Quotes about First Things first

Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out. Votes: 4

You can’t get second things by putting them first. You get second things only by putting first things first. Votes: 4

Put first things first and second things are thrown in. Put second things first and you lose both first and second things. Votes: 4

Put first things first and we get second things thrown in:Put second things first and we lose both first things and second things. Votes: 4

If there is any one secret of effectiveness, it is concentration. Effective executives do first things first and they do one thing at a time. Votes: 4

We women ought to put first things first. Why should we mind if men have their faces on the money, as long as we get our hands on it? Votes: 4

God wants us to prosper. Our need, however, is to evaluate things as they should be evaluated - to esteem earthly things lightly - to put first things first. Votes: 4

The older I get the more wisdom I find in the ancient rule of taking first things first. A process which often reduces the most complex human problem to a manageable proportion. Votes: 4

Not long ago I heard a Navy chaplain refer to the sage advice of the Apostle to put first things first...If we are to heed the admonition to put first things first...one of the main essentials which lies at the very beginning of civilization is that of security. Votes: 4

Do first things first, and second things not at all. Votes: 3

Have patience with all things, But, first of all with yourself. Votes: 3

If you seek eternity and light and luminosity, seek humility first ... first things first. Votes: 3

Ok first things first I'll eat your brains Then Imma start rockin gold teeth & fangs Votes: 3

How can you expect to be rescued if you don't put first things first and act proper? Votes: 3

A proper education enables young people to put their lives in order, which means knowing what things are more important than other things; it means putting first things first. Votes: 3

Putting first things first means organizing and executing around your most important priorities. It is living and being driven by the principles you value most, not by the agendas and forces surrounding you. Votes: 3

America is the only developed nation that has a 2,000-mile border with a developing nation, and the government's refusal to control that border is why there are an estimated 460,000 illegal immigrants in Arizona and why the nation, sensibly insisting on first things first, resists 'comprehensive' immigration reform. Votes: 3

First things first, second things never. Votes: 2

People first, then money, then things. Votes: 2

First episodes are difficult things to write. Votes: 2

One of the first comic things you do is imitate. Votes: 2

I always say, 'People first, then money, then things.' Votes: 2

Opportunities are often things you haven't noticed the first time around. Votes: 2

Courage, above all things, is the first quality of a warrior. Votes: 2

Minor things can become moments of great revelation when encountered for the first time. Votes: 2

If you do things well, do them better. Be daring, be first, be different, be just. Votes: 2

Labor was the first price, the original purchase - money that was paid for all things. Votes: 2

My first love is art, and I see a lot of things in an artistic way. Votes: 2

I think that things happen individually first, and then collectively. It's not the other way around. Votes: 2

I think the first things that are relevant are that things should work well; they should function. Votes: 2

The things that come to those that wait may be the things left by those that got there first. Votes: 2

Don't forget that the only two things people read in a story are the first and last sentences. Give them blood in the eye on the first one. Votes: 2

When I got my tour card I cried. When I got my first win - and my first pay check - I cried. All these things make me cry. Votes: 2

You know, your first album is about really amazing things. Your first album is always about coming of age, first love, first loss, usually you suffer a first loss of someone that you love to death, even, you know, really big life lessons, things you learn from your parents' divorce or from the travels that you took. Votes: 2

When I first filmed things, they were always slightly awkward. Votes: 1

I want to touch with my mouth. His mouth, with my mouth. Maybe his neck, too. But first things first: Make him aware I exist. It’s possible that he is already aware, if only in a ‘don't step on the small girl’ kind of way. Votes: 1

Children notice things first, people later. Votes: 0

Things were first made, then words. Votes: 0

People first. Dogs second. Things last. Votes: 0

First things first, I'm da realest. Votes: 0

Love, first begotten of all created things ... Votes: 0

Only God gets things right the first time. Votes: 0

One of the first things which a physician Votes: 0

To achieve great things, we must first dream. Votes: 0

My rule is always, People first and things second. Votes: 0

Two things remain irretrievable: time and a first impression. Votes: 0

Works of genius are the first things in the world. Votes: 0

To achieve great things you have first to believe it. Votes: 0

since feelings come first, who cares about the syntax of things? Votes: 0

All things that are truly great are at first thought impossible. Votes: 0

The first beginnings of things cannot be distinguished by the eye. Votes: 0

I put second things first, and then worry about first things. Votes: 0

Sometimes things can go right only by first going very wrong. Votes: 0

The first of all beautiful things is the continual possession of God. Votes: 0

On most things except witch trials, Virginia will always have been first. Votes: 0

Avoiding things that you deem unattainable on first sight will limit you. Votes: 0

The first and most fundamental rule is: Consider social facts as things. Votes: 0

Things are not always as they seem; the first appearance deceives many. Votes: 0

To accomplish great things we must first dream, then visualize, then plan. Votes: 0

Take care of things close to home first. Straighten up your room Votes: 0

I can never remember things I didn't understand in the first place. Votes: 0

All the things we achieve are things we have first of all imagined. Votes: 0

Therefore, if at great things thou wouldst arrive, Get riches first, get wealth. Votes: 0

When first things are put first, second things are not suppressed but increased. Votes: 0

Under the privilege of the First Amendment many, many ridiculous things are said. Votes: 0

The wise man of Miletus thus declared the first of things is water Votes: 0

All the best things are seen first of all at a far distance. Votes: 0

To accomplish big things, I am convinced you must first dream big dreams. Votes: 0

