"Zeus, first cause, prime mover; for what thing without Zeus is done among mortals?"
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"When I first met you, I felt a kind of contradiction in you. You’re seeking something, but at the same time, you are running away for all you’re worth."
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"Life is a first draft... with NO rewrite."
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"The Younger Generation comes, bringing its gifts. They are the first fruits of the Negro Renaissance. Youth speaks, and the voice of the New Negro is heard."
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"If you can't explain something to a first year student, then you haven't really understood ."
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"You can't solve your problems by using the same thinking that got you into those problems in the first place."
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"Which came first the intestine or the tapeworm?"
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"When Demosthenes was asked what was the first part of Oratory, he answered, "Action," and which was the second, he replied, "action," and which was the third, he still answered "Action."
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"Our country is now taking so steady a course as to show by what road it will pass to destruction, to wit: by consolidation of power first, and then corruption, its necessary consequence."
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"Peace is the first condition, without which nothing else can be stable."
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"You only have one first chance to make one first impression that lasts a lifetime."
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"Let some people get rich first."
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"When in doubt, use nutrition first."
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"There are many spokes on the wheel of life. First, we're here to explore new possibilities."
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"First, say to yourself what you would be; then do what you have to do. Life is a grindstone. Whether it wears you down or polishes you up depends on what YOU are made of."
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"Since day one, since the first time I touched the pen, I wanted to be the best at what I do."
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"Of all the thoughts that rise in the mind, the thought 'I' is the first thought."
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"The first duty of the educator, whether he is involved with the newborn infant or the older child, is to recognize the human personality of the young being and respect it."
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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."
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"First comes smiles, then lies. Last is gunfire.-Roland Deschain, of Gilead"
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