Life in the twentieth century is like a parachute jump: you have to get it right the first time.

No one can possibly know what is about to happen: it is happening each time for the first time for the only time.

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.

First love is a kind of vaccination which saves a man from catching the complaint the second time.

I really had no great love for shoes. I was a working First Lady I was always in canvas shoes. I did nurture the shoes industry of the Philippines and so every time there was a shoe fair I would receive a pair of shoes as a token of gratitude.

For the first half of geological time our ancestors were bacteria. Most creatures still are bacteria and each one of our trillions of cells is a colony of bacteria.

If you kiss on the first date and it's not right then there will be no second date. Sometimes it's better to hold out and not kiss for a long time. I am a strong believer in kissing being very intimate and the minute you kiss the floodgates open for everything else.

No greater thing is created suddenly any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig. If you tell me that you desire a fig I answer you that there must be time. Let it first blossom then bear fruit then ripen.

I cannot be awake for nothing looks to me as it did before Or else I am awake for the first time and all before has been a mean sleep.

In rivers the water that you touch is the last of what has passed and the first of that which comes so with present time.

Live as if you were living a second time and as though you had acted wrongly the first time.

Civilization began the first time an angry person cast a word instead of a rock.

The first time that I performed as an actor was the first day on the set of 'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.'

I remember the first time I had sex - I kept the receipt.

There is no room for second place. There is only one place in my game and that is first place. I have finished second twice in my time at Green Bay and I never want to finish second again.

I'm dealing with fools and trolls and soft targets. It's just strafing runs in my underwear before my first cup of coffee. I don't have time for these clowns.

The difference between a democracy and a dictatorship is that in a democracy you vote first and take orders later in a dictatorship you don't have to waste your time voting.

A man begins cutting his wisdom teeth the first time he bites off more than he can chew.

We shall not cease from exploration and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.

When someone shows you who they are believe them the first time.

Time was God's first creation.

This little kid pointed at me and said 'You look disgusting!' That was the first time I thought maybe I did. I decided I'd better start eating. I'm just thankful that I made it through with relatively few scars.

Working on 'Gossip Girl' was a fantastic experience. It was my first real gig and I'm thankful for it - I got to learn a lot. I'm glad I got to explore getting comfortable in my own shoes in the background on a show like 'Gossip Girl.'

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.