Big, undreamed-of things — the people on the edge see them first. Votes: 0

To accomplish great things we must first dream, then visualize, then plan... believe... act! Votes: 0

I cannot imagine live without two things, First is cigarette and second are girls. Votes: 0

Minor things can become moments of great revelation when encountered for the first time Votes: 0

Whenever I can, I paint the powerful and obvious things in my subject first. Votes: 0

At first I saw you everywhere. Now only in certain things, at longer intervals. Votes: 0

Poets, the first instructors of mankind, Brought all things to the proper native use. Votes: 0

There is this quality, in things, of the right way seeming wrong at first. Votes: 0

I put God first and do not allow other things to cloud my vision. Votes: 0

It's easier to learn many other things, if you first learn how to learn. Votes: 0

Things hardly ever work on the first try. We'll make another, a better one. Votes: 0

One of the first obligations of art is to make all useful things beautiful. Votes: 0

Integrate the unseen of what you first are in the midst of all things seen. Votes: 0

The subject says: I see first many things which dance... then everything gradually becomes connected. Votes: 0

I've not got a first in philosophy without being able to muddy things pretty satisfactory. Votes: 0

Things happen to you they happen. They dont ask first. They dont require your permission. Votes: 0

One of the first things you ever learn as a stand-up is don't show fear. Votes: 0

Success Comes Through Rapidly Fixing our Mistakes Rather than Getting Things Right the First Time Votes: 0

Us ballplayers do things backward. First we play, then we retire and go to work. Votes: 0

Men throw broken things away, but God never uses anything until he first breaks it. Votes: 0

We like to test things... no matter how good an idea sounds, test it first. Votes: 0

Picking projects, it's always director first and then script. Those two things are pretty much head-to-head. Votes: 0

The word priority was singular for 500 years"”what does priorities mean"”'many many first things.' Votes: 0

I guess experience is just learning at first hand the things you knew all along anyway. Votes: 0

Better to put things at the worst at first and reserve the best for a surprise. Votes: 0

My first world title gave me the confidence to go and do bigger and better things. Votes: 0

I think making things beautiful is important. But often what's first considered ugly is beautiful, too. Votes: 0

Male and female are the first things we learn because they represent the polarity of existence. Votes: 0

This was the first time in my life that so many things would never happen again. Votes: 0

Many of the good things would never have happened if the bad events hadn't happened first. Votes: 0

The names for things don't come first. Words stagger after, hopelessly trying to become the sensation. Votes: 0

Don't try to rush things: for the cup to run over, it must first be filled. Votes: 0

Herd pressure is to be judged by two things: first, its intensity, and second, its direction. Votes: 0

For a photographer, the first 70 years are a bit difficult, but after that things get better. Votes: 0

The human mind has first to construct forms, independently, before we can find them in things. Votes: 0

Funding for sports (and the arts) are often the first things facing the chop in difficult times. Votes: 0

Even now one rarely hears of people achieving great things unless they first stumble in some respect. Votes: 0

I really love being in postproduction. First of all, it's all quite self-interested: You can protect things. Votes: 0

People never forget two things, their first love and the money they wasted watching a bad movie. Votes: 0

The recognition of the coming and going of things is a first step in training and practice. Votes: 0

The first step to expanding your reality is to discard the tendency to exclude things from possibility. Votes: 0

The title is one of the most important things. It is the first thing that people read. Votes: 0

My skin was really bad. Roxanne Rizzo's products were the first things that really cleared it up. Votes: 0

You spend the first part of your life collecting things ... and the second half getting rid of them. Votes: 0

I'm a fan of music, first and foremost. So I do things from the perspective of a fan. Votes: 0

The first step to get people interested in history is to wonder how things could have been different. Votes: 0

People never forget things, they just never remembered it in the first place because it was too boring Votes: 0

One of the first things we found out was that the Warren Commission never pursued a conspiracy investigation. Votes: 0

To follow Jesus means putting him first, and stripping ourselves of all the things that oppress our hearts. Votes: 0

He who thus considers things in their first growth and origin ... will obtain the clearest view of them. Votes: 0

A man is first reverent about himself, and self-respect is the first stage in reverence for all things. Votes: 0

There are two important things in the world, the first is sex. The other isn't all that important. Votes: 0

One of the first things I learned about acting was, the only person you compete against is yourself Votes: 0

If something bad happened just do this 3 things.First inhale second exhale and third accept that it happened. Votes: 0

One of the first things I bought when I made 'Roseanne Show' money was a farm in Iowa. Votes: 0

Or perhaps all those things you missed upon first glance mean much more than you could ever guess. Votes: 0

When I moved back to Cumbria, one of the first things I did was locate a decent bookshop. Votes: 0

Get your dog spayed or neutered. That's one of the first things that you should go and do. Votes: 0

When buying and selling are controlled by legislation, the first things to be bought and sold are legislators. Votes: 0

All things have rest: why should we toil alone, We only toil, who are the first of things. Votes: 0

Heaven will ask things of you at some point, perhaps small things at first. You must be ready. Votes: 0

To discover the thing you're brilliant at you first have to endure realizing all the things you're average at. Votes: 0

The things required for prosperous labor, prosperous manufactures, and prosperous commerce are three. First, liberty; second, liberty; third, liberty. Votes: 0

