Firsts Quotes - Page 36

• My natural-born sarcasm, when it's unimpeded, can be a bit overbearing at times and I'm the first to admit that.

  Tom Bergeron

  Sarcastic, Sarcasm, Natural

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• At first I thought he was walking a dog. Then I realized it was his date.

  Edith Massey

  Sarcastic, Dog, I Realized

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• I'll bet your father spent the first year of your life throwing rocks at the stork.

  Irving Brecher

  Sarcastic, Father, Rocks

  (Marx Brothers) At the Circus (1939 film)

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• Yeah, he's in pain except between the first and ninth innings

  Dave Bristol

  Sarcastic, Pain, Yeah

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• If our society were truly to appreciate the significance of children's emotional ties throughout the first years of life, it would no longer tolerate children growing up or parents having to struggle in situations which could not possibly nourish healthy growth.

  Stanley Greenspan

  Children, Growing Up, Struggle

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• Religions are not revealed: they are evolved. If a religion were revealed by God, that religion would be perfect in whole and in part, and would be as perfect at the first moment of its revelation as after ten thousand years of practice. There has never been a religion which fulfills those conditions.

  Robert Blatchford

  Years, Practice, Perfect

  Robert Blatchford (1917). “God and My Neighbour”

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• The Christians were the first to make the existence of Satan a dogma of the church. What is the use in a Pope if there is no Devil ?

  H. P. Blavatsky

  Christian, Church, Devil

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• The first mark of intelligence, to be sure, is not to start things; the second mark of intelligence is to pursue to the end what you have started.

  Franklin Edgerton

  Wisdom, Science, Intelligence

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• The age of the earth was thus increased from a mere score of millions [of years] to a thousand millions and more, and the geologist who had before been bankrupt in time now found himself suddenly transformed into a capitalist with more millions in the bank than he knew how to dispose of ... More cautious people, like myself, too cautious, perhaps, are anxious first of all to make sure that the new [radioactive] clock is not as much too fast as Lord Kelvin's was too slow.

  William Johnson Sollas

  Science, Years, People

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• The first time you hear the word "Daddy," I don't care who you are, your heart just melts.

  Mario Joyner

  Dad, Heart, Care

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• In the first six to twelve months of a war with the United States and Great Britain I will run wild and win victory upon victory. But then, if the war continues after that, I have no expectation of success.

  Isoroku Yamamoto

  Running, Military, War

  "Eagle Against the Sun: The American War With Japan". Book by Ronald H. Spector, 1985.

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• The mindless rejoicing at home is really appalling; it makes me fear that the first blow against Tokyo will make them wilt at once...I only wish that [the Americans] had also had, say, three carriers at Hawaii.

  Isoroku Yamamoto

  Military, Home, Blow

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• Desert Storm was a war which involved the massive use of air power and a victory achieved by the U.S. and multinational air force units. It was also the first war in history in which air power was used to defeat ground forces.

  Merrill McPeak

  Military, War, Air

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• The military part of our information network - which we were accustomed to rely on for exact information - was the first part of the network to fall apart

  Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf

  Funny, Military, Fall

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• It was unworthy of our military sources that they were the first to weaken.

  Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf

  Funny, Military, Source

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• They want to deceive their people first because now they are in a very shabby situation

  Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf

  Funny, Military, People

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• Australian troops had, at Milne Bay, inflicted on the Japanese their first undoubted defeat on land. Some of us may forget that, of all the allies, it was the Australians who first broke the invincibility of the Japanese army.

  William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim

  Military, Army, Land

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• The world is witnessing first hand, live on television, the hearts ofAmerican warriors - and the spirit and pride only displayed by magnificent young men and women who are volunteers in the fight for the cause of freedom. Its all about heart.

  Ada F Kay

  Military, Heart, Fighting

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• Having my first number one single and being able to travel to places I've never been before has been amazing. The tour was also fantastic. There are so many things which I've experienced this year which I never even dreamed of.

  Gareth Gates

  Travel, Years, Numbers

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• Some of the same self-certified smart people, who preached about mushroom clouds and weapons of mass destruction, are once again trying to stampede us into war. They seem to think only with their guns. To those who want to shoot first and ask questions later in Iraq, I join in a firm 'No!' We've been there and done that, and America is still paying for their past failure.

  Lloyd Doggett

  Military, War, Smart

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• Actually, Magic and the Lakers beat Philadelphia for Magic's first NBA Championship.

  Oscar Robertson

  Basketball, Nba Championships, Philadelphia

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• First off, do everything they can to give their kids the opportunities to play sports; asthma is not a deterrent to playing sports.

  Dominique Wilkins

  Basketball, Sports, Kids

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• I expect us to be good; very good. I expect us to first and foremost be better than we were last year and get back to having this franchise as one of the premier franchises on and off the court, and I think we have the opportunity to do that this upcoming season. I really believe that.

  Grant Hill

  Basketball, Believe, Opportunity

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• It's about time that we create first class citizenship for every American plain and simple. Every New Jersey-ian. This should not be a popular vote. This is something we should do now.

  Cory Booker

  Gay, Simple, Popular Vote

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• We'll be getting rid of these people here... First, Mr. Samir Naga... Naga... Naga... Not gonna work here anymore, anyway.

  Bob Porter

  Office Space, People, Space Movie

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