First Quotes
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I don't write with a scheme or a plan. I write word to word, so whatever that first sentence is, having said that, one more or less had to say what comes next and next and next. Guilty of no cogitation or forethought.
Padgett Powell
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I'm very fast on teaching guys. Like, when I came over here, I only had two rehearsals with the band. I wondered when I first got here... but it sure came up great.
Ike Turner Ike & Tina Turner
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To someone who is not currently on anti-depressants, I would suggest trying other treatments first - for example, psychotherapy.
Irving Kirsch
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I've always been a geek, so I've always used the Internet, perhaps at first for autopromotion, as many authors do.
Tatiana de Rosnay
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I'm extremely grateful to all the first responders, veterans and their families for all their sacrifices.
Taya Kyle
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I worked for half a cent a word. I'm not a fast writer to begin with, so for the first few years I had do other things.
Jack Vance
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I was 16 when I auditioned for the series '8 Simple Rules.' They cast the kids first.
Kaley Cuoco
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When you first get fame, you're so insecure that you just become a ding dong.
Tate Donovan
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Let's treat this country first and foremost.
Ted Yoho
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I'm a writer first and a singer second.
Lana Del Rey
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I wanted to be the first female, young teenager producer, and it didn't happen. And when it finally did happen, I was shelved because I was signed to Warner Bros.
Kat Graham
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Secrecy is the first essential in affairs of the State.
Cardinal Richelieu
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In my first season I took 76 wickets at an average of less than 5 runs.
Harold Larwood
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The first two movies I directed failed, when I was 21 and 23, and that was the greatest thing that could have happened.
M. Night Shyamalan
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One of the first acts during the second coming of Steve Jobs as CEO in 1997 was a major board overhaul.
Tahl Raz
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My first appearance as a guest on The Tonight Show was in '81.
Garry Shandling
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Ever since we published the first Apple report, we've had some other brands turning more proactive.
Ma Jun
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Oppressed people are frequently very oppressive when first liberated. They know but two positions: somebody's foot on their neck or their foot on somebody's neck.
Florynce Kennedy
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For ultimately, the only way to win wars, is to prevent them occurring in the first place.
Owen Arthur
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I really knew I wanted to be Adam, because Adam was the first man. Ant I chose because, if there's a nuclear explosion, the ants will survive.
Adam Ant Adam and the Ants
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Being at the centre of a film is a burden one takes on with innocence the first time. Thereafter, you take it on with trepidation.
Daniel Day-Lewis
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The first decade of your life is really important; it's formative.
Viggo Mortensen
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As is always the way with pancakes, the first hotcake to come out of the pan will probably be a bit misshapen. Just scoff it, and carry on with the rest.
Yotam Ottolenghi
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If you want to be a doormat you have to lay yourself down first.
Oscar Wilde