When we put God first, all other things fall into their proper place or drop out of our lives. Votes: 0

To really enjoy the better things in life, one must first have experienced the things they are better than. Votes: 0

For the first five years of my life, things felt pretty good. A lot went wrong after that, family-wise. Votes: 0

Nearly everything in the scheme of things works to dull a first-rate talent. But the worst probably is cowardice. Votes: 0

In the first place, you're way off when you start railing at things and people instead of at yourself. Votes: 0

Nothing can be sadder or more profound than to see a thousand things for the first and last time. Votes: 0

The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: decide what you want. Votes: 0

Write. Finish things. Get them published. Write something else while you're waiting for someone to publish the first thing... Votes: 0

Things you can't understand are always the hardest to bear. To know why is the first step to consolation. Votes: 0

Children who are read to learn two things: First, that reading is worthwhile, and second, that they are worthwhile. Votes: 0

One of the first things we must get rid of is the idea that democracy is tantamount to capitalism. Votes: 0

True prevention is not waiting for bad things to happen, it's preventing things from happening in the first place. Votes: 0

Your pantry is your first line of defense against food-borne illness and things like high blood pressure and cholesterol. Votes: 0

One of the first things one notices in a backward country is that children are still obeying their parents Votes: 0

The reality comes first, and the symbol comes after. I see these things, and suddenly they become symbolic of life. Votes: 0

All things are created twice. There's a mental or first creation, and a physical or second creation to all things Votes: 0

The war brought things to a head, exposing the utter falsity and rottenness of Kautskyism from its very first day. Votes: 0

If you think back to your first love, you always remember them and little things always remind you of them. Votes: 0

I definitely feel that we cannot do the fantastic things based on the real, unless we first know the real. Votes: 0

My album will manifest many things I saw,did or heard about; I talk first hand never word of mouth. Votes: 0

First and foremost I am a drummer. After that, I'm other things... But I didn't play drums to make money. Votes: 0

Let us give today first the vital things of life and all the grace and ornaments of life will follow. Votes: 0

A teacher should, above all things, first induce a desire in the pupil for the acquisition he wishes to impart. Votes: 0

We're scared to death to try new things because we think we have to get it right the first time. Votes: 0

When my song came on the radio for the first time, that was one of the heaviest things I remember. Votes: 0

Few things leave a deeper mark on the reader, than the first book that finds its way to his heart. Votes: 0

All great things must first wear terrifying and monstrous masks, in order to inscribe themselves on the hearts of humanity. Votes: 0

One of the first things to be noted in business life is its imperialism. Business is exacting, engrossing, and inelastic. Votes: 0

Do things sound better in your head before you say them, or do you even run them through there first? Votes: 0

Sometimes, you get things right the first time. Others, the second. But the third time, they say, is the charm. Votes: 0

One of the first things a typical lesbian learns is that there is no such thing as a typical lesbian. Votes: 0

The advantage of a bad memory is that one enjoys several times the same good things for the first time. Votes: 0

As you get older three things happen. The first is your memory goes, and I can't remember the other two. Votes: 0

The first time I had disposable income, the two things I cared most about were a television and a couch. Votes: 0

It is easy to get everything you want, provided you first learn to do without the things you cannot get. Votes: 0

First things first; take care of what can be done now before worrying too long over what might never be. Votes: 0

People usually go through a bad period when they first get successful. You're new and you're hot and things go wrong. Votes: 0

That's what came from having romance in your soul. You believe in things like love at first sight and perfect presents. Votes: 0

There are only two precious things on earth: the first is love; the second, a long way behind it, is intelligence. Votes: 0

Vietnam was the first war ever fought without any censorship. Without censorship, things can get terribly confused in the public mind. Votes: 0

Vietnam was the first war ever fought without any censorship. Without censorship, things can get terribly confused in the public mind Votes: 0

It seems like the first law of Nature is that everybody likes to receive things, but nobody likes to feel grateful. Votes: 0

There are few things more disconcerting than realizing the first date you thought went so well was in fact a dud. Votes: 0

Take care of things close to home first. Straighten up your room before you save the world. Then save the world. Votes: 0

My first pastoral letter's gonna be a condemnation of light beer and instant mashed potatoes -- I hate those two things. Votes: 0

True humility is absolute obedience and dependence on God. It puts Him first, others second, and ourselves third in all things. Votes: 0

The first few years in L.A. were really tough and scary, but I had to figure things out for myself. Votes: 0

First of all it must be known who the God of heaven is, since upon that all the other things depend. Votes: 0

When I first toured with Wings things that were said about me were true - I did sing out of tune. Votes: 0

Two things scare me. The first is getting hurt. But that's not nearly as scary as the second, which is losing. Votes: 0

One of the very first things I will do is to order a thorough review of our cyber defenses and weaknesses. Votes: 0

To do good things in the world, first you must know who you are and what gives meaning to your life. Votes: 0

I have learned a lot about myself and come to deal with a lot of things that, at first, bothered me. Votes: 0

Two things help to keep one's job. First, let the boss think he's having his own way. Second, let him have it. Votes: 0

Hey Nana, do you remember the first time we met? I beleive in things like fate. So I think it was fate. Votes: 0

I believe I do much better for the time being by first copying some good things than by working without that foundation Votes: 0

Poetry is my first love. Photography often fails to look into things. It looks at things. Poetry is so much more truthful. Votes: 0

