F Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with F. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“First and foremost, I'm a journalist. My business is the truth. Now, I happen to be other things, too - a pop-culture phenomenon, the most in-demand speaker on the campus lecture circuit, whatever.”
“First and foremost, I'm a running back. That's how I perceive myself.”
“First and foremost, I've realized that I've been snowboarding for many years, and the biggest high that I get is when I really cut myself off from society, to really know the mountain. The high that I get from hiking up these mountains is a much bigger challenge than taking a helicopter to the top. I have to put more into it, but I get a lot more excitement out of it.”
“First and foremost, it's important to remember that, from my perspective at least, my most important legacy was making sure that the world didn't go into a Great Depression.”
“First and foremost, my hats off to our directors and camera department. That is something I will miss after Longmire. I can't imagine working on another show that looks like this. We'll get the whole crew out on location and have a hundred people standing around, waiting for about 40 minutes, so that sun is just a little bit further in the sky and the light is hitting the cloud, in the perfect way.”
“First and foremost, note that Plato always wrote dialogues, and never attempted to produce a theoretical or scientific treatise. This is a big clue for me. From beginning to end, Plato was aware of the limits of theoretical and technical reasoning, and his dialogues are a massive exploration.”
“First and foremost, prayer is so helpful. But I think that you need to face your fears head on. Don't avoid them or say that you're not scared. Acknowledge it and be honest about it. It's normal to get nervous about a big game or to get nervous about an important event in your life.”
“First and foremost, Tendulkar is an entertainer and that for me is as important factor as any fact or figure. Too often boring players have been pushed forward as great by figures alone. For sheer entertainment, he will keep cricket alive.”
“First and foremost, that I will, obviously, be the president of all the people, as opposed to one segment. When you look at some of the appointments, there`s great concern because does it really represent all the people, and somehow figuring out how to bring the nation together.”
“First and foremost, that's what I am, I'm a writer. I can't draw worth a darn. I don't draw, I write.”
“First and foremost, the monk should own nothing in this world, but he should have as his possessions solitude of the body, modesty of bearing, a modulated tone of voice, and a well-ordered manner of speech. He should be without anxiety as to his food and drink, and should eat in silence.”
“First and foremost, The Quiet Invasion is a first contact story. What would we do if we actually found evidence of alien life out there? It's also about politics.”
“First and foremost, we have to focus on what we're doing and not worry about what Bayern - or any other clubs - are doing.”
“First and foremost, we need to be the adults we want our children to be. We should watch our own gossiping and anger. We should model the kindness we want to see.”
“First and foremost, we need to go and destroy ISIS. And we need to do this with our Arab friends and our friends in Europe.”
“First and foremost, with everybody we wanted to see if they can pull off the songs, play them correctly, and that they it felt right musically. That's something Mike [Mangini] did, it felt like the band. He really gets the style and delivers in a powerful metal way.”
“First and foremost, you do not have to live up to or emulate the lives of any of your predecessors. But at the very least, you should know about them. You will have your own life, interests, and ideas of what you want or do not want in life. Do what you enjoy doing. Be honest with yourself and others. Don't think of satisfying anyone: your elders, peers, government, religion, or children who will come after you. Develop meaningful ideals, and become conscious of others, their existence, and their lives.”
“First and foremost, you have to remember that restaurants are businesses and they have to stay in business. And though everyone thinks they want grass fed beef, most people actually prefer the taste of corn fed - it is less dry, more marbled, and less gamey, not to mention much less expensive than grass fed.”
“First and foremost, you've got to make yourself happy. Essentially being who you are is the most important thing. When you're after truth, happiness always comes.”
“First and foremost: Feed people.”
“First and last follow each other.”
Source: Lao-tzu's Taoteching: With Selected Commentaries from the Past 2,000 Years
“First and last, what is demanded of genius is love of truth.”
