#first time

When I was 17, I worked in a mentoring program in Harlem designed to improve the community. That's when I first gained an appreciation of the Harlem Renaissance, a time when African-Americans rose to prominence in American culture. For the first time, they were taken seriously as artists, musicians, writers, athletes, and as political thinkers. ↗

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

#american culture #appreciation #artists #athletes #community

I get nervous around girls for the first time. Once I'm in, I can take the reins and go. It's just the initial approach I'm really bad at. ↗

— Jensen Ackles

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I lived in England to learn English. When I went to England for the first time, it was like being on the Moon. I had no friends, I couldn't speak the language. I was very isolated. ↗

— Jean Alesi

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I'm most at home on the stage. I was carried onstage for the first time when I was six months old. ↗

— Alan Alda

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The first time I sang in the church choir; two hundred people changed their religion. ↗

— Fred Allen

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We are living in the machine age. For the first time in history the comedian has been compelled to supply himself with jokes and comedy material to compete with the machine. Whether he knows it or not, the comedian is on a treadmill to oblivion. ↗

— Fred Allen

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I stayed in New York City for the first time, I'd always wanted to do that. ↗

— Amy Sedaris

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I love working with different musicians in the studio, that's a real joy working with someone for the first time. ↗

— Bob Seger

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Carol Burnett was particularly funny. She swore for the first time on television on Larry Sanders. ↗

— Garry Shandling

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When I did the film Generations, in which the character died, I felt like a guest for the first time. That made me very sad. ↗