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"The first recognition of beauty was one of the most significant events in the evolution of human conciousness... seeing beauty in a flower could awaken humans, however briefly, to the beauty that is an essential part of their own innermost being, their true nature."
"I've never been disappointed by politicians. I've never invested that much in them in the first place."
"First quality: you are capable of great things, but you must never forget that there is a hand guiding your steps. We call that hand God, and He always guides us according to His will."
"When people ask me how they can know Gods plan for their lives, I tell them the best first step is to know God."
"From the first day I joined that family, nothing could be done naturally any more."
"Act first, explain later."
"When we first met and loved, I did not build Upon the event with marble. . . ."
"Consider first the nature of the business in hand; then examine thy own nature, whether thou hast strength to undertake it."
"One of the first obligations of art is to make all useful things beautiful."
"Maybe Oliver Stone doesn't lend himself well to remakes or sequels, because he does them so well the first time."
"One of the first principles of perseverance is to know when to stop persevering."
"After getting the first hundred pounds, it is more easy to get the second."
"I bought a dictionary. First thing I did was, I looked up the word "dictionary", and it said "you're an asshole"."
"My children come first and the career comes in around that."
"If you believe, take the first step, it leads to Jesus Christ. If you don't believe, take the first step all the same, for you are bidden to take it."
"See first, think later, then test. But always see first. Otherwise you will only see what you were expecting. Most scientists forget that."
"I can affect change by transforming the only thing that I ever had control over in the first place and that is myself."
"Our attitude is very clear. In effect there is the conflict, ideological conflict which we all know. We have stated our position in the sense of unity among socialist states - unity as a first measure."
"I'm going to get down to a still life on a size 50 canvas of rayfish and dogfish with old fishermen's baskets. Then I'm going to turn out a few pictures to send wherever possible, given that now, first and foremost - unfortunately - I have to earn some money."
"I've got life for a subject because as life starts to drain away, you start seeing very clearly what life is, for the first time."
