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The first man to compare the cheeks of a young woman to a rose was obviously a poet; the first to repeat it was possibly an idiot. ↗

— Salvador Dali

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Jude has a very different character. It is not the cradle of Christianity, or of the assembly on earth: it is its decay and its death here below. It does not keep its first estate. ↗

— John Nelson Darby

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Whenever a thing is done for the first time, it releases a little demon. ↗

— Emily Dickinson

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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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Nonfiction is more personal for me. It's more personal in that it's more direct, and actually it's always been more direct, even when I first started doing pieces. ↗

— Joan Didion

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Once in a while, when I first started to write pieces, I would try to write to a reader other than myself. I always failed. I would freeze up. ↗

— Joan Didion

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I shaved my head about 15 years ago and the first time I shaved it, I started running my hand through my hair and it was very therapeutic. ↗

— Vin Diesel

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But since we've been fighting for first or second place, it's grabbed the media's attention. I enjoy racing them. They are a good team and when you beat them it's something to be proud of. ↗

— Larry Dixon

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It wasn't until I went to college and I got my first motorcycle that I understood the thrill of speed. ↗

— Vin Diesel

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