“First, perseverance trumps talent. Second, do what you want to do, otherwise why bother? Third, be ethical; it might rub off on others. Fourth, don't give up.” WantGivingFirstsMightTalentTrumpGiving UpThirdsPerseveranceWhat You WantBotherEthicalFourthDon't Give UpWhy Bother Author:Jay Maisel
“The drug lord is on the run. His name is El Chapo. Donald Trump is in a Twitter feud with this Mexican drug lord. It's historic - the first time Americans have ever sided with a Mexican drug lord.” FirstsRunningNamesLordTrumpDrugFirst TimeHistoricMexicanFeuds Author:Conan O'Brien
“Rand Paul tried hard to upstage Donald Trump at the first debate, talking tough about his guns and his right not to register them. But with his pixie-ish perm, Paul does not impress me as the gunslinger type. Rand Paul is the RuPaul of politics. He would do better to defend his right to carry an unregistered blow-dryer and curling irons.” FirstsDoeHardTalkingTypeTrumpGunToughBlowDebateIronImpressRegisterGunslingerPixiesDryersPerms Author:Michael R. Burch
“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
“Is Donald Trump a serious candidate? The reason I ask this is, if you're going to close the Internet, realize, America, what that entails. That entails getting rid of the First amendment, ok? It's no small feat.” IfsFirstsReasonAmericaAsksRealizingSeriousTrumpInternetCandidatesAmendmentsFirst AmendmentFeats Author:Rand Paul
“I think it's very sad that CNN leads Jeb Bush, down a road by starting off virtually all the questions, "Mr. Trump this, Mister" - I think it's very sad. I watched the first debate, and the first long number of questions were, "Mr. Trump said this, Mr. Trump said that. Mr. Trump" - these poor guys - although, I must tell you, [Rick] Santorum, good guy. Governor [Mike] Huckabee, good guy. They were very nice, and I respect them greatly. But I thought it was very unfair that virtually the entire early portion of the debate was Trump this, Trump that, in order to get ratings, I guess.” ThinkingFirstsLongSaidGuyOrderPoorNumbersNiceTrumpStartingDebatePortionsGovernorsUnfairMikeVery NiceGood GuyRatingCnnVery Sad Author:Jeb Bush
“Let`s talk conspiracy theories here. All of a sudden today - first of all, it`s the hunger games at this point.All these people, establishment people, whether it`s Bob Dole or others saying yes - you know, Orrin Hatch saying actually, I`d take [Donald] Trump over [Ted]Cruz.” PeopleKnowsFirstsTodayGamesTheoryTrumpHungerEstablishmentConspiracyBobConspiracy TheoryCruzSaying Yes Author:Chris Hayes
“When people floated this idea that this was a conspiracy by the [Jeb] Bush campaign to undermine [Marco] Rubio, at first, it was like it`s too complicated, wheels within wheels but as I thought about it more I did buy that, that this is part of a campaign by Jeb to make it look like there`s no backup plan to Donald Trump, try to blow everything up and then all that will be left is Donald Trump and Jeb who nobody really likes but who has a ton of money and then he`s the only option left.” PeopleTryingFirstsLooksIdeasLeftPlansTrumpBlowComplicatedCampaignsLikesWheelsConspiracyMarcosBackupBackup Plan Author:Josh Barro
“When Donald Trump's projects go under, the first people that don't get paid are the contractors that he's - some of whom have gone bankrupt. They're calling me. I'm getting nonstop e-mails and calls now from people that have been scammed by Donald Trump. And their stories are heartbreaking.” PeopleFirstsHas BeensStoriesGoneTrumpCallingProjectsPaidMailHeartbreakingContractor Author:Marco Rubio
“Witness Donald Trump's current presidential campaign. So first people need to find the white spaces, the unexploited or underexploited niches where there is less competition and more opportunity.” PeopleNeedsFirstsOpportunitySpaceWhiteTrumpCompetitionCurrentsCampaignsWitnessPresidentialNichePresidential CampaignWhite Space Author:Jeffrey Pfeffer
“First, Donald Trump took out like this little make up compact like right here, because he had a sweat mustache.” FirstsLittlesTrumpSweatCompactMustache Author:Marco Rubio
“Not only has [Donlald] Trump adopted that tactic attacking usual suspects like The New York Times and The Washington Post, but he`s turning it back on the conservative media who invented it in the first place.” FirstsMediaNew YorkTrumpConservativePostsSuspectsUsualAdoptedTacticsAttackingNew York Times Author:Chris Hayes
