“This view [of the infinite], which I consider to be the sole correct one, is held by only a few. While possibly I am the very first in history to take this position so explicitly, with all of its logical consequences, I know for sure that I shall not be the last!” KnowsFirstsLastsViewsPositionConsequenceLogicInfiniteCertaintyUncertaintyReasoningLogicalSoleOntology Author:Georg Cantor
“The habit of building houses upon piles, which was first forced upon the people by the position they had chosen, was afterwards followed as a matter of taste, just as it is in Holland.” PeopleFirstsMatterHousePositionBuildingHabitTasteChosenHollandBuilding Houses Book:Anahuac; Or, Mexico and the Mexicans: Ancient and Modern Source: Anahuac; Or, Mexico and the Mexicans: Ancient and Modern
“I don't feel like I'm out of my element or anything like that. I'm very comfortable where I'm at. I enjoy being in this position, and actually it feels like I haven't really been away from it. I feel very comfortable out there from the first tee onwards.” FeelsFirstsEnjoyHavensPositionComfortElementsComfortableTees Author:Aaron Baddeley
“A man must first care for his own household before he can be of use to the state. But no matter how well he cares for his household, he is not a good citizen unless he also takes thought of the state. In the same way, a great nation must think of its own internal affairs; and yet it cannot substantiate its claim to be a great nation unless it also thinks of its position in the world at large.” ThinkingMenWorldWayFirstsWellsMatterStatesUseCareNationsPositionCitizensClaimsAffairInternalsHouseholdGreat NationsGood CitizenInternal Affairs Author:Theodore Roosevelt
“There may be as much nobility in being last as in being first, because the two positions are equally necessary in the world, the one to complement the other.” WorldFirstsMayTwoLastsPositionNobilityComplement Author:Jose Ortega y Gasset