“The women on that list are amazing, so to be on it for the first time and have this position is crazy. I'm not one to walk around and strut like Miss Thing, so I'm pretty humbled.” FirstsWalksCrazyMissingPositionFirst TimeLists Author:Marisa Miller
“The rites of passage in the academic world are arcane and, in their own way, highly romantic, and the tensions and unplesantries of dissertations and final oral examinations are quickly forgotten in the wonderful moment of the sherry afterward, admission into a very old club, parties of celebration, doctoral gowns, academic rituals, and hearing for the first time "Dr.," rather than "Miss" Jamison.” WorldWayFirstsMomentsPartyWonderfulMissingFirst TimeFinalsForgottenClubsHearingTensionRitualPassagesCelebrationAcademicDrsExaminationAdmissionGownsRiteRite Of PassageArcaneDissertationSherryWonderful Moments Author:Kay Redfield Jamison
“The first time at age 5 and a half, when I took a racket in my hands and my father fed me some balls, I made 50 backhands in a row - didn't miss a single one.” FirstsMadeHandsAgeFatherHalfMissingFirst TimeBallsFedsRacket Author:Marion Bartoli
“I miss the beginning stages when you didn't know what to expect. When everything was fresh, just experiencing it for the first time. That's something you can't buy with all the money in the world, that feeling.” KnowsWorldFirstsFeelingsStageMissingFirst Time Author:Kurupt
“The first time I was asked whether women can "have it all" was at the Miss America pageant. I said no. I didn't mean that women shouldn't fully pursue their dreams, only that we need to be honest with ourselves.” NeedsFirstsMeanSaidDreamAmericaHonestMissingFirst TimePursueBeing HonestPageantMiss America Author:Gretchen Carlson
“This is the first time I've been in a WTA final so it's really great to make it here in Auckland. I'm so tired I can't stand on my feet any more. Today the key was to run and run and finally I put a lot of pressure on her and she started to miss on the big points.” FirstsI CanBigsRunningTodayFeetMissingKeysFirst TimePressureTiredFinalsReally Great Author:Marion Bartoli
“And as I stumbled onto Eastern philosophy and Buddhism, it was the first time I had ever read any sort of philosophy that really made a tremendous amount of sense. What I liked that was missing from my experience of Christianity growing up was a sort of acceptance, a sort of being OK with being imperfect and not focusing on the sin.” FirstsMadePhilosophySinChristianityGrowing UpGrowingMissingAcceptanceBuddhismAmountFirst TimeImperfectEasternEastern PhilosophyBeing Imperfect Author:Alan Ball