"The first stories I wrote when I was 12 were about Mars and landing on Mars."
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"Everything I see about me is sowing the seeds of a revolution that is inevitable, though I shall not have the pleasure of seeing it. The lightning is so close at hand that it will strike at the first chance, and then there will be a pretty uproar. The young are fortunate, for they will see fine things."
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"I feel most emphatically that we should not turn into shingles a tree which was old when the first Egyptian conqueror penetrated to the valley of the Euphrates."
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"The existence of a prime mover- nothing can move itself; there must be a first mover. The first mover is called God."
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"For the first time in history, the human species as a whole has gone into politics. Everyone is in the act, and there is no telling what may come of it."
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"I should say sincerity, a deep, great, genuine sincerity, is the first characteristic of all men in any way heroic."
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"The first sin in our universe was Lucifer's self conceit."
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"I find as I grow older that I love those most whom I loved first."
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"The moral sense is the first excellence of well-organized man."
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"When I read about young designers selling 51 percent of their company to someone else, I cringe. I want to say, 'Don't do it - call me first.'"
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"The first time that she spread her legs for him it had been like opening her jaws for the dentist."
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"In a very basic way, a prominent landmark such as Mt. Holyoke tells you where you are. They let you know that you're not the first person in a place"
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"My first big gig was an opening show for Frank Zappa, and I think that was difficult."
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"The first and greatest punishment of the sinner is the conscience of sin."
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"Genius always gives its best at first; prudence, at last."
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"At first it was exhilarating but when I realized it wasn't going away, it became scary and claustrophobic. Fame is a weird thing."
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"Jealousy is not at all low, but it catches us humbled and bowed down, at first sight."
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"To endure life remains, when all is said, the first duty of all living being Illusion can have no value if it makes this more difficult for us."
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"I've had a lot of clouds in my life since I got into pro football -- too many -- but now I feel like I can see really clearly for the first time. And I can see the Super Bowl from here."
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"Beatles, women and children first!"
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