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The first step, my son, which one makes in the world, is the one on which depends the rest of our days. ↗

— Voltaire

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You know, punk bands now sell with one record - their first or second record - sell 10 times the amount of records than the Ramones did throughout their career with 20-something records. That's why I go over to Johnny Ramone's house and do yard work three times a week, just to absolve some of the guilt. ↗

— Eddie Vedder

#amount #bands #career #did #first

I can't tell you what that little ingredient is which makes that first person want to go on and aggressively do more, and the other person be content to not do that. It's a mystery, but it does happen. ↗

— Sam Donaldson

#content #does #first #go #happen

Basically, at some point, one day maybe you can expect to hear some of my music. I haven't really done that yet because my younger brother is a musician and really talented and I want him to come out with his music first. ↗

— Stephen Dorff

#because #brother #come #day #done

When businesses face tough times, one of the first items they cut is overhead expenses. The government should do the same. ↗

— Byron Dorgan

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The first day of spring is one thing, and the first spring day is another. The difference between them is sometimes as great as a month. ↗

— Henry Van Dyke

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For the first time in my life, I want the right to get married. I've met somebody who meets the criteria of what I've always imagined in and wanted from a partner - someone to marry and to bring children into the world with. ↗

— Kyan Douglas

#bring #children #criteria #first #first time

Shall I give you my recipe for happiness? I find everything useful and nothing indispensable. I find everything wonderful and nothing miraculous. I reverence the body. I avoid first causes like the plague. ↗

— Norman Douglas

#body #causes #everything #find #first

That's something - you laugh about Eminem... It's funny, man, because I didn't like him when he first came out, ya know. It seemed like a big joke. But I think the guy's for real, and I like his lyrics! ↗

— Alan Vega

#because #big #came #eminem #first

Fugitive slaves were rare then, and as a fugitive slave lecturer, I had the advantage of being the first one out. ↗

— Frederick Douglass

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