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“First, speaking for myself, I don't want to ever be in a position where I'm telling other directors how to make movies, because I don't think it's any of my business.”

“First, the avid student must be aware that when the world was young it knew only seven things: water, life and death, salt, night, birds and the length of an hour.”

World Firsts Young Night Water Hours Students Bird Seven Life And Death Length Salt Avid

Author:Catherynne M. Valente

Source: Deathless

“First, the constitution [of Ukraine] has to be reformed. Only then can confidence building and border security follow.”

Firsts Security Building Constitution Borders Ukraine Confidence Building Border Security

Author:Vladimir Putin

“First, the constitution ought to secure a genuine and guard against a select militia, by providing that the militia shall always be kept well organized, armed, and disciplined, and include, according to the past and general usuage of the states, all men capable of bearing arms; and that all regulations tending to render this general militia useless and defenceless, by establishing select corps of militia, or distinct bodies of military men, not having permanent interests and attachments in the community to be avoided.”

“First, the desert is the country of madness. Second, it is the refuge of the devil, thrown out into the "wilderness of upper Egypt" to "wander in dry places." Thirst drives man mad, and the devil himself is mad with a kind of thirst for his own lost excellence--lost because he has immured himself in it and closed out everything else. So the man who wanders into the desert to be himself must take care that he does not go mad and become the servant of the one who dwells there in a sterile paradise of emptiness and rage.”

Men Firsts Kind Doe Country Care Lost He Man Devil Madness Mad Excellence Take Care Rage Wander Desert Servant Paradise Dry Emptiness Thrown Wilderness Refuge Thirst Egypt

Author:Thomas Merton

Source: Thoughts In Solitude

“First, the federal government, one of the fundamental responsibilities that it has is to protect the nation's health and wellbeing. And this [Zika virus] is a threat to public health in the United States. It is a very serious disease.”

Firsts States Government Nations United Responsibility United States Serious Protect Disease Fundamentals Threat Federal Government Viruses Wellbeing Public Health Health And Wellbeing

Author:Marco Rubio

“First, the firearms industry has been around and has been respected for generations. They provide a valuable service and a highly desirable product to millions of sportsmen and supporters of those second amendment rights.”

Firsts Has Beens Millions Rights Generations Products Industry Valuable Amendments Supporter Desirable Second Amendment Firearms Sportsman

Author:Cliff Stearns

“First, the human mind should be harmonized, then the harmony of Nature will spontaneously take place.”

Should Mind Firsts Humans Nature Harmony Human Mind

Author:Mata Amritanandamayi

“First, the oil and gas business pays its fair share of taxes. Despite the current debate on energy taxes, few businesses pay more in taxes than oil and gas companies. The worldwide effective tax rate for our industry in 2010 was 40 percent. That's higher than the U.S. statutory rate of 35 percent and the rate for manufacturers of 26.5 percent.”

Firsts Energy Pay Company Share Industry Higher Taxes Percent Fairs Rate Currents Oil Debate Despite Gas Fair Share Oil And Gas

Author:John S. Watson

“First, the only certainty is that there is no certainty. Second, every decision, as a consequence, is a matter of weighing probabilities. Third, despite uncertainty we must decide and we must act. And lastly, we need to judge decisions not only on the results, but on how they were made.”

Needs Firsts Made Matter Decision Results Judging Consequence Thirds Despite Certainty Uncertainty Probability Weighing

Author:Robert Rubin

“First, the probable cause of AIDS has been found: a variant of a known human cancer virus. Second, not only has the agent been identified, but a new process has been developed to mass produce this virus. Thirdly, with the discovery of both the virus and this new process, we now have a blood test for AIDS. With a blood test, we can identify AIDS victims with essentially 100% certainty.”

Firsts Humans Has Beens Found Causes Process Known Blood Produce Mass Discovery Tests Victim Cancer Aids Agents Certainty Viruses Probable Cause Blood Tests New Processes

Author:Margaret Heckler

“First, the security and privacy of sensitive taxpayer information is absolutely essential.”

