“I think it is important first of all that the president of the United States underscores our commitment to partnering with countries around the world, even though we're not intimidated by terrorist organisations.” ThinkingWorldFirstsImportantCountryStatesPresidentUnitedUnited StatesCommitmentTerroristAround The WorldOrganisationIntimidatedPartnering Author:Barack Obama
“I'll be the first US president to not only visit Kenya and Ethiopia, but also to address the continent as a whole, building off the African summit that we did here which was historic and has, I think, deepened the kinds of already strong relationships that we have across the continent.” ThinkingFirstsKindWholeStrongPresidentBuildingAddressesContinentsHistoricSummitKenyaUs PresidentEthiopiaStrong Relationship Author:Barack Obama
“If you ask me, I'd like to become the first female president. That would be really cool. The first thing I would do is redecorate the White House, it doesn't look very cozy.” IfsFirstsLooksHumorWould BeFunnyAsksHousePresidentWhiteFemaleAsk MeWhite HouseReally CoolCozyFemale President Author:Jennifer Lopez
“My first company was MicroSolutions. I worked 20 hours a day. I didn't take a vacation for 7 years. I didn't even take the time to read a fiction book. It was all about work. When I sold it, I promised myself I would never wear a watch and only wear a suit to weddings, funerals and to meet the President.” YearsFirstsBookPresidentHoursFictionCompanyWatchesSuitsFuneralVacation Author:Mark Cuban
“This crisis started probably due to the freedom they gave to the banks. First President [Ronald] Reagan and then President [Bill] Clinton. So, for [Barack] Obama it is extremely difficult to change now, to find a way to organize this banking system [differently].” WayFirstsDifficultPresidentCrisisBillsClintonDuesBarackOrganizeBankingBanking SystemPresident Bill ClintonPresident Ronald Reagan Author:Costa-Gavras
“I cannot imagine anyone being more of an outsider than the first woman president.” FirstsPresidentImagineOutsiders Author:Hillary Clinton
“As our president bears no resemblance to a king so we shall see the Senate has no similitude to nobles. First, not being hereditary, their collective knowledge, wisdom, and virtue are not precarious. For by these qualities alone are they to obtain their offices, and they will have none of the peculiar qualities and vices of those men who possess power merely because their father held it before them.” MenFirstsPoliticalFatherPoliticsPresidentQualityVirtueBearsKingsOfficeVicesCollectivesPeculiarSenateResemblancePrecariousKnowledge WisdomHereditaryCollective Knowledge Author:Tench Coxe
“There is one thing which we should have exceedingly clear in our minds. Neither the President of the Church, nor the First Presidency, nor the united voice of the First Presidency and the Twelve will ever condone the use of ReddiWhip on pie.” ShouldMindFirstsUsePresidentVoiceChurchUnitedClearOne ThingShould HaveTwelvePieThanksgivingPresidency Author:Joseph Fielding Smith
“Unless things change radically, President Bush will be the first President since Herbert Hoover to have presided over a net loss of jobs during his administration.” FirstsJobsPresidentLossAdministrationThings ChangePresident BushHooverJob Loss Author:Tim Johnson
“Our democratic values also include - and our national security demands - open and transparent government. Some information obviously needs to be protected. And since his first days in office, President Obama has worked to strike the proper balance between the security the American people deserve and the openness our democratic society expects.” PeopleNeedsFirstsGovernmentValuesPresidentSecurityInformationBalanceDemandOfficeDeserveDemocraticStrikesOpennessPresident ObamaProtectedNational SecurityTransparentDemocratic SocietyDemocratic Values Author:John O. Brennan
“I'm a millionaire, I guess, but I'm just a normal person and I like everybody, taxi drivers, whoever you are, to call me by my first name and talk to me on a man-to-man basis. I think the garbage collector is as important as the goddamned president.” ThinkingMenFirstsPersonsImportantNamesPresidentNormalBasesCall MeDriversGarbageMillionaireCollectorsTalk To MeTaxi Author:Ted Turner
“Many heroic things happened during slavery. And remember that there was a national movement away from it even at the time. The era of Reconstruction and then the subsequent dismantling of Reconstruction sent us in a tailspin. Then we had the Civil Rights movement. Now we have our first non-white president. We have a pattern of moving apart and then coming back together throughout the history of this country. Each time, we come closer.” FirstsCountryTogetherRememberMovingPresidentWhiteRightsHappenedMovementSlaveryPatternsThings HappenCivil RightsErasHeroicComing BackCivil Rights MovementBack TogetherReconstruction Author:Wynton Marsalis
“One of the first lessons a president has to learn is that every word he says weighs a ton.” FirstsPresidentLessons Author:Calvin Coolidge
“Mitterrand had a sense for symbols, and he was the first Socialist president since 1958. He wanted to show that there is historical continuity, a connection with the great figures of French history.” FirstsShowsWantedPresidentFiguresConnectionsHistoricalSymbolsSocialistContinuity Author:Francois Hollande
“In my own experience as president of Brazil I observed first hand many of the trends that Nam identifies in this book, but he describes them in a way that is as original as it is delightful to read. All those who have power-or want it-should read this book.” WayWantShouldFirstsBookHandsPresidentMy OwnOriginalsTrendsDelightfulBrazil Author:Fernando Henrique Cardoso
“Trump says he wants to run for president. Why not? It wouldn't be the first time he pushed a black family out of their home.” WantFirstsHomeRunningBlackPresidentTrumpFirst TimeWhy NotBlack Family Author:Snoop Dogg
“Celebrating Christmas without Christ is like celebrating George Washington's birthday without mentioning the first president.” FirstsPresidentChristCelebrate Author:James N. Watkins