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A desire to be observed, considered, esteemed, praised, beloved, and admired by his fellows is one of the earliest as well as the keenest dispositions discovered in the heart of man. ↗

— John Adams

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In its entirety, probably, it follows us at every instant; all that we have felt, thought and willed from our earliest infancy is there, leaning over the present which is about to join it, pressing against the portals of consciousness that would fain leave it outside. ↗

— Henri Bergson

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Probably the earliest memories for me would be going to restaurants with my family. ↗

— Alexander Wang

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If one takes all the styles in jazz harmonically from the earliest beginnings to the latest experiments, he still has a rather limited scope when compared to the rest of music in the world. ↗

— Don Ellis

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We are all, in a sense, experts on secrecy. From earliest childhood we feel its mystery and attraction. We know both the power it confers and the burden it imposes. We learn how it can delight, give breathing space and protect. ↗

— Sissela Bok

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Also by my earliest days, I was fascinated by a utopian vision of what the world could be like. I've thought that science could be the basis for a better world, and that's what I've been trying to do all these years. ↗

— George E. Brown, Jr.

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There are two types of collector, I think. There are those who are quite academic, and get into the archaeology of finding the earliest example of a particular idea. Then there are those interested in what's new. ↗

— Adam Clayton

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It is true that I have known Straussians almost all my life. And the one thing I was taught about them from the earliest age is that they are wrong. ↗

— Robert Kagan

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Correcting it, I don't know; just shedding the light of day on it is a first major step, being one of the earliest generations not to just accept the words. ↗

— Paul Kantner

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My earliest professional musical experiences were really as a session player, and every day was an adventure. Three sessions a day, every day, and you never knew who you would be working with until you arrived at the studio. ↗

— Rick Wakeman

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