Firsts Security Information Essentials Sensitive Privacy Taxpayers Aquariums

Author:Jim Ramstad

“First, the skill of storytelling helps to galvanize your team. Second, the discipline of storytelling requires leaders to be clear about their intentions and to prioritize what fits into the story versus secondary goals and issues. Third, there is possibly an artifact here - great storytellers can make their exploits and achievements sound very exciting and memorable. Successful leaders who are not good storytellers won't get the acknowledgement and appreciation they deserve.”

Helping Goal Leader Successful Team Discipline Fit Achievement Deserve Exciting Intention Appreciation Storytelling Memorable Storyteller Acknowledgement Prioritize

Author:Gary A. Klein

“First, the three of us holed up in winter in a cabin and took the 500 hours down to twelve hours. Then we found an editor, Lambis Haralambidis. He took that twelve hours and brought it to five. Then we get together and started taking the ax and chopping off different parts of our film.”

Firsts Different Together Film Three Found Hours Five Winter Editors Twelve Get Together Cabins Chopping

Author:Sam Pressman

“First, the year 2004, the year past, the Comptroller General of the United States, David A. Walker, said that arguably it was the worst year in American fiscal history, clearly setting our Nation on an unsustainable path.”

Years Firsts Said States Past Nations United United States Path Worst Setting Settings Walkers Years Past

Author:Jim Cooper

“First, then, a woman will, or won't, - depend on't; If she will do't, she will; and there's an end on't. But, if she won't, since safe and sound your trust is, Fear is affront: and jealousy injustice.”

Ifs Firsts Ends Wisdom Sound Wise Depends Safe Injustice Affront Safe And Sound

Author:Aaron Hill

Source: The Dramatic Works of Aaron Hill: Esq; ...

“First, then, I say, that the mind, which we often call the intellect, in which is placed the conduct and government of life, is not less an integral part of man himself, than the hand, and foot, and eyes, are portions of the whole animal.”

Men Mind Firsts Whole Hands Government Eye Life Is Animal Feet Intellect Portions Hands And Feet

Author:Lucretius

Source: On the Nature of Things

“First, then, State Socialism, which may be described as the doctrine that all the affairs of men should be managed by the government, regardless of individual choice.”

Men Should Firsts May States Government Choices Individual Affair Socialism Doctrine Rehabilitation Swagger Swag Individual Choice

Author:Benjamin Tucker

Source: State Socialism and Anarchism and Other Essays

“First, there are many who can fight, but they're small in stature; Zhang Lanxin is 177 cm [5'9"+] tall, with very long hands and legs, and very quick. In the scenes, I tried to show all of her special strengths and qualities. Plus, Zhang Lanxin has extraordinary staying power: it was only yesterday at the airport that I saw her cell phone photos from the hospital where she was having blood clots in her knee being cleared up, and I hadn't known till then that she had this problem.”

“First, there are some of my readers who only read Hap and Leonard, not the other stuff, and some who don't read Hap and Leonard, but a large percentage are crossover readers. And yes, I did refuse to go to Vietnam and it looked like prison was in my future, but they sent me to the psychiatrist and he gave me a 1-Y, which is unfit for military service essentially.”

Firsts Stuff Military Reader Prison Refuse Vietnam Percentages Psychiatrist My Future Military Service Crossover

Author:Joe R. Lansdale

“First, there has been a lot of interest in The Drive-in, but, alas, it hasn't actually come to fruition. Maybe soon. Don really got Bubba and I didn't think it could be a film. I thought it was too odd to make it to film. He asked me to do the screenplay, but I declined. I didn't see that it could be a screenplay but he wrote one and proved me wrong. He was always considerate about what I thought about the film and the story's presentation, but in the end, he's the director and he had to make decisions. All good ones.”

Thinking Firsts Has Beens Ends Stories Film Interest Decision Directors Odd Alas Presentation Screenplays Considerate Fruition Bubba

Author:Joe R. Lansdale

“First, there is no typical grief cycle, and second, it's not something I went through. I'm still grieving.”