“First, and most importantly, a person must recognize their opponents: ego, fear, and judgment. Otherwise, those opponents remain in control. But once a person is aware of their opponents, they can disengage and step aside. Simply acknowledging these behaviors sets them off-balance and facilitates their fall.”
Source: Through the Darkness: A Story of Love from the Other Side
“First and most obvious, bring out the three old warhorses of competition - cost, quality, and service - and drive them to new levels, making every person in the organization see them for what they are, a matter of survival.”
“first.
anti.blackness: black is non.
second.
fetish: black non ness is. fascination. taboo. obsession. necessary
consumption.
third.
exotic: the act of making black non ness acceptable. touchable.
valuable.
fourth.
anti.blackness: black is non.
— the box circle”
Source: Nejma
“First, anyone who seriously intends to become a philosopher
must "once in his life" withdraw into himself and attempt,
within himself, to overthrow and build anew all the sciences
that, up to then, he has been accepting. Philosophy wisdom
(sagesse) is the philosophizer's quite personal affair. It must
arise as His wisdom, as his self-acquired knowledge tending
toward universality, a knowledge for which he can answer from
the beginning, and at each step, by virtue of his own absolute
insights.”
Source: Cartesian Meditations: An Introduction to Phenomenology
“First Artificial Intelligence stole all the jobs. Then it snatched up all the people off the streets at night, and now I'm left alone, playing my saxophone at the moon.”
Source: The Lewis and Clark of The Ozarks
“First ask why, and decide whether something is worth doing. Only after that should you set about doing it as well as you can.”
“First ask yourself: What is the worst that can happen? Then prepare to accept it. Then proceed to improve on the worst.”
“First bathrooms, now cars. At least people are wearing their seat belts.”
“First be a magnificent artist and then you can do whatever, but the art must be first.”
“First be best, then be first.”
Source: Tinker in Television: From General Sarnoff to General Electric
“First, be curious; then, feed your curiosity.”
“First be effective and then be efficient.”
“First, be perfect then expect others to be perfect.”
Source: Life Simplified: Quote - Unquote
“First be sure a thing is wanted or needed, then go ahead.”
“First be sure that you know exactly what you want to say. Then be sure you have said exactly that.”
“First be the best and then be first”
“First, be the true and real human, the second, study that, what is humanity before you love anyone. You may understand the feeling of each other in a stable conception.”
“First, be the true and the real human, second, study it that, what is the humanity before you love anyone. You may understand the feeling of each other in a stable conception.”
“First become a winner in life. Then it's easier to become a winner on the field.”
“First become a Zorba, a flower of this earth, and earn the capacity through it to become a Buddha - the flower of the other world. The other world is not away from this world; the other world is not against this world: the other world is hidden in this. This is only a manifestataion of the other, and the other is the unmanifest part of this.”
“First become alone. First start enjoying yourself. First love yourself. First become so authentically happy that if nobody comes it doesn't matter; you are full, overflowing. If nobody knocks at your door it is perfectly okay; you are not missing. You are not waiting for someone to come and knock at the door. You are at home. If somebody comes: good-beautiful. If nobody comes that too is beautiful and good.”
“First begin between selves, set a definite time, at each at that time put down what the other is doing. Do this 20 days. You shall find you have the key to telepathy.”
“First believe in yourself, rest will follow.”
“First, believe that change is possible. It's what will have the greatest impact on your effort, your habits, your motivation; and ultimately, your success.”
“First best is falling in love. Second best is being in love. Least best is falling out of love. But any of it is better than never having been in love.”
“First birth is from your parents, but real birth, real life, begins when one accepts a bona fide spiritual master and renders service unto him. Then the path is open for going back to home, back to Godhead, to live eternally in full knowledge and full bliss and in association with the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself, Lord Krishna.”
“First black president ever, and to be living while it happened - that's a good part of history. That's probably the biggest person I admire right now.”
“First blood is mine. Last blood counts for more. --Artemis Entreri and Drizzt Do'Urden”