#first

The spread of civilisation may be likened to a fire; first, a feeble spark, next a flickering flame, then a mighty blaze, ever increasing in speed and power. ↗

— Nikola Tesla

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The first 50 years of the cinema were absolutely great years. Original minds were at work establishing the ways to tell a story. And what is happening now is a copying, a pastiche-ing of what was done by great men. ↗

— V. S. Naipaul

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I am an independent film-maker first and foremost. I have always cut my own cloth. ↗

— Mira Nair

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First and foremost, I'm a feminist. And basically that stems from a strong belief that all people and creatures deserve equal opportunity, rights and respect. ↗

— Kathy Najimy

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First, I prepare. Then I have faith. ↗

— Joe Namath

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We must level with the people and explain to them that Social Security will first face funding problems in 2042 that can be fixed now with changes that do not undermine and ultimately drain from the entire program. ↗

— Grace Napolitano

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A man's wife is his compromise with the illusion of his first sweetheart. ↗

— George Jean Nathan

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I mean, there's times to rock and roll, and I love that too. But I think my first love is acoustic music. ↗

— Graham Nash

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I know many married men, I even know a few happily married men, but I don't know one who wouldn't fall down the first open coal hole running after the first pretty girl who gave him a wink. ↗

— George Jean Nathan

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One should be able to return to the first sentence of a novel and find the resonances of the entire work. ↗

— Gloria Naylor

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