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“The first big break was winning a scholarship to go to Cambridge University. I was very lucky, because my parents couldn't have afforded a university education for me. Without a scholarship I couldn't possibly have gone.”

Firsts Bigs Winning Parent Break Gone Lucky University Scholarship Cambridge University Education Cambridge University

Author:Trevor Nunn

“From folk to tribal to Cab Calloway, Cole Porter, Gershwin to the Rolling Stones, whose first record was all covers, to country-western, bebop, blues, and even the referencing in classic hip hop to cliched love ballads of the '80s or whatever - that is kinda gone, and that's just terrifying to me.”

Firsts Country Gone Records Stones Western Folks Hip Hop Hips Classic Hops Rolling 80s Rolling Stones Cab Ballads Gershwin Bebop Referencing Country Western

Author:Cat Power

“Well, I think probably when I first got in the business, I wasn't thinking of being strictly a character actor. But I knew I wanted to be a working actor, and as the years have gone on, I just naturally evolved into that. Because, y'know, I'm not a leading guy. Never was.”

Thinking Knows Years Firsts Wells Character Wanted Guy Actors Gone Character Actors

Author:Stephen Root

“Probably my favorite artists to listen to James Taylor, Stevie Wonder - I haven't gone back in a really long time and really listened to them - my first guitar influences. It's been awhile since I revisited that.”

Firsts Long Artist Wonder Gone Influence Havens Long Time Guitar My Favorite Really Long Favorite Artist

Author:Jonny Lang

“I've slogged like crazy to get where I am. And those who think it's just my body that got me where I am, they should take a look at the others who have rushed in after me. They haven't gone beyond their first feverish film.”

Thinking Should Firsts Looks Body Film Gone Crazy Havens

Author:Mallika Sherawat

“If the world had two gods, it would surely go to ruin-this is the first premise. Now it is known that it has not gone to ruin-this is the second premise. From these premises the conclusion must of necessity follow, that is, the denial of two gods.”

Ifs World Firsts Two God Known Gone Conclusion Ruins Denial Premises

Author:Al-Ghazali

“He (Cato) used to say that in all his life he never repented but of three things. The first was that he had trusted a woman with a secret; the second that he had gone by sea when he might have gone by land; and the third, that had passed one day without having a will by him.”

Firsts Might Used Three Secret Gone Sea Land One Day Thirds Repentance Trusted Three Things Cato

Book:Lives, Translated from the Original Greek: With Notes, Historical and Critical; and a Life of Plutarch

Source: Lives, Translated from the Original Greek: With Notes, Historical and Critical; and a Life of Plutarch

“Nothing exists in the intellect that has not first gone through the senses.”

Firsts Gone Intellect Senses

Author:Plutarch

“You must first realize the thing completely in your mind. Then grasp the brush, fix your attention so that you see clearly what you wish to paint; start quickly, move the brush, follow straight what you see before you, as the buzzard swoops down when the hare jumps out. If you hesitate one moment, it is gone.”

Ifs Mind Firsts Moments Moving Wish Realizing Attention Gone Paint Concentration Brushes Hares Buzzards

Author:Morris Graves

“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

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

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

“The distance that the dead have gone Does not at first appear- Their coming back seems possible For many an ardent year.”

Years Firsts Doe Seems Death Gone Distance Coming Back Ardent

Author:Emily Dickinson

“In the deep jungles of Africa, a traveler was making a long trek. Coolies had been engaged from a tribe to carry the loads. The first day they marched rapidly and went far. The traveler had high hopes of a speedy journey. But the second morning these jungle tribesmen refused to move. For some strange reason they just sat and rested. On inquiry as to the reason for this strange behavior, the traveler was informed that they had gone too fast the first day, and that they were now waiting for their souls to catch up with their bodies.”

Firsts Long Soul Reason Body Moving Waiting Morning Gone Journey Strange Behavior Sat Engaged Load Traveler Tribes Inquiry Jungle

Author:Lettie Cowman

“I came to my first Colts training camp in July of 1950, and it was murder, absolute murder. We had a coach named Clem Crow who must have been nuts. You got to remember that I'd been a Marine, had gone through basic training and spent 26 months in the Pacific during WWII, but the Marine drill instructors had nothing on Clem.”

Firsts Has Beens Remember Gone Months Training Murder Absolutes Coaches Camps Nuts Marine July Wwii Crow Pacific Drills Instructors Training Camp Colts Basic Training

Author:Art Donovan

“The masters thought they were loved until one day one of their favorites farted loudly while serving dinner and the next day was gone. The very first manifestation of the classless society is the disappearance of the servant class.”

Firsts Next Class Gone Masters One Day Dinner Servant Manifestation Serving Next Day Disappearance Classless Society

Author:John Kenneth Galbraith

“For the first time in history, the human species as a whole has gone into politics. Everyone is in the act, and there is no telling what may come of it.”

Firsts Humans May Whole Gone First Time Species Human Species

Book:To Jerusalem and Back

Source: To Jerusalem and Back

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