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First Quotes
"I'm a huge fan of Canadian rock-and-roll. When I was growing up, Rush came out with a record called Hemispheres, and I must have listened to that record for two years straight. Even when I was asleep I had it on. So, yeah, whenever I hear a Rush tune, the first thing I think of is Toronto."
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"If you give a hacker a new toy, the first thing he'll do is take it apart to figure out how it works."
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"The first two missions have some test objectives, some new capabilities that we're going to try to develop on orbit to possibly be used on later flights."
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"Michael Giles the first drummer of King Crimson, never agreed to the name King Crimson. But then, if you'd knew Michael, you would know he didn't agree to the album cover either. So maybe Michael didn't agree to the point of definition with many things."
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"The first rule of sustainability is to align with natural forces, or at least not try to defy them."
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"I would kill the clone. That would be my first response."
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"It's not all that different with the orchestra. There are orchestras that seem to be encased in dough, so that first you have to break through the normal routine, and clear out the openings."
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"Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else."
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"I'm sad about this, but we shouldn't have been married in the first place."
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"Yeah, the first thing that comes to mind is not to try too hard."
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"Not the first half you might have expected, even though the score might suggest that it was."
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"When trying to locate something, search your mind first."
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"When I first got pregnant, I freaked out. Then I had to remind myself: I'm turning 30."
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"If at first you don't succeed, try to hide your astonishment."
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"And the things that come to those that wait may be the things left by those that got there first."
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"When I first came to New York everybody on the scene would treat me like I could play, but I couldn't."
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"When I'm governor... I'll be the first governor with a listed telephone number."
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"When I began listening to saxophones, I was first attracted to Coleman Hawkins."
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"We do not learn first what to talk about and then what to say about it."
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"We're doing a lot of inspection on the leading edge of our wing on 114 and 121, the first two flights."
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"First of all, we must note that the universe is spherical."
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"If anybody says he can think about quantum physics without getting giddy, that only shows he has not understood the first thing about them."
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"First you have to spread on the rust performer, then you add a coat of protective enamel, and then you spray on the satin finish so you look good."
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"A mathematical theory is not to be considered complete until you have made it so clear that you can explain it to the first man whom you meet on the street."
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"When I die, if the word 'thong' appears in the first or second sentence of my obituary, I've screwed up."
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"My first album was me finding myself and my voice, finding how I sing. I was rolling with the punches because everything was new to me."
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"When they first grabbed us, yeah, it terrified, but they calmed me down."
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"One of the first duties of the physician is to educate the masses not to take medicine."
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"If at first you don't succeed... so much for skydiving."
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"When you think about it, Adolf Hitler was the first pop star."
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