F Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with F. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“First impressions never have a second chance.”
“First impressions of mediaeval life are usually coloured by the courtly romances of Malory and his later refiners. Chaucer brings us down to reality, but his people belong to a prosperous middle-class world, on holiday and in holiday mood. Piers Plowman stands alone as a revelation of the ignorance and misery of the lower classes, whose multiplied grievances came to a head in the Peasants' Revolt of 1381.”
“First in , Last out. Motto of the bridgeburners”
“First in opposition and later in Whitehall, there were cultural barriers to cross. Advisers from the business world were almost unheard of in Whitehall before the Thatcher years Government was confined to career politicians and their career civil servants, with a small sprinkling of journalists and academics on secondment. These four groups appeared to be the only ones entitled to enter the political playground. Their received wisdom was, and probably still is, that businessmen could never succeed in this unfamiliar environment. They tended to overlook the fact that politicians, civil servants and non-business advisers had not been particularly effective either, and that few business people had ever been allowed to take part. I shared Samuel Brittan's scepticism about 'businessmen's economics'. But I did believe that we could learn, and then perhaps offer better thinking than would otherwise be available. - page XIV”
Source: Just in time: Inside the Thatcher revolution
“First in point of time and interest comes the mortgage debt, i.e. the claim for the return of money lent on the security of some tangible object. Such claims are among the earliest fruits of a commercial civilization, and are nearly always affected the same way, viz. by the deposit or pledge of the security with the creditor, to be redeemed or returned on the payment of the debt.”
Source: A Short History of English Law: From the Earliest Times to the End of the Year 1919
“First in violence, deepest in dirt, lawless, unlovely, ill-smelling, irreverent, new; an overgrown gawk of a - village, the "tough" among cities, a spectacle for the nation.”
Source: The Shame of the Cities
“First inclination is to become a monk and leave the situation.”
“First is first, and second is nowhere.”
“First is first,Second is nothing”
“First is first. That's the way I was brought up. Second or third are nowhere.”
“First, is the image, so far projected here, of Mongols draped in gilded cloth that would gladden the heart of a Liberace really true?”
“First is the man ...and then the music. If the man is not intact, the music will not happen.”
“First, it is clear that Christ died to procure for us an actual reconciliation with God, and not only a power for us to be reconciled unto him; for 'when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son,' Rom. v. 10.”
“First it is necessary to stand on your own two feet. But the minute a man finds himself in that position, the next thing he should do is reach out his arms.”
“First it must be known that only a spoken word or a conventional sign is an equivocal or univocal term; therefore a mental contentor concept is, strictly speaking, neither equivocal nor univocal.”
“First, it’s okay to be sad. It’s okay to feel things. Remember that. Second, be a kid for as long as you can. Play games, Travis. Be silly”—her eyes glossed over—“and you and your brothers take care of each other, and your father. Even when you grow up and move away, it’s important to come home. Okay?”
My head bobbed up and down, desperate to please her.
“One of these days you’re going to fall in love, son. Don’t settle for just anyone. Choose the girl that doesn’t come easy, the one you have to fight for, and then never stop fighting. Never”—she took a deep breath—“stop fighting for what you want. And never”—her eyebrows pulled in—“forget that Mommy loves you. Even if you can’t see me.” A tear fell down her cheek. “I will always, always love you.”
Source: Walking Disaster
“First it was "The Silent Generation", then "Generation Boomers", then "Generation X", then "Generation Y" and as last "Generation Z".”
“First, it would sound ridiculous. No one would take us seriously as this was probably an old fairytale. And second, word would surely get back to the Mouse King. The last thing we needed was for him to know we were trying to take the thrown back.”
Source: Sugar Plum Princess
“First it's pretty tires. Next it's pretty guns. Then the next thing you know, you're shaving your beard and wearing capri pants.”
“First job:Be older sister
Second job:Cope with first job
Third job:Get annoyed with jobs.”
“First keep peace with yourself, then you can also bring peace to others.”
“First kill me before you take possession of my Fatherland.”
“First kiss does the trick. The propitious moment. Something inside them goes pop.”
“First kisses were about discovery, transformation, wonder.”
Source: Teardrop
“First know yourself, then know others.”
Source: 空手道二十訓: The Spiritual Legacy of the Master
“First know yourself, then you will begin to understand why things are as they are, and why life is as it is.”
“First knowledge is the knowledge of God.”