A first walk in any new country is one of the things which makes life on this planet worth being grateful for. Votes: 0

I'm an artist first and foremost. So things are gonna go up and down and sideways and whichever way all through life. Votes: 0

The first and greatest victory is to conquer yourself; to be conquered by yourself is of all things most shameful and vile. Votes: 0

Things are revealed through the memories we have of them. Remembering a thing means seeing it only then for the first time. Votes: 0

One of the first things that surprised me in a positive, wonderfully positive way, is that this works - patient capital works. Votes: 0

I tend to approach things from a physics framework. And physics teaches you to reason from first principles rather than by analogy. Votes: 0

First of all, legally, it's hard to do these things[ get rid of ObamaCare]. Donald Trump needs a lot of competent people... Votes: 0

Knowing the strike zone is very important, but I think the first thing is knowing yourself, knowing what things you do well. Votes: 0

One of the first things I did on arriving at school was to break my left arm falling into a bomb crater. Votes: 0

For me, the glory of my first 25 years as a writer was I could put things off as long as I wanted. Votes: 0

Hair is the first thing. And teeth the second. Hair and teeth. A man got those two things he's got it all. Votes: 0

When I first came to the United States in 1956 I fell in love with things - mainly the vitality and the freedoms. Votes: 0

There are two things that are important in politics. The first is money and I can't remember what the second one is. Votes: 0

If you do believe in God, and your first instinct in all things must be gratitude: for creation, or love, for mercy. Votes: 0

Freaky things happen all the time in the world. I suppose everything has to happen for the first time at some point. Votes: 0

My mother had a saying: 'Kamala, you may be the first to do many things, but make sure you're not the last. Votes: 0

When somebody says, "The last thing I want to do is hurt you," it means they've got other things to do first. Votes: 0

First know yourself, then you will begin to understand why things are as they are, and why life is as it is. Votes: 0

I tend to lose my performance energy the longer things go on for, so I'm always best on the very first take. Votes: 0

When creating an album, one of the first things you have to think about is what you want your production style to be. Votes: 0

... the first step in understanding a people is to know the extent of their mortality, the things from which they suffer and die. Votes: 0

One of the first things Catholic school taught me is that babies were born sinners. You sucked before you took your first breath. Votes: 0

I write in English first, and then I translate to Spanish. I've always felt more comfortable with the English side of things first. Votes: 0

Seek ye first the good things of the mind, and the rest will either be supplied or its loss will not be felt. Votes: 0

Things are not always what they seem; the first appearance deceives many; the intelligence of a few perceives what has been carefully hidden. Votes: 0

I think it's always good to take on things that at first seem bigger than you. Then you just try and surmount them. Votes: 0

To achieve perfection, one must first begin by not understanding many things! And if we understand too quickly, we may not understand well. Votes: 0

Things you think you're saying for the first time ever, have been said better before by Shakespeare, though they may need saying again. Votes: 0

There are only four things in life that matter. The first is happiness and I'll sell you the other three for a dollar. Votes: 0

One of the great things about film is that, typically anything that's introduced in the first five minutes, the audiences will by into. Votes: 0

If you want to be a physicist, you must do three things-first, study mathematics, second, study more mathematics, and third, do the same. Votes: 0

When I married Wilnelia, one of the first things I wanted to know about Puerto Rico was the quality of the golf courses. Votes: 0

Look for 3 things in a person. Intelligence, Energy, & Integrity. If they don't have the last one, don't even bother with the first two. Votes: 0

Among other things, you'll find that you're not the first one who was ever confused and frightened and even sickened by human behavior. Votes: 0

Good things aren't supposed to just fall into your lap. God is very generous, but He expects you to do your part first. Votes: 0

Every woman wants to be first to someone sometime in her life and that desire is the explanation for many strange things women do. Votes: 0

From the time I was 7, when I purchased my first calculator, I was fascinated by the idea of a machine that could compute things. Votes: 0

When I started writing, the first thing that came out was in English. I liked a few French things, but they were very overwhelming. Votes: 0

People first feel things without noticing them, then notice them with inner distress and disturbance, and finally reflect on them with a clear mind. Votes: 0

Ewan McGregor and I had very similar first-time light sabre experiences. We both burned ourselves! These things are hot - they're full of batteries! Votes: 0

The things that will destroy America are prosperity-at-any-price, peace-at-any-price, safety-first instead of duty-first, the love of soft living, and the get-rich-quick theory of life. Votes: 0

Personally, one of the most helpful things I learned was three-act structure. For my first four or so novels, I built the structure intuitively. Votes: 0

Order (self-organizat ion): Set aside time to plan how you will spend your time. Think about what's most important. Then do those things first. Votes: 0

The first grave. Now we're getting someplace. Houses and children and graves, that's home, Tom. Those are the things that hold a man down. Votes: 0

Three things know a secret- First; the lady in a dream, The dog that barks no warning, And a maid that does not scream. Votes: 0

Go for the sense of inner joy, of inner peace, of inner vision first and then all the other things from the outside appear. Votes: 0

Well, anytime I make a movie, I like to load it up with more things than you could ever catch on the first viewing. Votes: 0

One of the first things I said when I signed on for the show was No hugs! Full House was all based on hugs. Votes: 0

The first things I did when I got out of school in '65 was to buy a pair of Levis and pierce my ears. Votes: 0

Maybe at 20 you can write well, but I don't think you could do what I do. Some things have to happen to you first. Votes: 0

