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From my first dunk at 14 years old to my second NCAA Championship at the University of Tennessee, my intense training with my dad was always to credit. ↗

— Candace Parker

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My dad was my first coach and drove me extremely hard from a very young age. ↗

— Candace Parker

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So in the sense that we were all dealing with that freer approach, yes, it was certainly one of the first contacts, perhaps the first contact, when Peter came that summer. So it's a very pivotal moment that is documented there. ↗

— Evan Parker

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The first and greatest victory is to conquer yourself; to be conquered by yourself is of all things most shameful and vile. ↗

— Plato

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In general, costumes are the first thing in life that let other people know who we are. They indicate who the person is without saying anything. ↗

— Molly Parker

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If you want to write, write it. That's the first rule. And send it in, and send it in to someone who can publish it or get it published. Don't send it to me. Don't show it to your spouse, or your significant other, or your parents, or somebody. They're not going to publish it. ↗

— Robert B. Parker

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I want to establish myself as the first Eric Davis, not the next Willie Mays. ↗

— Eric Davis

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When I was in sixth grade there was a talent show, and I wrote my first sketch, 'The Dentist.' I played the dentist, and I had my friend play a patient. It was sort of what can go wrong at the dentist, and I just remember I had lots of fake blood and everything. ↗

— Trey Parker

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At first I wasn't sure that I had the talent, but I did know I had a fear of failure, and that fear compelled me to fight off anything that might abet it. ↗

— Gordon Parks

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Almost nothing works the first time it's attempted. Just because what you're doing does not seem to be working, doesn't mean it won't work. It just means that it might not work the way you're doing it. ↗

— Bob Parsons

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