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"It is of first-class importance that our answer to the Riddle of the Sphinx should be in step with how we conduct our civilisation, and this should in turn be in step with the actual workings of living systems."

"It is of first-class importance that our answer to the Riddle of the Sphinx should be in step with how we conduct our civilisation, and this should in turn be in step with the actual workings of living systems."

Gregory Bateson, British Scientist

First, Importance, Living

4

"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

4

"My first year of pro ball I played in the Northwest league and made the all-star team, and the next year I played I led the team in hitting and was third or fifth in the league."

"My first year of pro ball I played in the Northwest league and made the all-star team, and the next year I played I led the team in hitting and was third or fifth in the league."

Kurt Russell, American Actor

4

"Families are the Nurseries of all Societies; and the First combinations of mankind."

"Families are the Nurseries of all Societies; and the First combinations of mankind."

Cotton Mather, American Theologian

4

"My first album is playful."

"My first album is playful."

Mary J. Blige, American Musician

4

"Our audience is all the girls who made Britney a huge star. Those are the girls who bought the book. I didn't read the book at first. I read the script just to see what I would think of the script and I really liked it."

"Our audience is all the girls who made Britney a huge star. Those are the girls who bought the book. I didn't read the book at first. I read the script just to see what I would think of the script and I really liked it."

Virginia Madsen, American Actress

4

"Whatever man does he must do first in his mind."

"Whatever man does he must do first in his mind."

Albert Szent Gyorgyi, Hungarian Scientist

First, Man, Mind

4

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

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

Ludacris, American Musician

4

"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

4

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

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

Jeff Cooper, American Celebrity

4

"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

4

"My first endeavor was to save the core of the German system of justice: the independent judiciary."

"My first endeavor was to save the core of the German system of justice: the independent judiciary."

Hans Frank, German Public Servant

4

"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

4

"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

4

"The things that come to those who wait, may be the things left by those who were there first."

"The things that come to those who wait, may be the things left by those who were there first."

Steven Tyler, American Musician

4

"There is a note in the front of the volume saying that no public reading may be given without first getting the author's permission. It ought to be made much more difficult to do than that."

"There is a note in the front of the volume saying that no public reading may be given without first getting the author's permission. It ought to be made much more difficult to do than that."

Robert Benchley, American Comedian

First, May, Public, Reading

4

"First, I'm trying to prove to myself that I'm a person. Then maybe I'll convince myself that I'm an actress."

"First, I'm trying to prove to myself that I'm a person. Then maybe I'll convince myself that I'm an actress."

Marilyn Monroe, American Actress

4

"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

4

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

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

Roy Bean, American Judge

4

"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

4

"She wasn't as naive and innocent as she was in the first season."

"She wasn't as naive and innocent as she was in the first season."

Shiri Appleby, American Actress

4

"I will be the first to admit I am not perfect and I make mistakes."

"I will be the first to admit I am not perfect and I make mistakes."

Alberto Gonzales, American Public Servant

First, Mistakes, Will

4

"We did talk about cheese on our first date."

"We did talk about cheese on our first date."

Jane Kaczmarek, American Actress

4

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

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

Don Henley, American Musician

4

"The first year I was on the show, it took an interviewer about 45 minutes to get it out of me that I even had a dog, and even then I wouldn't tell him the dog's name."

"The first year I was on the show, it took an interviewer about 45 minutes to get it out of me that I even had a dog, and even then I wouldn't tell him the dog's name."

David Hyde Pierce, American Actor

4

"Study first, play afterwards."

"Study first, play afterwards."

Daniel D. Palmer, Canadian Celebrity

First, Play, Study

4

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

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

Johnny Rivers, American Musician

4

"When I came out of service, the first couple of releases didn't really hit so I just took a little hiatus and sat down to see what was happening. I just glued my ears to the radio and then I started writing - the first hit record that came out was "Everybody Loves a Winner.""

"When I came out of service, the first couple of releases didn't really hit so I just took a little hiatus and sat down to see what was happening. I just glued my ears to the radio and then I started writing - the first hit record that came out was "Everybody Loves a Winner.""