“Donald Trump creates scapegoats in Muslims and Mexican immigrants. He calls for the use of torture. He calls for killing the innocent children and family members of terrorists. He cheers assaults on protesters. He applauds the prospect of twisting the Constitution to limit First Amendment freedom of the press. This is the very brand of anger that has led other nations into the abyss.” FirstsChildrenUseNationsTrumpLimitsMembersConstitutionPressesKillingTerroristInnocentBrandsTortureImmigrantsCheerAmendmentsAssaultAbyssMexicanFirst AmendmentFamily MembersFreedom Of The PressScapegoatInnocent Children Author:Mitt Romney
“I think Donald Trump is totally unfit to be president of the United States. Let's not forget, this guy was one of the leaders of the so-called birther movement, which was an effort to delegitimize the presidency of the first African-American president we have ever had.” ThinkingFirstsStatesGuyPresidentForgetUnitedEffortLeaderUnited StatesMovementTrumpAfrican AmericanPresidencyThis GuyAmerican President Author:Bernie Sanders
“Donald Trump happened to be in Scotland on the very day, the morning after the Brexit vote. He's there to open his golf course in Turnberry, and, lo and behold, the first thing he talked about was not the Brexit vote.” FirstsCoursesMorningHappenedTrumpVoteGolfScotlandGolf CourseMorning After Author:Rush Limbaugh
“[Donald] Trump, whether he designed it or not, happens to be the first thing in the news on UK soil the day after the Brexit vote.” FirstsHappensTrumpNewsVoteSoil Author:Rush Limbaugh
“Because [Donald] Trump sticks to his script and was there to open his golf course, that's what he first began talking about. He didn't open with a statement on the Brexit vote. And so here comes the media - right on cue - and any allies they have, once again lashing out at Trump as incompetent, unaware, insensitive.” FirstsCoursesTalkingMediaTrumpVoteSticksGolfScriptsStatementsAlliesGolf CourseIncompetentInsensitiveLashing Out Author:Rush Limbaugh
“There may be some who wish that he would have taken the occasion to first comment on the Brexit vote, but they're not going to abandon him. They're not gonna let the media do it. Romney people? The media could separate his supporters from him, but they can't from Trump. They don't understand this yet. They think one of these times when they do a trick like this it's gonna work and they're gonna be able to really harm [Donald] Trump.” PeopleThinkingFirstsMayAbleWishTakenMediaTrumpVoteHarmTricksOccasionsAbandonCommentSupporterRomney Author:Rush Limbaugh
“You know, I`ve had so many conversations over the last several months with people who have come up to me and said that they`re going to go vote for the first time because they want to vote against Donald Trump because he`s scaring them.” PeopleKnowsWantFirstsSaidLastsMonthsTrumpConversationFirst TimeVoteCome Up Author:Joaquin Castro
“I think a Donald Trump presidency raises a new kind of version of conservatism which more closely resembles a kind of Father Coughlin, America first populism and nativism and isolationism, than the confident, modern, cosmopolitan, thoughtful, engaged conservatism of Ronald Reagan and Paul Ryan.” ThinkingFirstsKindAmericaFatherModernTrumpRaisesVersionsEngagedThoughtfulPresidencyConservatismPopulismIsolationism Author:Bret Stephens
“As Trevor Noah recently quipped, the US appears ready to crown its first African dictator: Donald Trump.” FirstsReadyTrumpCrownsDictator Author:Andre Naffis-Sahely
“It might be the first time - certainly the first time in my lifetime that a major policy address by a Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump so heavily relied on data and studies from a labor-union-backed think tank.” ThinkingFirstsMightStudyPolicyTrumpRepublicanMajorsFirst TimeLaborUnionsLifetimeDataPresidentialAddressesTanksLabor Union Author:Avik Roy
“Donald Trump first gained political prominence leading the charge for the so-called birthers. He promoted the racist lie that President Obama is not really an American citizen, part of a sustained effort to delegitimize America's first black president.” FirstsAmericaPoliticalLyingBlackPresidentEffortTrumpCitizensRacistPresident ObamaAmerican CitizensProminence Author:Hillary Clinton
