#first step

What is defeat? Nothing but education. Nothing but the first step to something better. ↗

— Wendell Phillips

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You take the cards you're dealt. I'm now ferociously healthy in body and mind. You couldn't pay me to go near a psychiatrist again. Stopping seeing them was my first step to getting well. ↗

— Margot Kidder

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Writing is a really good first step toward that goal of knowing yourself. ↗

— Jewel Kilcher

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The first step... shall be to lose the way. ↗

— Galway Kinnell

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All personal achievement starts in the mind of the individual. Your personal achievement starts in your mind. The first step is to know exactly what your problem, goal or desire is. ↗

— W. Clement Stone

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Replacing General McChrystal with David Petraeus was a good first step, but more will be needed. ↗

— Jim Talent

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He dares to be a fool, and that is the first step in the direction of wisdom. ↗

— James Huneker

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The first step in the evolution of ethics is a sense of solidarity with other human beings. ↗

— Albert Schweitzer

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The two important things I did learn were that you are as powerful and strong as you allow yourself to be, and that the most difficult part of any endeavor is taking the first step, making the first decision. ↗

— Robyn Davidson

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I carry a notebook with me everywhere. But that's only the first step. ↗

— Rita Dove

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