Firsts Quotes - Page 25

• War is not in itself a condition so much as the symptom of a condition, that of international anarchy. If we wish to substitute for war the settlement of disputes by justice, we must first substitute for the condition of international anarchy a condition of international order

  Alfred Hermann Fried

  War, Order, Justice

  Alfred Hermann Fried (1918*). “International Co-operation”

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• Out of our first century of national life we evolved the ethical principle that it was not right or just that an honest and industrious man should live and die in misery. He was entitled to some degree of sympathy and security. Our conscience declared against the honest workman's becoming a pauper, but our eyes told us that he very often did.

  Frances Perkins

  Eye, Men, Ethical Principles

  Frances Perkins (1934). “People at work”

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• Coffee in Brazil is always made fresh and, except at breakfast time, drunk jet black from demitasses first filled almost to the brim with the characteristic moist, soft coffee sugar of the country, which melts five times as fast as our hard granulated. For breakfast larger cups are used, and they're more than half filled with cream. This cafe con leite doesn't re-quire so much sugar as cafe preto-black coffee.

  Bob Brown

  Country, Coffee, Drunk

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• The first rule of business is: Do other men for they would do you

  Charles Dickens

  Business, Clever, Men

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• I was so inspired by Dr. King that in 1956 with my brothers and sisters and first cousins, I was only 16 years old, we went down to the public library trying to check out some books and we were told by the librarian that the library was for whites only and not for colors! It was a public library! I never went back to that public library until July 5th, 1998, by this time I'm in the Congress, for a book signing of my book "Walking with the Wind"

  John Lewis

  Cousin, Brother, Kings

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• When I first saw you, I saw love. from You're Still The One

  Shania Twain

  Love, Crush, Saws

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• My first film crush was Mark Lester as Oliver Twist in the Carol Reed film.

  Sally Phillips

  Crush, Twists, Reeds

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• See first with your mind, then with your eyes, and finally with your body.

  Yagyu Munenori

  Determination, Eye, Warrior

  "Living the Martial Way : A Manual for the Way a Modern Warrior Should Think". Book by Forrest E. Morgan, p. 88, 1992.

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• They tried to get me-I got them first! (suicide note)

  Vachel Lindsay

  Suicide, Suicidal, Notes

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• The first time it happened I was ten.
  It was an accident.
  
  The second time I meant
  To last it out and not come back at all.
  I rocked shut
  
  As a seashell.
  They had to call and call
  And pick the worms off me like sticky pearls.
  
  Dying
  Is an art, like everything else.
  I do it exceptionally well.
  
  I do it so it feels like hell.
  I do it so it feels real.
  I guess you could say I've a call.

  Sylvia Plath

  Art, Real, Suicidal

  "Lady Lazarus" l. 43 (1963)

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• I'm actively working hard on learning to appreciate yourself no matter what. If what someone else says can easily derail you, it means your sense of self isn't that firmly established in the first place. It's an inside job. You're beautiful and worthy and totally unique. People insult each other based on their own insecurities - even though it may feel personal, it really never is. Really. Seriously.

  Emma Stone

  Inspirational, Motivational, Beautiful

  "The Really Amazing Spider-Man 2 Star Emma Stone On Tuning Out The Haters And Owning Who You Are". Interview With Brittany Burke, www.seventeen.com. May 2, 2014.

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• Whoever is the first in the field and awaits the coming of the enemy will be fresh for the fight... Therefore the clever combatant imposes his will on the enemy... By holding out advantages to him, he can cause the enemy to approach of his own accord; or by inflicting damage, he can make it impossible for the enemy to draw near.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, Clever, War

  Sun Tzu (2012). “Sun Tzu's The Art of War: Bilingual Edition Complete Chinese and English Text”, p.112, Tuttle Publishing

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• You must know, then, that there are two methods of fighting, the one by law, the other by force: the first method is that of men, the second of beasts; but as the first method is often insufficient, one must have recourse to the second.

  Niccolo Machiavelli

  Art, War, Fighting

  Niccolo Machiavelli (2017). “The Prince”, p.55, Knickerbocker Classics

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• When the position is such that neither side will gain by making the first move, it is called temporising ground.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, War, Moving

  Lionel Giles', Sun Tzu (1910). “Sun Tzu's Art of War - Illustrated & Translated for Modern Readers”, p.28, SJ Creations Tokyo

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• Be the first to seize intersecting ground, that is ground which lies the intersections of borders or intersections of main thoroughfares of commerce and travel. Your occupation of it gives you access to all who border it and all who would covet it. On intersecting ground, if you establish alliances you are safe, if you lose alliances you are in peril.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, Lying, War

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• Children are prepared for democracy by being led to discuss current events without first learning the systematic subjects (politics, economics, history) which are necessary in order to discuss them. The Mole effect is to substitute slogans and superficial opinion for considered individual thought. And the opinion is that of the lowest common denominator of the group.

  Murray Rothbard

  Children, Educational, Order

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• Persistent questioning and healthy inquisitiveness are the first requisite for acquiring learning of any kind.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Education, Perseverance, Teaching

  Mahatma Gandhi, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1986). “The Moral and Political Writings of Mahatma Gandhi: Non-Violent Resistance and Social Transformation”, Clarendon Press

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• Literacy is not a luxury, it is a right and a responsibility. If our world is to meet the challenges of the twenty-first century we must harness the energy and creativity of all our citizens.

  William J. Clinton

  Education, Creativity, Responsibility

  Clinton, William J. (1995). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton, 1994”, p.1503, Best Books on

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• I want my son to wear a helmet 24 hours a day. If it was socially acceptable I'd be the first one to have my kid in a full helmet and like a cage across his face mask.

  Will Arnett

  Fathers Day, Dad, Kids

  "'Parks and Recreation' star Amy Poehler and husband Will Arnett expecting second child" by Christina Everett, www.nydailynews.com. March 17, 2010.

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• The history of acceptance of new theories frequently shows the following steps: At first the new idea is treated as pure nonsense, not worth looking at. Then comes a time when a multitude of contradictory objections are raised, such as: the new theory is too fancy, or merely a new terminology; it is not fruitful, or simply wrong. Finally a state is reached when everyone seems to claim that he had always followed this theory. This usually marks the last state before general acceptance.

  Kurt Lewin

  Science, Acceptance, Ideas

  Kurt Lewin (1951). “Field Theory in Social Science: Selected Theoretical Papers”, New York : Harper

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• I thought I would keep it on the ground until I became familiar with it, but on account of the wind, I unexpectedly took to the air, and the first thing I knew, I was flying.

  Arthur P. Warner

  Airplane, Wind, Flying

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• Totally uneventful. It was a very successful first flight. To be honest, it was a little bit boring.

  Fernando Alonso

  Airplane, Successful, Littles

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• You ought to know that October is the first Spring month.

  Karel Capek

  Spring, Fall, Autumn

  Karel Capek (2002). “The Gardener's Year”

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• I never hit a shot, not even in practice, without having a very sharp, in-focus picture of it in my head. It's like a color movie. First I 'see' where I want it to finish, nice and white and sitting up high on the bright green grass. Then the scene quickly changes and I 'see' the ball going there: its path, trajectory, and shape, even its behavior on landing. Then there is this sort of fadeout, and the next scene shows me making the kind of swing that will turn the previous images to reality.

  Jack Nicklaus

  Nice, Golf, Reality

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• Those who the gods seek to destroy first, learn how to play golf.

  Leslie Nielsen

  Golf, Play

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