“Let's be very clear first off. Nothing has changed about Donald Trump's position on dealing with illegal immigration.” FirstsClearPositionChangedTrumpImmigrationIllegalIllegal ImmigrationThings Have Changed Author:Mike Pence
“Now there's going to be some decisions [Donald Trump] is going to have to make as president regarding those folks, and I think what he's said let's first get all of the bad actors out of the country. And I think that's what's really important.” ThinkingFirstsSaidImportantCountryActorsPresidentDecisionTrumpFolks Author:Chris Christie
“The Donald Trump who showed up at this press conference, though he did extend his hand to President Pena Nieto, say, I consider you a friend, he said he talked about first-generation, second- generation, third-generation Mexican-American, he said - his words here - he considers them beyond reproach.” FirstsSaidHandsPresidentGenerationsTrumpThirdsPressesConferencesMexicanReproachPress ConferencesMexican American Author:Steve Kornacki
“Rush Limbaugh is saying he never took Trump seriously in the first place.” FirstsTrump Author:Steve Kornacki
“In the first place, I don`t think [Donald] Trump has changed that much from what em. I never took him serious highway this [immigration policy].” ThinkingFirstsPolicyChangedSeriousTrumpImmigrationEmsHighwaysImmigration Policy Author:Rush Limbaugh
“There have been candidates who've been right on trade but wrong on the other two, right on war but wrong on the other two, right on immigration but not interested in the other two. It is this writer's belief that [Donald] Trump is the first one to come along, despite what a big buffoon everybody says he is. He is the only guy that's put his finger on the problems and the comprises and the areas that need to be addressed in order to owe direct the route which our country is traveling.” NeedsFirstsHas BeensTwoWarCountryProblemBigsGuyOrderBeliefTrumpAreasDirectTradeFingersImmigrationDespiteOur CountryCandidatesNot InterestedRoutesBuffoons Author:Rush Limbaugh
“He [Donald Trump] is the one who got him [Barack Obama] to finally produce the birth certificate. Hillary Clinton's campaign first raised this issue. He picked this up from Hillary Clinton.” FirstsIssuesProduceTrumpBirthClintonRaisedCampaignsBarackCertificatesBirth Certificate Author:Rudy Giuliani
“The point is Hillary Clinton's campaign is the first one to ask about Barack Obama legitimity because all she does is engage in negative campaigning against Barack Obama and against Donald Trump.” FirstsDoeTrumpNegativeAskingClintonCampaignsBarackCampaigning Author:Rudy Giuliani
“We should note it is not illegal for the campaign to pay [Doanld] Trump owned businesses as long as they`re charging fair market rates. And while the optics are pretty stunning, we shouldn`t be surprised. Afterall, this is the guy that told Fortune magazine in 2000 it`s very possible I could be the first presidential candidate to run and make money on it.” ShouldFirstsLongRunningGuyPayTrumpFairsFortuneNotesRateCampaignsMagazinesMaking MoneyPresidentialCandidatesIllegalStunningPresidential CandidateChargingOptics Author:Chris Hayes
“You've got to ask yourself, why won't Donald Trump release his tax returns? I think there may be a couple of reasons. First, maybe he's not as rich as he says he is. Second, maybe he's not as charitable as he claims to be. Third, we don't know all of his business dealings, but we have been told through investigative reporting that he owes about $650 million to Wall Street and foreign banks. Or maybe he doesn't want the American people to know that he's paid nothing in federal taxes.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWantFirstsMayHas BeensReasonAsksMillionsRichStreetsWallReturnTrumpCoupleTaxesThirdsClaimsPaidReleaseCharitableDealingsTax ReturnsFederal Taxes Author:Hillary Clinton
“Mr. [Donald] Trump, for five years, you perpetuated a false claim that the nation's first black president was not a natural-born citizen. You questioned his legitimacy. In the last couple of weeks, you acknowledged what most Americans have accepted for years: The president was born in the United States.” YearsFirstsStatesLastsNationsBlackPresidentBornNaturalUnitedUnited StatesFiveWeekTrumpCoupleCitizensClaimsAcceptedFive YearsLegitimacy Author:Lester Holt