Firsts Stills Leadership Grief Football Grieving Nfl Cycles Typical Inspiring Football

Author:Tony Dungy

Source: Quiet Strength: A Memoir

“First, there is the law. It must be obeyed. But the law is the minimum. You must act ethically.”

Firsts Law Minimum

Author:Buck Rodgers

“First, there is the person one thinks he is and the appearance one thinks he has. Then there is the thing one actually is, and there is that which the others think, and here a myriad-faced being arose in her thought, but the second came back as being more difficult to know, for what eyes would see it and where would it stay?”

Thinking Knows Firsts Persons Eye Difficult Appearance

Author:Elizabeth Madox Roberts

“First, there must be talent. . .Then there must be discipline. . .Then there must be. . .and absolute conscience. . .to prevent faking.”

Firsts Talent Discipline Conscience Absolutes

Author:Ernest Hemingway

“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.”

Firsts Littles Girl Dog Stupid Little Things Laboratory

Author:Craig McCracken

“First, there was Confucius. Then, the sayings of Chairman Mao. And now the pithy, ironic, and humorous insights of Ai Weiwei. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this collection, which reflects a well-developed philosophy as well as a keen understanding of the Chinese Communist system. This is China made easy and interesting.”

Firsts Wells Made Philosophy Reading Easy Understanding Interesting Humorous China Insight Enjoyed Chinese Collections Communist Ironic Chairman Mao Chairman Mao Pithy

Author:Jerome A. Cohen

“First, there's the job - where the goal is simply to earn a living and support your family. Then there's the career - where you trace your progress through various appointments and achievements. Finally, there's the calling - the ideal blend of activity and character that makes work inseparable from life.”

Firsts Character Helping Jobs Goal Careers Support Progress Calling Activity Achievement Ideals Various Our Family Volunteer Inseparable Serving Others Appointments

Author:Robert Bella

“First, therefore, [the Jew] goes about making up to the people for his previous sins against them. He begins his career as the 'benefactor' of mankind. Since his new benevolence has a practical foundation, he cannot very well adhere to the old Biblical recommendation, that the left hand should not know what the right hand giveth.”

“First, they were bred when I was not capable to observe or before I was born; likewise the breeding of men is of a different manner from that of women.”

Men Firsts Different Literature Born Capable Breeding

Author:Margaret Cavendish

“First, think. Second, believe. Third, dream.And finally, dream.”

Thinking Life Firsts Believe Ideas Dream Imagination Thirds Dare To Dream

Author:Walt Disney

“First, this is a great job, and i'm excited about it." "Second, i'm ambitious, but i can succeed almost everywhere." "What I can't do anywhere is be with you." "Choosing to be with you isn't a difficult decision, Jacqueline. It's easy. Incredibly easy.”

Firsts I Can Jobs Easy Difficult Decision Succeed Excited Ambitious Great Job Difficult Decisions

Author:Tammara Webber

“First, this isn't about telecommuting, because we still have offices that people will come to regularly when they need to brainstorm together, meet with clients, or do research in the library.”

People Needs Firsts Stills Together Economy Office Research Library Clients

Author:Jay Chiat

“First, this law - the National Defense Education Act - ended years and years of debate about one controversial question: 'Shall the Federal Government, with all its massive resources, get directly involved in aiding American education?' The answer this law gave was a loud 'Yes!' - and thus we paved the way for a new era of support for education in America. This law, in fact, helped make possible more than 50 new education laws passed in my administration.”

Source: Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Lyndon B. Johnson, 1968-1969

“First, those who disagree with market efficiency simply assert that it stands to common sense that greater effort to get facts and greater acumen in analyzing those facts will pay off in better performance somehow measured. (By this logic, cure for cancer must have been found by 1955).”

Firsts Has Beens Facts Found Common Effort Pay Greater Logic Performances Investing Cancer Common Sense Cures Disagree Efficiency Analyzing Acumen Market Efficiency

Author:Paul Samuelson

“First, to begin with, Mexico is North American; the one that is using wrong the term is United States. United States is not North America. North America is Mexico, United States, and Canada.”

