, Public, School, Want

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"Gene Autry was the most. It may sound like a joke - Go and have a look in my bedroom, It's covered with Gene Autry posters. He was my first musical influence."

"Gene Autry was the most. It may sound like a joke - Go and have a look in my bedroom, It's covered with Gene Autry posters. He was my first musical influence."

Ringo Starr, English Musician

First, Influence, May, Sound

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"Yeah, the first thing that comes to mind is not to try too hard."

"Yeah, the first thing that comes to mind is not to try too hard."

Leo Kottke, American Musician

40

"My first recording, a guy came down to Philadelphia and heard me play and he introduced me to Alfred Lion."

"My first recording, a guy came down to Philadelphia and heard me play and he introduced me to Alfred Lion."

Jimmy Smith, American Musician

40

"My first band, Kid Wicked, we did half covers and half originals."

"My first band, Kid Wicked, we did half covers and half originals."

Sebastian Bach, Canadian Musician

40

"I had the advantage of reading the book, and when the script was first submitted to me, it was just another gangster story - the east side taking over the west side and all that."

"I had the advantage of reading the book, and when the script was first submitted to me, it was just another gangster story - the east side taking over the west side and all that."

Edward G. Robinson, Romanian Actor

40

"So in the sense that we were all dealing with that freer approach, yes, it was certainly one of the first contacts, perhaps the first contact, when Peter came that summer. So it's a very pivotal moment that is documented there."

"So in the sense that we were all dealing with that freer approach, yes, it was certainly one of the first contacts, perhaps the first contact, when Peter came that summer. So it's a very pivotal moment that is documented there."

Evan Parker, British Musician

First, Sense, Summer

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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

40

"I was 12 years old when I had my first job, delivering packages."

"I was 12 years old when I had my first job, delivering packages."

Damon Wayans, American Comedian

First, Job, Old, Years

40

"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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"The first dog I had was owned by an abusive couple. He was very skittish. He wouldn't let me hold him. It was explained to me that it was because of how he was treated."

"The first dog I had was owned by an abusive couple. He was very skittish. He wouldn't let me hold him. It was explained to me that it was because of how he was treated."

Casey Affleck, American Actor

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"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

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"I was 23, and that was my first professional job. Anybody who has curly hair knows you don't want it to be brushed out because it becomes a never-ending tangle."

"I was 23, and that was my first professional job. Anybody who has curly hair knows you don't want it to be brushed out because it becomes a never-ending tangle."

Judy Davis, Australian Actress

First, Hair, Job, Want

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"Our first record, 'Huey Lewis And The News', was seen by no one - it sold 25 copies."

"Our first record, 'Huey Lewis And The News', was seen by no one - it sold 25 copies."

Huey Lewis, American Musician

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"When trying to locate something, search your mind first."

"When trying to locate something, search your mind first."

Craig Bruce, American Radio Host

First, Mind, Trying

40

"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

40

"My first really good guitar was a Gibson J-45."

"My first really good guitar was a Gibson J-45."

Johnny Rivers, American Musician

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