Firsts Quotes - Page 29

Harmony is something we must have with others, but it must start inside us first.

If at first you don't succeed, keep on sucking till you do succeed.

I think it's always good to take on things that at first seem bigger than you. Then you just try and surmount them.

I love England. It's no coincidence it's the first place I moved to for a more cosmopolitan life, which is the only thing Iceland lacks.

First restrain, next blockade, lastly destroy.

Archimedes to Eratosthenes greeting. ... certain things first became clear to me by a mechanical method, although they had to be demonstrated by geometry afterwards because their investigation by the said method did not furnish an actual demonstration. But it is of course easier, when we have previously acquired by the method, some knowledge of the questions, to supply the proof than it is to find it without any previous knowledge.

The first inspiration I ever had was the cosmos, the planetary system.

Figuring out what to wear is much easier if you first think about what effect you want to create.

If you wish another to keep your secret, first keep it to yourself.

First fulfill your academic obligations and then you will have the right to call yourself a leader of the left.

If a man is to shed the light of the sun upon other men, he must first of all have it within himself.

You cannot make anything worthwhile in this world unless you have first developed and transformed yourself.

For a photographer, the first 70 years are a bit difficult, but after that things get better.

To be successful, you must be daring, be first and be different.

You must first of all think justly. Don’t sit in judgment over others when you don’t know the truth of the matter.

To feed our people we must first feed our soil

What came first – the music or the misery? Did I listen to the music because I was miserable? Or was I miserable because I listened to the music? Do all those records turn you into a melancholy person?

The first sentence of every novel should be: Trust me, this will take time but there is order here, very faint, very human.

At no time and in no circumstances should a Communist place his personal interests first; he should subordinate them to the interests of the nation and of the masses. Hence, selfishness, slacking, corruption, seeking the limelight, and so on, are most contemptible, while selflessness, working with all one's energy, whole-hearted devotion to public duty, and quiet hard work will command respect.

Nobody actually creates perfect code the first time around, except me. But there's only one of me.

Take the first chance that you get, because you may never get another one.

The strangest part about being famous is you don't get to give first impressions anymore. Everyone already has an impression of you before you meet them.

You've got to love yourself first. You've got to be okay on your own before you can be okay with somebody else.

Every first draft is perfect, because all a first draft has to do is exist.

Women and rhythm-section first!?