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First Quotes

"It was my first scene in any movie and my only scene in Kramer vs. Kramer. I was petrified."

"It was my first scene in any movie and my only scene in Kramer vs. Kramer. I was petrified."

Jobeth Williams, American Actress

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"At Berkeley I had my first encounter with real professional scientists."

"At Berkeley I had my first encounter with real professional scientists."

Robert B. Laughlin, American Physicist

First, Scientists

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"In 1965, Gibson made the red one I use now, and a black one, which was the first black 335 they ever made."

"In 1965, Gibson made the red one I use now, and a black one, which was the first black 335 they ever made."

Johnny Rivers, American Musician

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"When I got to Princeton I made a point of attending the Philosophy Club and listening to the lectures, but I didn't get involved in any discussions in those clubs. I guess after the first year, I dropped that."

"When I got to Princeton I made a point of attending the Philosophy Club and listening to the lectures, but I didn't get involved in any discussions in those clubs. I guess after the first year, I dropped that."

Stephen Cole Kleene, American Mathematician

First, Listening, Philosophy

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"The real question was, here we had this information, Bin Laden intends to strike in the United States. We knew they had struck before in 1993 at the World Trade Center in the first bombing of the trade center."

"The real question was, here we had this information, Bin Laden intends to strike in the United States. We knew they had struck before in 1993 at the World Trade Center in the first bombing of the trade center."

Richard Ben Veniste, American Lawyer

First, Information, Question, states

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"When you get something like MTV, it's like regular television. You get it, and at first it's novel and brand new and then you watch every channel, every show. And then you become a little more selective and more selective, until ultimately... you wind up with a radio."

David Lee Roth, American Musician

First, Television, Wind

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"I did not know at first that it would be a series; I discovered after the first novel that I had more to say about it, so I did another. And another, and then the readers demanded yet more."

"I did not know at first that it would be a series; I discovered after the first novel that I had more to say about it, so I did another. And another, and then the readers demanded yet more."

Piers Anthony, English Writer

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"I was lucky enough to have the songs in my first show written by George and Ira Gershwin. Then Cole Porter wrote five shows for me."

"I was lucky enough to have the songs in my first show written by George and Ira Gershwin. Then Cole Porter wrote five shows for me."

Ethel Merman, American Musician

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"The First Lady is an unpaid public servant elected by one person - her husband."

"The First Lady is an unpaid public servant elected by one person - her husband."

Lady Bird Johnson, American First Lady

First, HusbFirst, Lady, Public

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"I did my first recording. It was called The Champ."

"I did my first recording. It was called The Champ."

Jimmy Smith, American Musician

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"I mean when you come into the set at 7:30 in the morning and you come out of make-up and the first thing you know, the ladies start coming into our dressing rooms at 7:45."

"I mean when you come into the set at 7:30 in the morning and you come out of make-up and the first thing you know, the ladies start coming into our dressing rooms at 7:45."

Burt Ward, American Actor

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"I wanted to be a doctor when I was a kid, but I started doing theater in high school because it was a requirement. At first, I was completely irritated. But I ended up loving it."

"I wanted to be a doctor when I was a kid, but I started doing theater in high school because it was a requirement. At first, I was completely irritated. But I ended up loving it."

Sophia Bush, American Actress

First, School, Theater

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"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

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"First of all, anybody who has lasted 30 and went through the 60's is really a survivor."

"First of all, anybody who has lasted 30 and went through the 60's is really a survivor."

Patti Smith, American Musician

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"I recorded my first jazz record in the '70s."

"I recorded my first jazz record in the '70s."

Rita Coolidge, American Musician

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"If I ever woke up with a dead hooker in my hotel room, Matt would be the first person I'd call."

"If I ever woke up with a dead hooker in my hotel room, Matt would be the first person I'd call."

Ben Affleck, American Actor

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"We went out for six weeks a year. We first started in Mexico and we did that for so many years that we finally said we've got to explore and start going globally. And then we started going all over the world."

"We went out for six weeks a year. We first started in Mexico and we did that for so many years that we finally said we've got to explore and start going globally. And then we started going all over the world."

Gavin MacLeod, American Actor

First, World, Years

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"I can remember sittin' in a cafe when I first started in rodeo, and waitin' until somebody got done so I could finish what they left."

"I can remember sittin' in a cafe when I first started in rodeo, and waitin' until somebody got done so I could finish what they left."

Chris LeDoux, American Musician

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"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

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"Clark Gable was the first to have called me a mermaid."

"Clark Gable was the first to have called me a mermaid."

Esther Williams, American Actress

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"In 1972, I got my first electric bass and started playing the kind of instrument I play now. I found that the majority of musicians couldn't bear that. They are not used to listening to the bass because they think the bass is in the background to support them."

"In 1972, I got my first electric bass and started playing the kind of instrument I play now. I found that the majority of musicians couldn't bear that. They are not used to listening to the bass because they think the bass is in the background to support them."