William Bell, American Musician

First, Service, Writing

4

"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

4

"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

4

"I left halfway through my third year to start Lipstick On Your Collar, which was the first thing I ever did."

"I left halfway through my third year to start Lipstick On Your Collar, which was the first thing I ever did."

Ewan McGregor, Scottish Actor

4

"Bob Dylan's first couple of records in the 60's weren't considered cover records, but he only wrote one or two original songs on each album."

"Bob Dylan's first couple of records in the 60's weren't considered cover records, but he only wrote one or two original songs on each album."

John Mellencamp, American Musician

3

"First of all, weren't all the best beatings in the trailer for "The Passion of the Christ"? I hate when the trailer gives away all the best stuff."

"First of all, weren't all the best beatings in the trailer for "The Passion of the Christ"? I hate when the trailer gives away all the best stuff."

Rob Schneider, American Comedian

First, Hate, Passion

3

"I think worship is a lifestyle, first of all."

"I think worship is a lifestyle, first of all."

Michael W. Smith, American Musician

3

"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

3

"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

3

"I have always loved horror very much. I used to write stories for DC's House of Mystery. It was one of my first jobs writing for comics, and I loved it."

"I have always loved horror very much. I used to write stories for DC's House of Mystery. It was one of my first jobs writing for comics, and I loved it."

Sergio Aragones, Spanish Cartoonist

First, Horror, Jobs, Mystery

3

"Certainly, the Bush Administration will rely in the first instance on its friends, since it would be both illogical and counterproductive to reward its adversaries."

"Certainly, the Bush Administration will rely in the first instance on its friends, since it would be both illogical and counterproductive to reward its adversaries."

Richard V. Allen, American Public Servant

First, Friends, Reward, Will

3

"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

3

"If every conceivable precaution is taken at first, one is often too discouraged to proceed at all."

"If every conceivable precaution is taken at first, one is often too discouraged to proceed at all."

Archer J. P. Martin, American Chemist

3

"I see the first lady as another means to keep a president from becoming isolated."

"I see the first lady as another means to keep a president from becoming isolated."

Nancy Reagan, American First Lady

First, Lady, President

3

"Michael Sunday and I are the original members of the band. We first did it just for charities and benefit concerts. It was very ad-hoc, and before we knew it, we were really a band. We went through several drummers and guitarists before we were happy with the line up."

"Michael Sunday and I are the original members of the band. We first did it just for charities and benefit concerts. It was very ad-hoc, and before we knew it, we were really a band. We went through several drummers and guitarists before we were happy with the line up."

Peter Tork, American Musician

3

"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

3

"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

3

"I worked with her on the second season of Dark Angel in Vancouver, one of my first real jobs."

"I worked with her on the second season of Dark Angel in Vancouver, one of my first real jobs."

Ashley Scott, American Actress

3

"When I first got pregnant, I freaked out. Then I had to remind myself: I'm turning 30."

"When I first got pregnant, I freaked out. Then I had to remind myself: I'm turning 30."

Melissa Joan Hart, American Actress

3

"Kristin Brown looks as though she could have been mailed first-class to New York for about a dollar and a half."

"Kristin Brown looks as though she could have been mailed first-class to New York for about a dollar and a half."

William E. Geist, American Journalist

3

"I have learned a lot about myself and come to deal with a lot of things that, at first, bothered me."

"I have learned a lot about myself and come to deal with a lot of things that, at first, bothered me."

Reba McEntire, American Musician

3

"In the first place, the preparation of the Nobel lecture which I am to give has shown me, even more clearly than I knew before, how many others share with me, often, indeed, have anticipated me, in the discoveries for which you have awarded me the prize."

"In the first place, the preparation of the Nobel lecture which I am to give has shown me, even more clearly than I knew before, how many others share with me, often, indeed, have anticipated me, in the discoveries for which you have awarded me the prize."

Frederick Soddy, English Scientist

First, Preparation

3

"My first tour I was on the road for 18 months. You're just out there promoting."

"My first tour I was on the road for 18 months. You're just out there promoting."

Taylor Dayne, American Musician

First, Months, Road

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