The secret of the law of abundance is this: In order to receive and appreciate the good things of life, you must first give. Votes: 0

First and foremost, praying about things and having the good Lord as a part of my life is a huge grounding thing for me. Votes: 0

As history has also shown, especially in the twentieth century, one of the first things an ideologue will do after achieving absolute power is kill. Votes: 0

Try to remember the reason you started riding a motorcycle in the first place. For me, it was a couple of things but mostly rebellion. Votes: 0

It's the little things that make the big things possible. Only close attention to the fine details of any operation makes the operation first class. Votes: 0

Every relationship has tough days. Don't let the grudge last. Be the first to try to make things right and stop waiting for an apology. Votes: 0

I had to try to figure out what it would be like to do things for the first time, almost as if you're a child. Votes: 0

The first rule is to keep an untroubled spirit. The second is to look things in the face and know them for what they are. Votes: 0

Names and attributes must be accommodated to the essence of things, and not the essence to the names, since things come first and names afterwards." Votes: 0

I began drawing as a very young child and had a grandfather who experimented with photography, so those things constituted my first exposure to art. Votes: 0

Pro wrestling has always been ingrained into American culture. It was one of the first things that was ever on television, so everybody watched it. Votes: 0

Names and attributes must be accommodated to the essence of things, and not the essence to the names, since things come first and names afterwards. Votes: 0

We don't have the freedom of speech to talk about the weather. We have the first amendment so we can say some very controversial things. Votes: 0

The only way to write a great book is to write it with the eyes of a child who sees things for the first time. Votes: 0

I remember the first few months of the [Ronald] Reagan administration when all sorts of things happened too fast. We cannot allow that to happen. Votes: 0

Of the five most important things in life, health is first, education or knowledge is second, and wealth is third. I forget the other two. Votes: 0

Recall that whatever lofty things you might accomplish today, you will do them only because you first ate something that grew out of the dirt. Votes: 0

From when I was really young one of the first things I did was to perform and do shows. It was like a natural instinct. Votes: 0

Many of the things the slow food people honor were innovations within historical times. Somebody had to be the first European to eat a tomato. Votes: 0

Art is a matter strictly of experience, not of principles and what counts first and last in art is quality, all other things are secondary. Votes: 0

If the Prince of Peace should come to earth, one of the first things he would do would be to put psychiatrists in their place. Votes: 0

Do one thing at a time. Start the day with a list of things you have to do, and do the most important things first. Votes: 0

We first share the life by which things exist, and afterwards see them as appearances in nature, and forget that we have shared their cause. Votes: 0

"Seek ye first the kingdom of God and all good things will be added unto you." Follow God and you shall have whatever you desire. Votes: 0

The first things to study are form and values. For me, these are the things that are the basics of what is serious in art. Votes: 0

One of the first signs of being depressed is that you lose interest in things. That's why I think it is important to stay passionate. Votes: 0

One of the first things taught in introductory statistics textbooks is that correlation is not causation. It is also one of the first things forgotten. Votes: 0

I don't know if you look back on your life and just see successes, but probably the first things that pop up are the regrets. Votes: 0

There are basically two types of people. People who accomplish things, and people who claim to have accomplished things. The first group is less crowded. Votes: 0

The first bond of society is the marriage tie; the next our children; then the whole family of our house, and all things in common. Votes: 0

Executives do many things in addition to making decisions. But only executives make decisions. The first managerial skill is, therefore, the making of effective decisions. Votes: 0

All beginnings are somewhat strange; but we must have patience, and little by little, we shall find things, which at first were obscure, becoming clearer. Votes: 0

It was so wonderful that I do not know how to describe this first glimpse of things never heard of, seen or dreamed of before... Votes: 0

When we first got together, one of the things me and Judy had in common was a passion for the correct use of the apostrophe Votes: 0

Mathematics as a science, commenced when first someone, probably a Greek, proved propositions about "any" things or about "some" things, without specifications of definite particular things. Votes: 0

The first indication of a young person's growing smarter is that he no longer understands the things which he used to consider quite intelligible and self-evident. Votes: 0

Making duplicate copies and computer printouts of things no one wanted even one of in the first place is giving America a new sense of purpose. Votes: 0

To be in the South in my first big job was very nostalgic. There is an energy to the way we do things in the South. Votes: 0

In every science certain things must be accepted as first principles if the subject matter is to be understood; and these first postulates rest upon faith. Votes: 0

Unless things change radically, President Bush will be the first President since Herbert Hoover to have presided over a net loss of jobs during his administration. Votes: 0

Two things distinguish nonviolent actions from violent actions. First, you don't see an enemy and second, your intention is not to make the other side suffer. Votes: 0

People become really quite remarkable when they start thinking that they can do things. When they believe in themselves they have the first secret of success. Votes: 0

Once I started first grade, I started going to Emmanuel Baptist Church regularly. I went to Sunday school. We had Bible readings and things like that. Votes: 0

I started, actually, to make my first animated cartoon in 1920. Of course, they were very crude things then and I used sort of little puppet things Votes: 0

The first act of religion, therefore, concerns those things which are communicated to us from God. The other concerns those things which we yield to God. Votes: 0

I started, actually, to make my first animated cartoon in 1920. Of course, they were very crude things then and I used sort of little puppet things. Votes: 0