Firsts States America Term United United States Canada Mexico North America

Author:Vicente Fox

“First, undoubtedly, there are some people who are coming from Cuba who immediately, or from any other country, benefit. But, what is the difference between that and someone who is coming from Nicaragua, Guatemala, Mexico, etc.? That is, we are simply going to say that someone who comes from another country to the United States - the first five years they're here - they don't qualify for federal benefits. They may benefit from local benefits, state benefits. Those decisions belong to other jurisdictions.”

People Years Firsts May Country States Differences Decision United United States Five Benefits Locals Five Years Etc Mexico Other Countries Cuba Jurisdiction Nicaragua Guatemala

Author:Marco Rubio

“First, we are born in the same galaxy. Born of the same species. Our lifetimes overlap. The meetings between humans are so unlikely as to be miraculous. To laugh, to cry, and to fall in love. Everyone is made up of a collection of 1% chances. Thus, I am dazzled by the fact that there are so many miracles in this world.”

World Firsts Humans Made Facts Fall Born Chance Laughing Our Lives Cry This World Falling In Love Galaxy Unlikely Lap Life Time

Author:Hikaru Nakamura

“First, we become aware of that which is Divine around us. Then we become aware of that which is Divine within us. Finally, we become aware that all is Divine, and that there is nothing else. This is the moment of our awakening.”

Firsts Moments Awareness Divine Awakening

Author:Neale Donald Walsch

“First, we believe in absolutely gun-free, zero-tolerance, totally safe schools. That means no guns in America's schools, period ... with the rare exception of law enforcement officers or trained se curity personnel.”

Firsts Believe Mean School America Law Periods Safe Gun Tolerance Exception Zero Officers Law Enforcement Enforcement Personnel Zero Tolerance Guns In America

Author:Wayne LaPierre

“First, we believe that God is a being with a body in form like man's; that he possesses body, parts and passions; that in a word, God is an exalted, perfected man. Secondly, we believe in a plurality of Gods. Third, we believe that somewhere and some time in the ages to come, through development, through enlargement, through purification until perfection is attained, man at last may become like God - a God.”

Men Firsts Believe May Body Age Lasts Form Passion Development Perfection Thirds Exalted Purification Enlargement

Author:B. H. Roberts

“First, we can pray in communion with the Church on earth and in heaven. Let us not underestimate the power of so many voices united in prayer!”

Firsts Earth Heaven Voice Church Prayer United Praying Communion Underestimate

Author:Pope Francis

“First, we could have defied both of them and could have gone to war against both of these nations for this violation of international law and interference with our neutral rights.”

Firsts War Law Nations Gone Rights International Violation Interference International Law

Author:George W. Norris

Source: Fighting Liberal: The Autobiography of George W. Norris

“First, we did rank everybody by risk, and New York comes out number one.”

Firsts Numbers Risk New York

Author:Michael Chertoff

“First, we have to find a common vocabulary for energy security. This notion has a radically different meaning for different people. For Americans it is a geopolitical question. For the Europeans right now it is very much focused on the dependence on imported natural gas.”

People Firsts Different Energy Natural Common Security Right Now Notion Focused Gas Dependence Vocabulary Different Peoples Natural Gas Geopolitical Different Meanings Energy Security

Author:Daniel Yergin

“First, we must continually reaffirm the principle that the security of the United States is not, and should never be, a partisan matter. The United States can best defend its national security interests abroad by uniting behind a bipartisan security policy at home.”

Should Firsts Matter States Home Interest United Behinds Principles United States Security Policy National Security Partisans Bipartisan Uniting Bipartisanship

Author:William Cohen

“First, we must do our own personal work, then we tend the necessary work of our family, then our community, then the world.”

World Firsts Community Mindfulness Our Family Our Community

Author:Laozi

“First, we must liberate people from religion, as religion is understood and practiced today. Second, we must effect a paradigm shift from religiosity to shared spirituality.”

People Firsts God Today Spirituality Effects Understood Paradigm Paradigm Shift

Author:Agnivesh

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