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First of all, Saddam did not win the war, even though he says he did, I mean, you know, that's a joke and everybody in the world knows it. ↗

— Norman Schwarzkopf

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First of all, I think it's odd that people who cover politics wouldn't have any political views. ↗

— Nate Silver

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Cities are, first of all, seats of the highest economic division of labor. ↗

— Georg Simmel

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I think in general I've never dared compose in Spanish. First of all, it is such an intricate language. ↗

— Marc Anthony

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My whole career from the early 70s on has been mind-blowing. I didn't imagine in my life that I would ever be considered a guitar player first of all because I started off as a singer. ↗

— George Benson

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Well, I think first of all there was a failure to have real, clear information at our disposal. There was a real lack of situational awareness. We didn't have the capabilities on the ground to give us real-time, accurate assessments of the physical condition of the city. ↗

— Michael Chertoff

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There are just hundreds of people that have inspired and influenced me in a number of different ways. First of all, you can't forget your parents and all they've done to help you to get here. ↗

— Michael P. Anderson

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I mean there are tons of reasons. Well first of all. I write my own record. I don't take other people's materials. And I have a job which is being Willa Ford on top of getting back in the studio and writing and recording. ↗

— Willa Ford

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We need, first of all, for there to be accountability, for there to be somebody who is responsible for enforcing standards and holding people's feet to the fire. ↗

— Jennifer Granholm

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First of all, Shakespeare is about pleasure and interest. He was from the first moment he actually wrote something for the stage, and he remains so. ↗

— Stephen Greenblatt

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