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What is the first thing we did when we took control of Iraq? Protect the oil fields. Remember the administration quote about how the oil would pay for the war. ↗

— Peter Schuyler

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When a man is asked to make a speech, the first thing he has to decide is what to say. ↗

— Gerald R. Ford

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So the first thing that went on was to decide... trying to find a time when we could get reprisal raids out. ↗

— James Stockdale

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For me, you say the words 'concept record,' and the first thing I think of is theater or the opera or something. ↗

— Chester Bennington

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If I had to put a name to it, I would wish that all my books were entertainments. I think the first thing you've got to do is grab the reader by the ear, and make him sit down and listen. Make him laugh, make him feel. We all want to be entertained at a very high level. ↗

— John le Carre

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The first thing to do in life is to do with purpose what one purposes to do. ↗

— Pablo Casals

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The first thing I do when I start my day is, I get down on my hands and knees and give thanks to God. Whenever I go outside of my house, the first thing I do is stop at the church. ↗

— Mark Wahlberg

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So the first thing you need to do about conflict is to prevent it, and the best way of preventing it is by dealing with the question of poverty. ↗

— James Wolfensohn

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I like writing a lot more than I used to. I used to find it scary but now I've got used to it once it gets going. I used to find it hard to start. Fear of the blank page. The first thing you write down won't bear any relation to what's in your head and that's always disappointing. ↗

— Victoria Wood

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When I came into the WWF, the first thing I really didn't want to have was being Bret Hart's little brother. ↗

— Owen Hart

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