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Be willing to have it so. Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the consequences of any misfortune. ↗

— William James

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A youthful mind is seldom totally free from ambition; to curb that, is the first step to contentment, since to diminish expectation is to increase enjoyment. ↗

— Frances Burney

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If everyone howled at every injustice, every act of barbarism, every act of unkindness, then we would be taking the first step towards a real humanity. ↗

— Nelson DeMille

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The first step, my son, which one makes in the world, is the one on which depends the rest of our days. ↗

— Voltaire

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I think that retirement is the first step towards the grave. ↗

— Hugh Hefner

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Slavery is the first step towards civilization. In order to develop it is necessary that things should be much better for some and much worse for others, then those who are better off can develop at the expense of others. ↗

— Alexander Herzen

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The discipline of writing something down is the first step toward making it happen. ↗

— Lee Iacocca

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Skepticism is the first step on the road to philosophy. ↗

— Denis Diderot

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The first step towards philosophy is incredulity. ↗

— Denis Diderot

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The first step in good reporting is good snooping. ↗

— Matt Drudge

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