In order for a war to be just, three things are necessary. First, the authority of the sovereign. Secondly, a just cause. Thirdly, a rightful intention. Votes: 0

I usually look at things like that from an audience perspective first, then have a closer look at the specific character they're talking about me for. Votes: 0

When I read 'Watchmen,' it changed my view of so many things. It was the first time I'd read a graphic novel really like that. Votes: 0

My first year of university, I ran around and signed up for these clubs, and I noticed they were all drama clubs: really lame, artsy things. Votes: 0

The map had been the first form of misdirection, for what is a map but a way of emphasizing some things and making other things invisible? Votes: 0

I have lived in this world just long enough to look carefully the second time into things that I am most certain of the first time. Votes: 0

I was 19 when I recorded my first album, and I've been exposed to many things during these last few years; all the baby fat is gone. Votes: 0

I love being a part of country music. I love going out and... doing things for the first time for country music. I always enjoy that. Votes: 0

Experience has two things to teach. The first is that we must correct a great deal and the second, that we must not correct too much. Votes: 0

When you reach my age, you realize you couldn't have done things very much better or much worse than you did them in the first place. Votes: 0

Three things in human life are important: the first is to be kind; the second is to be kind; and the third is to be kind. Votes: 0

There are some things (like first love and one's first reviews) at which a woman in her middle years does not care to look too closely. Votes: 0

Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind. Votes: 0

If Mr. Obama wants to get things done, he must recognize that in Washington only the president has the power to make the first big move. Votes: 0

One of the first things which a physician says to his patient is, ~Let me see your tongue.~ A spiritual advisor might often do the same. Votes: 0

The two things I enjoy the most about writing are the first page of a book and the last. What's in between is very hard work. Votes: 0

I like mechanical things; my first book was a mechanics guide - that was what my parents couldn't pry away from me; that was the blanket. Votes: 0

A girl never forgets two things: the day she started her period for the first time, and the day she met the love of her life. Votes: 0

You think if you work hard enough, you can fix the precious things you've broken - rather than being careful with them in the first place. Votes: 0

I think a simple rule of business is, if you do the things that are easier first, then you can actually make a lot of progress. Votes: 0

Being infinitely amazed, so do I give thanks to God, Who has been pleased to make me the first observer of marvelous things, unrevealed to bygone ages. Votes: 0

I've never done anything for money. My first love is things of limited commercial appeal. I could be happy doing Shakespeare for the rest of my life. Votes: 0

I think that my interest as a creator always comes first, so I'm wondering things like "Just how free is this world?" and "Where are the boundaries?" Votes: 0

One of the fun things for me, about acting, is trying to transform. Transformational acting was the reason why I became an actor, in the first place. Votes: 0

The names are the first things to go, after the breath has gone, and the beating of the heart. We keep our memories longer than our names. Votes: 0

I'm a pessimist by nature, so it's always the worst things that come to mind first whenever you make a decision or have a decision to make. Votes: 0

I've been to a lot of places and done a lot of things, but writing was always first. It's a kind of pain I can't do without. Votes: 0

The dark energy is not exactly zero, but the first 122 decimal points are zero. That's crazy. That is really one of the craziest things we've ever discovered. Votes: 0

The first time he'd held her hand, it felt so good that it crowded out all the bad things. It felt better than anything had ever hurt. Votes: 0

If we seek first the Kingdom of God and live as we should, all the rest of life seems to fall into place and wonderful things happen. Votes: 0

One of the first things a British visitor to Southern California discovers is that he must have a car. Freeways. Bad public transport. I took driving lessons. Votes: 0

I started a list of things I want to teach my children, and that list is eight points long. The first one is, do what you love. Votes: 0

Of all the things that make for happiness, the love of books comes first. No matter how the world may have used us, sure solace lies there. Votes: 0

I'm interested in a lot of different things, but first and foremost I'm into the idea of human consciousness, and Angels & Airwaves is a byproduct of that. Votes: 0

You can't just plan a moment when things get back on track, just as you can't plan the moment you lose your way in the first place. Votes: 0

One of the first things I think young people, especially nowadays, should learn is how to see for yourself and listen for yourself and think for yourself. Votes: 0

I had always thought that the idea of love at first sight was one of those things invented by lady novelists from the South with three names. Votes: 0

I am naive when it comes to love, you know what I mean? I do believe in falling in love at first sight and things like that. Votes: 0

I am learning, as I make my way through my first continent, that it is remarkably easy to do things, and much more frightening to contemplate them. Votes: 0

People don't feel so quarrelsome in warm weather. They get crotchety in the fall and begin to go to law about things after the first hard frosts. Votes: 0

My parents are responsible for the two things I like doing most - driving and magic tricks. They bought me my first go-kart and a magician's kit. Votes: 0

Do not analyze things to death. Sometimes the best strategy is, "Ready, fire, aim." Do it first , then make adjustments. The answer lies in action-not in words. Votes: 0

I see and write things first as an artist, second as a woman, and third as a New Yorker. All three have built-in perspectives that aren't neutral. Votes: 0

Marriage and family are certainly beautiful parts of life, but I believe those things can truly be appreciated only when we find, love, and respect ourselves first. Votes: 0

First, there was 2 Stupid Dogs. Then, Dexter's Laboratory. And now, Powerpuff Girls. There were a lot of little things in between, but those were the main ones. Votes: 0

The first thing you must know as an actor or director is the space you will inhabit. See the architecture; imagine where things can happen in space. Votes: 0