“[Donald Trump] has really started his political activity based on this racist lie that our first black president was not an American citizen. There was absolutely no evidence for it, but he persisted, he persisted year after year, because some of his supporters, people that he was trying to bring into his fold, apparently believed it or wanted to believe it.” PeopleTryingYearsFirstsBelieveWantedPoliticalLyingBlackPresidentTrumpCitizensActivityEvidenceRacistSupporterFoldsAmerican Citizens Author:Hillary Clinton
“Donald Trump has a plan, that he laid out in Arizona, that will deal systematically with illegal immigration, beginning with border security, internal enforcement. It's probably why for the first time in the history of immigrations and customs enforcement, their union actually endorsed Donald Trump as the next president of the United States, because they know they need help to enforce the laws of this country.” KnowsNeedsFirstsCountryStatesHelpingLawNextPresidentUnitedDealsUnited StatesPlansSecurityTrumpFirst TimeUnionsImmigrationBordersInternalsIllegalCustomsEnforcementArizonaNeed HelpIllegal ImmigrationBorder Security Author:Mike Pence
“If I'm vice president of the United States and Donald Trump is president, we're going to put the safety and security of the American people first.” PeopleIfsFirstsStatesPresidentUnitedUnited StatesSecurityTrumpSafetyVicesVice PresidentSafety And Security Author:Mike Pence
“Young men and women - young men and women signed up to serve in the military to fight terrorism. Hillary Clinton went to Washington to get funds to rebuild her city, and protect first responders but Donald Trump was fighting a very different fight. It was a fight to avoid paying taxes so that he wouldn't support the fight against terror.” MenFirstsDifferentYoungFightingCitiesSupportMilitaryTrumpProtectTaxesMen And WomenClintonTerrorTerrorismYoung ManFundPaying Taxes Author:Tim Kaine
“Donald Trump has broken his first promise [to release taxes]. Second he stood on this stage last week and when Hillary said you haven't been paying taxes, he said, that makes me smart. So it's smart not to pay for our military. It's smart not to pay for veterans, it's smart not to pay for teachers and I guess all of us who do pay for those things I guess we're stupid.” FirstsSaidLastsPayTeacherWeekStageMilitaryHavensStupidBrokenTrumpPromiseTaxesSmartReleaseVeteranPaying Taxes Author:Tim Kaine
“The Trump plan is a different plan. It's a you're fired plan. And there's two key elements to it. First, Donald Trump said wages are too high. And both Donald Trump and Mike Pence think we ought to eliminate the federal minimum wage.” ThinkingFirstsSaidTwoDifferentPlansKeysOughtTrumpElementsMinimumWagesMikeMinimum Wage Author:Tim Kaine
“Donald Trump is the first candidate ever to run for president in the last 40-plus years who has not released his tax returns, so everything he says about charity or anything else, we can't prove it.” YearsFirstsRunningLastsPresidentReturnTrumpProveTaxesCharityCandidatesPlusProve ItTax Returns Author:Hillary Clinton
“The vast majority of the coverage had to do with him basically saying, for the first 100 days of my administration, the [Donald] Trump administration, I'd be going after people who ticked me off.” PeopleFirstsTrumpMajorityAdministrationCoverage Author:Star Jones
“It seems like there'd be no Donald Trump without the internet, first of all. He's a tweeter, which is basically just a bullhorn.” FirstsSeemsTrumpInternet Author:John Cameron Mitchell
“The first thing [Donald Trump] is going to do is roll back the fiat executive orders that were unconstitutional.” FirstsOrderTrumpExecutivesUnconstitutionalExecutive Orders Author:Mary Matalin
“First of all, legally, it's hard to do these things[ get rid of ObamaCare]. Donald Trump needs a lot of competent people.” PeopleNeedsFirstsHardTrumpCompetentObamacare Author:William Kristol
“When better screening certain Muslim immigrants first came up, one of the big defenders was Carl Higbie. He's a former Navy Sean and a [Donald] Trump supporter.” FirstsBigsCertainTrumpFormerImmigrantsSupporterNavyDefendersScreeningSean Author:Megyn Kelly
“[Donald] Trump was born on June 14, 1946, less than a year after the first and, thus far, only nuclear weapons were used in war.” YearsFirstsWarUsedBornTrumpWeaponsNuclearNuclear WeaponsJune Author:David Krieger
“I feel, for the first time, ashamed to be an American because we elected [Donald Trump].” FeelsFirstsTrumpFirst TimeAshamed Author:Ansel Elgort