#first

I quit being afraid when my first venture failed and the sky didn't fall down. ↗

— Allen Neuharth

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I was in my thirteenth year when I heard a voice from God to help me govern my conduct. And the first time I was very much afraid. ↗

— Joan of Arc

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Self criticism must be my guide to action, and the first rule for its employment is that in itself it is not a virtue, only a procedure. ↗

— Kingsley Amis

#criticism #employment #first #guide #itself

I've seen firsthand that being president doesn't change who you are. It reveals who you are. ↗

— Michelle Obama

#change #firsthand #i #president #reveals

I believe, along with many others, that you must first ask for what you want before you can have it. ↗

— Wally Amos

#ask #before #believe #first #i

The first months at Harvard were more than challenging, as I came to the realization that the humanities could be genuinely interesting, and, in fact, given the weaknesses of my background, very difficult. ↗

— Philip Warren Anderson

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I wanted to be the first woman to burn her bra, but it would have taken the fire department four days to put it out. ↗

— Dolly Parton

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According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the first use of alcohol typically begins at age 12. ↗

— Xavier Becerra

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When I got my first guitar my fingers wouldn't go to the sixth string so I took off the big E and played with just five strings. I was only 6 or 7. ↗

— Les Paul

#fingers #first #five #go #got

It's the same each time with progress. First they ignore you, then they say you're mad, then dangerous, then there's a pause and then you can't find anyone who disagrees with you. ↗

— Tony Benn

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