#first time

We believe that it is very important that we have hopefully averted what would have been the most substantial headwind of all, which is a default for the first time in our history, and that that will contribute to a more positive environment that we hope will allow for greater growth and job creation. ↗

— Jay Carney

#averted #been #believe #contribute #creation

No punishment has ever possessed enough power of deterrence to prevent the commission of crimes. On the contrary, whatever the punishment, once a specific crime has appeared for the first time, its reappearance is more likely than its initial emergence could ever have been. ↗

— Hannah Arendt

#been #commission #contrary #could #crime

For the first time I'm free to be myself. ↗

— Ed Balls

#first time #free #i #myself #time

The first time I acted was in high school in Florida, and when I heard that applause I felt so alive and felt that electricity go up my spine. ↗

— Angela Bassett

#alive #applause #electricity #felt #first

I am happiest when I am with my wife, Susi, and our two boys exploring and loving something for the first time. ↗

— Mario Batali

#exploring #first #first time #happiest #i

It is critical that parents and other trusted adults initiate conversations with kids about underage drinking well in advance of the first time they are faced with a decision regarding alcohol. ↗

— Xavier Becerra

#advance #alcohol #conversations #critical #decision

I have lived in this world just long enough to look carefully the second time into things that I am most certain of the first time. ↗

— Josh Billings

#carefully #certain #enough #first #first time

I shopped for body shapers for the first time in my life and I was horrified. They were thick - it was like wearing workout clothes and they all had a leg band on one side that showed through the pants. ↗

— Sara Blakely

#body #clothes #first #first time #had

I feel so fortunate, so honored, to have played this game that I love for so long, with so many great players, and in front of so many wonderful fans. I fulfilled a childhood dream the first time I stepped on an NFL field, and the league did not let me down one time. ↗

— Drew Bledsoe

#childhood dream #did #down #dream #fans

The game against the Vikings back in my second year stands out. It was kind of a turnaround for us. It allowed us to make a run at the playoffs for the first time in quite a while. The memories are so many it's hard to pin one down. ↗

— Drew Bledsoe

#allowed #back #down #first #first time