Source: Pearls of Wisdom: Great mind
“First ladies are doing a lot. But the job remains undefined, frequently misunderstood, and subject to political attacks far nastier in some ways than those any President has ever faced.”
“First Ladies have always been held like specimens under a media microscope.”
“First ladies throughout our history have been expected to be adoring wives and perfect mothers.”
Source: First Lady from Plains
“First Lady Michelle Obama appears on 'Sesame Street' to celebrate the show's 40th anniversary. It's going to be a big episode. Yes, sources say the episode gets a little tense when Ernie and Bert ask the first lady why her husband's dragging his feet on gay marriage.”
“First Lady Michelle Obama has posted an exercise video of her beating up a punching bag. But don't worry, Vice President Biden is going to be OK.”
“First Language (The Sonnet)
English is my second language,
My first language is love.
Neuroscience is my second sense,
My first sense is love.
Theology is my second faith,
My first faith is interfaith.
Philosophy is my second nature,
My first nature is to assimilate.
Analog is my second passion,
My first passion is dialogue.
Law is my second task, my first,
Is taking beings out of the bog.
All labels are second labels,
Our native label is human.
All tradition is second tradition,
Earth's native tradition is compassion.”
Source: Visvavictor: Kanima Akiyor Kainat
“First Law
In every animal which has not passed the limit of its development, a more frequent and continuous use of any organ gradually strengthens, develops and enlarges that organ, and gives it a power proportional to the length of time it has been so used; while the permanent disuse of any organ imperceptibly weakens and deteriorates it, and progressively diminishes its functional capacity, until it finally disappears.
Second Law
All the acquisitions or losses wrought by nature on individuals, through the influence of the environment in which their race has long been placed, and hence through the influence of the predominant use or permanent disuse of any organ; all these are preserved by reproduction to the new individuals which arise, provided that the acquired modifications are common to both sexes, or at least to the individuals which produce the young.”
Source: Zoological Philosophy
“First law of Bad Management: If something isn't working, do more of it.”
Source: Slack: Getting Past Burnout, Busywork, and the Myth of Total Efficiency
“First Law of Heroics.” The Monaciello grinned up at a confused September. “Someone has to tell you it’s impossible, or the Quest can’t go on.”
“First law of poultry farming: keep your livestock busy with trivial problems, so they stay ever oblivious to systemic criminal activities. That's why the West makes such a song and dance about Hitler, so that the actual world criminals never lose their pedestal of heroic honor.”
Source: Sonnets From The Mountaintop
“First law of responsible activism - make way for the ambulance, otherwise, there's no difference between you and a petty terrorist.”
Source: Şehit Sevda Society: Even in Death I Shall Live
“First law on holes - when you're in one, stop digging!”
“First law: The pesticide paradox. Every method you use to prevent or find bugs leaves a residue of subtler bugs against which those methods are ineffective.”
“First lead [in a movie] requires a different approach like trying not to give it all away in the first scene. It is a skill, a learned skill.”
“First, learn enough to conquer your dreams, then keep learning.”
Source: The Other Wife: A Novel in Verse
“First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak.”
Source: The Works of Epictetus: Consisting of His Discourses in Four Books Preserved by Arrian, the Enchiridion, and Fragments
“First learn to become invincible, then wait for your enemy's moment of vulnerability.”
“First lesson learned: Knowing doesn't hold a candle to doing.”
Source: Repossessed
“First let a little love find entrance into their hearts, and the rest will follow.”
“First let a man teach himself, and then he will be taught by others.”
Source: Maxims and Reflections
“First let me report that the art in the Barnes Collection has never looked better. My trips to the old Barnes were always amazing, but except on the sunniest days, you could barely see the art. The building always felt pushed beyond its capacity.”
“First, let me say that it is hardly new to suggest that sexual aberrations are the underlying motivations for sexual behavior. What I would like to suggest at this time is a much closer relationship between sex and crime. In fact, I suggest that crime - in modern society - has become a substitute for sex.”
Source: The Anderson Tapes
“First, let no one rule your mind or body. Take special care that your thoughts remain unfettered... . Give men your ear, but not your heart. Show respect for those in power, but don't follow them blindly. Judge with logic and reason, but comment not. Consider none your superior whatever their rank or station in life. Treat all fairly, or they will seek revenge. Be careful with your money. Hold fast to your beliefs and others will listen.”
Source: Eragon