Things often offer themselves to our mind in a more finished form in the very first thought, than we might have made them by muchart and study. Votes: 0

An M.P. once suggested I be put in the Tower of London for saying derogatory things about the royals. There's no First Amendment in my country. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

First, there was 2 Stupid Dogs. Then, Dexters Laboratory. And now, Powerpuff Girls. There were a lot of little things in between, but those were the main ones. Votes: 0

These things end," she said. "They always end. Nobody marries their first love. First love is just that. First. It's implied that something else will follow. Votes: 0

In the studio system, things are expected of a film. By the first, second, third act, there's a generic language that comes out of the more commercial system. Votes: 0

One of the first things I did was interview the President of the United States. Some people work their whole lives and can't interview someone of that stature. Votes: 0

At home in bed that first night I had patchy, mundane dreams about normal things. It would be nobler and less uncomfortable to write that I tossed sleeplessly. Votes: 0

A good government implies two things; first, fidelity to the objects of the government; secondly, a knowledge of the means, by which those objects can be best attained. Votes: 0

Put First Things First! These four words cover an entire philosophy which can be applied with profit by every business leader, by every executive and by every employee. Votes: 0

We must make haste then, not only because we are daily nearer to death, but also because the conception of things and the understanding of them cease first. Votes: 0

When I read Dickens for the first time, I thought he was Jewish, because he wrote about oppression and bigotry, all the things that my father talked about. Votes: 0

In my view, the Christian religion is the most important and one of the first things in which all children, under a free government ought to be instructed. Votes: 0

A poet sees things in two ways: First, as a child who never saw it before, and Second, as a dying man who will never see it again. Votes: 0

Things have their roots and branches. Affairs have their beginnings and their ends. To know what is first and what is last will lead one near the Way. Votes: 0

I wrote my first books when I was single and then I got married and then had a kid and there were different things happening in my life. Votes: 0

It was in the mid-70's, '74 or '75 I started doing leadership conferences for pastors and in '79 I wrote my first book "Think On These Things". Votes: 0

I didn’t break his jaw, but if he lays a hand on you, it will be the first of many things to break,” Patch said. Votes: 0

My mind-set, my mental game and my hard work is at a first-round level. I play at a first-round level. I've done things that most guys haven't done. Votes: 0

It doesn't take long to write things of which you know nothing. When you write of actual things, it takes longer, because you have to live them first. Votes: 0

There are three things which are real: God, human folly, and laughter. Since the first two pass our comprehension, we must do what we can with the third. Votes: 0

The fundamental level of success is doing the hard things first - If you go for the feared thing first, then the rest of the day is easy. Votes: 0

The hard thing is to stick to things when you have outlived the first interest, and not yet got the second which comes with a sort of mastery. Votes: 0

My paternal grandmother gave me the courage to investigate things and not take things at face value or judge people by what I first imagine them to be. Votes: 0

Hopefully I'll be successful with the singing, but there are so many other things I want to do, like acting. I'll do them one at a time first! Votes: 0

It was the hour of morning, when the sun mounts with those stars that shone with it when God's own love first set in motion those fair things Votes: 0

The first mark of intelligence, to be sure, is not to start things; the second mark of intelligence is to pursue to the end what you have started. Votes: 0

I do not know at first what it is that harms me. The men and things of to-day are wont to be fairer and truer in to-morrow's memory. Votes: 0

To be a great artist, you have to be willing to take risks and to do things that no one would ever pay you for -- at first. Votes: 0

Spiritual growth depends on two things: first a willingness to live according to the Word of God; second, a willingness to take whatever consequences emerge as a result. Votes: 0

States that rise quickly, just as all the other things of nature that are born and grow rapidly, cannot have roots and ramifications; the first bad weather kills them Votes: 0

Self-realization means to know truth through yourself, and not through others. By seeking God first, through Self-realization, all things-strength, power, prosperity, wisdom, health, and immortality-will be added unto you. Votes: 0

Our mothers' generation fought so hard to change things and we're the first generation to benefit. And now you get girls in their twenties who say they're not feminists. Votes: 0

By viewing nature, nature's handmaid art, Makes mighty things from small beginnings grow: Thus fishes first to shipping did impart, Their tail the rudder, and their head the prow. Votes: 0

Having children obviously changes your priorities, but when you start to see life through these innocent eyes and seeing everything for the first time, you appreciate the small things. Votes: 0

The man of the true religious tradition understands two things: liberty and obedience. The first means knowing what you really want. The second means knowing what you really trust. Votes: 0

Through knowledge we behold the world's creation, How in his cradle first he fostered was; And judge of Nature's cunning operation, How things she formed of a formless mass. Votes: 0

You're never healing the level you're on. You're always healing the level you came from. For example, you know things today that you didn't know in your first marriage. Votes: 0

We learned after the first semester in law school that it's best never to discuss exams. If notes are compared afterwards, you become painfully aware of things you missed. Votes: 0

I like the first-person games, but I like the two-person element in terms of playing basketball games with my friends. That's a good time; we have tournaments and things. Votes: 0

Imagination runs out. But it makes sense, right? We probably just imagine things based on what we already know, and we run out of analogies in the thirty-first century. Votes: 0

The first thing I'd do [as a president] is de-regulate about 90-percent of the things that they've got regulation on, OK, including duck hunting. We're way over-regulated on everything. Votes: 0