Eberhard Weber, German Musician

First, Listening, Majority, Musicians

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"Hair is the first thing. And teeth the second. Hair and teeth. A man got those two things he's got it all."

"Hair is the first thing. And teeth the second. Hair and teeth. A man got those two things he's got it all."

James Brown, American Musician

First, Hair, Man

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"I got involved when I was a graduate student at UCLA when UCLA was the first site on the net."

"I got involved when I was a graduate student at UCLA when UCLA was the first site on the net."

Jon Postel, American Scientist

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"In comic strips, the person on the left always speaks first."

"In comic strips, the person on the left always speaks first."

George Carlin, American Comedian

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"At my lemonade stand I used to give the first glass away free and charge five dollars for the second glass. The refill contained the antidote."

"At my lemonade stand I used to give the first glass away free and charge five dollars for the second glass. The refill contained the antidote."

Emo Philips, American Comedian

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"The jest loses its point when he who makes it is the first to laugh."

"The jest loses its point when he who makes it is the first to laugh."

Friedrich Schiller, German Dramatist

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"The first real thing I heard was Three O'Clock Blues by B.B. King. That's where it all began for me."

"The first real thing I heard was Three O'Clock Blues by B.B. King. That's where it all began for me."

Robin Trower, English Musician

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"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

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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

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"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

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"Because the series is situated in the next century, and for the most part under water, there are many innovative technical gadgets. It's a kind of StarTrek. When I first came there, I was really impressed myself."

"Because the series is situated in the next century, and for the most part under water, there are many innovative technical gadgets. It's a kind of StarTrek. When I first came there, I was really impressed myself."

Jonathan Brandis, American Actor

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"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

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"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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"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

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"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

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"There are many persons ready to do what is right because in their hearts they know it is right. But they hesitate, waiting for the other fellow to make the make the first move - and he, in turn, waits for you."

"There are many persons ready to do what is right because in their hearts they know it is right. But they hesitate, waiting for the other fellow to make the make the first move - and he, in turn, waits for you."

Marian Anderson, American Musician

First, Right, Waiting

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"I always write lyrics first and the rhythm and the melody come from the lyrics. It always comes from the lyrics: words have rhythm and words have melody."

"I always write lyrics first and the rhythm and the melody come from the lyrics. It always comes from the lyrics: words have rhythm and words have melody."

Ken Hensley, English Musician

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"It was my first straight dramatic role, and the most adult, intelligent one I have ever played."

"It was my first straight dramatic role, and the most adult, intelligent one I have ever played."

June Allyson, American Actress

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"But Eraserhead was the first real intense kind of thing I had ever done before the cameras and Lynch had to really bring me down a lot and he still does."

"But Eraserhead was the first real intense kind of thing I had ever done before the cameras and Lynch had to really bring me down a lot and he still does."

Jack Nance, American Actor

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"Like all bands, the first two albums are always the ones most written about, and the most covered. When a band gets to their third of fourth album, the story of the band has already been told."

"Like all bands, the first two albums are always the ones most written about, and the most covered. When a band gets to their third of fourth album, the story of the band has already been told."

Kelly Jones, Welsh Musician

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"But, I swear, they're turning Donna into Annie Hall this season. More ties. More suits. But they're also keeping her really motivated, ya know? Like, wanting to be a rock journalist. Wanting to be the first woman president."

"But, I swear, they're turning Donna into Annie Hall this season. More ties. More suits. But they're also keeping her really motivated, ya know? Like, wanting to be a rock journalist. Wanting to be the first woman president."

Laura Prepon, American Actress

First, President, Woman

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"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

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"To finish first you must first finish."

"To finish first you must first finish."

Rick Mears, American Celebrity

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"Nobody was playing the soprano saxophone and certainly nobody was trying to do anything with it. So I was all alone. I didn't know that at first."

"Nobody was playing the soprano saxophone and certainly nobody was trying to do anything with it. So I was all alone. I didn't know that at first."

Steve Lacy, American Musician

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"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

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"You know, I once leased a Mercedes because I got a good deal on it because of my first name."

"You know, I once leased a Mercedes because I got a good deal on it because of my first name."

Mercedes Ruehl, American Actress

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"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

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"I look at my first appointment book from 1965 and I get dizzy. I was constantly in a phone booth calling photographers."

"I look at my first appointment book from 1965 and I get dizzy. I was constantly in a phone booth calling photographers."

Lauren Hutton, American Model

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"SST was formed to put out the first Black Flag record. Basically, there wasn't anyone else to do it. I felt that what I was doing with Black Flag was very worthwhile, and I wanted to get it out there."

"SST was formed to put out the first Black Flag record. Basically, there wasn't anyone else to do it. I felt that what I was doing with Black Flag was very worthwhile, and I wanted to get it out there."

Greg Ginn, American Musician

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"I think my first instrument was a ukulele that they gave me. I used to know how to play that pretty well."

"I think my first instrument was a ukulele that they gave me. I used to know how to play that pretty well."

Don Henley, American Musician

First, Play, Pretty

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