“For the first time in history, Congress has 100 women in it. Congratulations. Welcome to modern times, America. It's great having 100 women in Congress. Unless you're in line for the congressional bathroom.” FirstsAmericaLinesModernFirst TimeCongressWelcomeCongratulationsBathroomModern Times Author:Craig Ferguson
“Love at first sight is not rare, in fact it is extremely common, it happens to some people a few times a year. The feeling of what if when meeting the eyes of a stranger can be love unrecognized.” PeopleIfsYearsFirstsFactsFeelingsHappensEyeCommonSightMeetingsStrangerWhat IfLove At First Sight Book:Between the Bridge and the River: A Novel Source: Between the Bridge and the River: A Novel
“The new Pope, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, is now Pope Francis the 1st. Francis was not his first choice for a name. But the Vatican wisely talked him out of Pope Boo Boo.” FirstsChoicesNamesPopeCardinalsMarioBoo Boo Author:Craig Ferguson
“The first day of spring is known as the vernal equinox. The equinox is special. It only happens twice a year, like a good night in ratings for NBC.” YearsFirstsHappensNightKnownSpecialSpringRatingGood NightNbcFirst Day Of SpringEquinox Author:Craig Ferguson
“Here in Los Angeles, school's out for summer. For thousands of school kids, this is the first week of summer vacation. And for thousands of parents, it's the first week of hell.” FirstsKidsSchoolParentHellWeekSummerLos AngelesVacationSummer Vacation Author:Craig Ferguson
“A woman in Germany gave birth to a 13 1/2 pound baby. That baby was so fat his first word was strudel.” FirstsBabyBirthFatsGermanyPounds Author:Craig Ferguson
“Saudia Arabia takes in half a trillion dollars every year in oil revenue, and the country has a population smaller than New York state, but when your system of government is an eleventh century monarchy, someone's going to end up poor, and it's not gonna be the guy whose first name is King.” YearsFirstsEndsCountryStatesGovernmentGuyNamesPoorHalfCenturyNew YorkKingsDollarsPopulationOilRevenueMonarchyArabiaSystems Of GovernmentNew York State Author:Craig Ferguson
“This is my first week as an American citizen. It's amazing. Now I can vote in the general election - and for American Idol.” FirstsI CanWeekCitizensVoteElectionIdolsAmerican CitizensAmerican IdolGeneral Elections Author:Craig Ferguson
“So far rich people have been very quiet about the possibility of getting taxes raised on them, but that doesn't mean they won't get mad about it, it just means they don't know about it. Because it takes a while for bad news to reach a rich person. First their accountant has to tell the butler, who has to tell the servant, who wouldn't dare interrupt their game of croquet.” PeopleKnowsFirstsMeanPersonsHas BeensGamesRichPossibilityQuietTaxesNewsMadRaisedDareServantRich PeopleBad NewsAccountantsButlersRich PersonCroquet Author:Craig Ferguson
“The first ads for medical marijuana have started airing on television in California. The ads are quite expensive. It costs a lot of money to buy 30 seconds during 'Spongebob Squarepants.'” FirstsTelevisionCostMedicalCaliforniaExpensiveSecondsAdsMarijuanaLots Of MoneyMedical MarijuanaSpongebob Squarepants Author:Craig Ferguson
“Ros was dead. He had loved heroin more than it loved him. I was shocked beyond imagining; he was the first of my friends to fall.” FirstsFallMy FriendsShockedHeroin Author:Craig Ferguson
“Fraser's mother, Janice, was actually quite a happy soul but she had to hide it because, like all pseudo intellectuals, she thought being cheery made her look stupid, which of course she was for believing that rubbish in the first place. She like to talk about Sartre sometimes, just as insurance.” FirstsBelieveLooksMadeSoulSometimesMotherCoursesStupidRubbishPseudoPseudo Intellectuals Book:Between the Bridge and the River: A Novel Source: Between the Bridge and the River: A Novel