Well, I probably, I guess first became aware of the whole, what I call the nuclear complex or weapons work those kinds of things, right out of law school. Votes: 0

I first met the subject of X-ray diffraction of crystals in the pages of the book W. H. Bragg wrote for school children in 1925, Concerning the Nature of Things. Votes: 0

I try not to worry about rewriting books that worked well the first time. I'm too busy writing new books to worry about things that are already in print Votes: 0

Peter Ustinov was the first really positive influence in my career. He was real and he bore witness to it. The things he said to you, he lived them. Votes: 0

When you work as hard as you can and as much as you can to make your first album, and you don't make any money, then you change things. Votes: 0

I have learned that only two things are necessary to keep one's wife happy. First, let her think she's having her own way. And second, let her have it. Votes: 0

When I came to the West, I saw many, many things for the first time. But I also saw the prosperity of the West critically. It wasn't really Heaven. Votes: 0

It's almost scary how good things are right now. I've been engaged now for about a year, and it's the first time anything like that has happened to me. Votes: 0

It is in the small things we see it. The child's first step, as awesome as an earthquake. The first time you rode a bike, wallowing up the sidewalk. Votes: 0

I try not to worry about rewriting books that worked well the first time. I'm too busy writing new books to worry about things that are already in print. Votes: 0

It's almost scary how good things are right now. I've been engaged now for about a year and it's the first time anything like that has happened to me. Votes: 0

Writing a first novel was an arduous crash course. I learned so much in the six years it took me to write it, mostly technical things pertaining to craft. Votes: 0

Bad taste is not illegal. I always got my first laughs as a kid by saying inappropriate things. That's always how we're going to get our laughs as comics. Votes: 0

I have seen things few of my countrymen have. The first time I went on an aeroplane I couldn't work out how the lavatories worked up in the sky. Votes: 0

There are two things to aim at in life: first, to get what you want; and after that, to enjoy it. Only the wisest of mankind achieve the second. Votes: 0

I chart a little first-list of names, rough synopsis of chapters, and so on. But one daren't overplan; so many things are generated by the sheer act of writing. Votes: 0

The first and last lesson of religion is, 'The things that are seen are temporal; the things that are not seen are eternal.' It puts an affront upon nature. Votes: 0

Every young writer, I imagine, has their first intellectual magazine, whose essays and articles are devoured all the more greedily for being slightly over one's head. Mine was First Things. Votes: 0

...you spend a much larger part of your life being old, not young. Rules change along the way. The first things to go are those things you thought were eternal. Votes: 0

Successful people know they need to get many things done-and done effectively. Therefore, they concentrate their time and energy on doing one thing at a time-and on doing first things firs. Votes: 0

One of the first things every press secretary assures you is, the boss has a wonderful sense of humor, because not to have a sense of humor is considered flagrantly un-American. Votes: 0

The things we do today - sowing seeds, or sharing simple truths of Christ - people will someday refer to as the first things that prompted them to think of Him. Votes: 0

It always rains on the unloved-wet dreams-a fishing expedition-she kisses wyverns (the disneyland analogy)-dinner etiquette and chocolate lovers-desire swears by the first circle-"things are changing"-what can possibly go wrong? Votes: 0

Which [the cyber hacking] is why one of the first things we must do is to enforce all classification rules and to enforce all laws relating to the handling of classified information. Votes: 0

The culture at Valve is pretty much crowdsourced. The handbook is a wiki. One of the first things we say to new hires is, 'You have to change something in the handbook.' Votes: 0

One of the things that fascinated people about the twins, and one of the first things that comes to people's minds when they see Siamese Twins is: well, how do you have sex? Votes: 0

That's one of the first things that comes out of young people's mouths when they're in love. FOREVER. And that's cool, it's all good-until you get old enough to realize what forever is. Votes: 0

That's one of the first things that comes out of young people's mouths when they're in love. FOREVER. And that's cool, it's all good-until you get old enough to realize what forever is. Votes: 0

One of the first things I look for in a woman I meet is a sense of humor, a sort of light acceptance of the world and the people who live in it. Votes: 0

To me, movies and music go hand in hand. When I'm writing a script, one of the first things I do is find the music I'm going to play for the opening sequence. Votes: 0

Habit 1: Be Proactive Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind Habit 3: Put First Things First Habit 4: Think Win/Win Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood Habit 6: Synergize Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw Votes: 0

The best thing about lying in bed late is that you learn to distinguish between first things and trivia, for whatever presses on you has to prove its importance before it makes you move. Votes: 0

One of the first things a family tries to teach its children is the difference between good and evil, right and wrong. One of the first things our schools do is destroy that distinction. Votes: 0

Well, one of the first things is to restore the rule of law, to place the government back under the cage of law. Another thing is to stop falling for the myth of democracy. Votes: 0

On My First Driving Lesson "First things first: A car has five gears. What is that smell?"¦Okay, first thing before that first thing: Farting in a car that's not moving makes you an asshole. Votes: 0

I like listening to old soul music. I like Sam Cooke. When I was growing up, the first things I was listening to was Whitney Houston and Cher. They were really big inspirations for me. Votes: 0

One of the first things I picked up when I was very, very young out of a record store was work from Peter Saville - the early things he used to do for Factory Records. Votes: 0

When you write what you know, you stay in control. One of the first things I encourage my writing students to do is to lose control - say what they want to say, break structure. Votes: 0