“Yeah, we shot ourselves in the foot right out of the gate. The guy who ran it at first misled pretty much everybody about how much capital we had. He said we had enough to go three years without making money, and we had enough to go three weeks.” YearsFirstsSaidEnoughGuyThreeComedyWeekFeetShotsYeahMaking MoneyRanGatesThree YearsHad EnoughMisled Author:Al Franken
“Horseshoes are lucky. Horses have four bits of lucky nailed to their feet. They should be the luckiest animals in the world. They should rule the country. They should win all their horse races, at least. 'In the fifth race today, every single horse was first equal...one horse threw a shoe came in third...the duck was ninth...and five ran.'” WorldShouldFirstsCountryTodayWinningBitsAnimalRaceFiveFourFeetLuckyEqualThirdsHorseShoesRanDucksFifthHorseshoes Author:Eddie Izzard
“I was always accused of being too stiff. In 1974, when I ran my first primary race for state rep, I was chief aide to the speaker of the House, I knew the issues and understood state government. But what I found out the hard way is that you can know all the ins and outs but people want to know you, your family.” PeopleKnowsWayWantFirstsHardStatesGovernmentFoundHouseRaceIssuesUnderstoodChiefsPrimariesRanOur FamilySpeakersAccusedState GovernmentHard Way Author:Jim Edgar
“I think no more than a week after I started writing I ran into the first block. It's hard to describe it in a way that will be understandable to anyone who is not a neurotic.” ThinkingWayWritingFirstsHardWeekBlockRanNeurotic Book:Sweet Bird of Youth Source: Sweet Bird of Youth
“'Doctor Who' was the first mythology that I learned, before ever I ran into Greek or Roman or Egyptian mythologies.” FirstsDoctorsMythologyRanGreekDoctor WhoEgyptian Author:Neil Gaiman
“If youre a vegan who ran a marathon & got your dogs from a shelter, how do you decide which thing to wedge into the conversation first?” IfsFirstsDogConversationRanVeganShelterMarathonWedges Author:Ken Jennings
“I ran my first race the end of March, 1976. And less than four months later I was Olympic champion. But I had the background. It's not like I just ran one day and all of a sudden became a champion. It was a lot of work.” FirstsEndsRaceFourMonthsOne DayBackgroundsRanChampionMarch Author:Edwin Moses