Quotes of: Be-the-first Keyword

A woman has to change her nature if she is to be a wife. She has to learn to curb her tongue, to suppress her desires, to moderate her thoughts and to spend her days putting another first. She has to put him first even when she longs to serve herself...

The Other Queen

Billy Beane: I want Dye in right, Justice DHing, Peña on the bench, Hatteberg at first, and anyone but Mags first out of the pen. Art Howe: You want Peña on the bench? Billy Beane: That's right. So you can play Hatty. Art Howe: Peña is not only th...

Moneyball

He who heeds the first word of his wife must listen forever to the second.

Bosnian

I would as soon see your nose be cheese, and the cat get the first bite of it.

Scottish

From the first time I saw you, I've belonged to you completely. I still do. If you want me. -Jace

City of Glass

The first category is always the man of the present, the second the man of the future. The first preserve the world and people it, the second move the world and lead it to its goal.

Crime and Punishment

Jesus' love for you far outweighs your expectations of Him.

Dancing with God: First Year Thoughts on the Loss of My Daughter

Joy is something we can’t manufacture. Joy happens to us not because of us.

Dancing with God: First Year Thoughts on the Loss of My Daughter

Starting the morning without prayer is like starting a car without gas.

Dancing with God: First Year Thoughts on the Loss of My Daughter

God, now she knew what decent men felt like, the disquiet before taking someone for their first time.

Dead After Dark

Always smile first thing in the morning. Might as well get it over with.

The Day I Drank a Glass of Water

money has no essence. It's not "really" anything; therefore, its nature has always been and presumably always will be a matter of political conten­tion.

Debt: The First 5,000 Years

Success is not attained when the goal is reached; success is attained from the time when the first step is taken towards that goal.

Empowerment Basics

Every burned book or house enlightens the world; every suppressed or expunged word reverberates through the earth from side to side.

Essays: First Series

Every violation of truth is not only a sort of suicide in the liar, but is a stab at the health of human society.

Essays: First and Second Series

Sometimes a little song is sweet to hear, even if the orchestra is more accomplished

Educating Esmé: Diary of a Teacher's First Year

Paco, we are all so much more than our faults, aren’t we?

First Kiss: The Widow Darcy Journals, Book 1

Freedom or prison--what's the difference? A man must develop unwavering will power subject only to his reason.

The First Circle

...skepticism can never provide firm ground under a man's feet. And perhaps, after all, we need firm ground.

The First Circle

The single biggest advantage of being completely surrounded is that it gives you the opportunity to attack the enemy in any direction you choose.

The First Dragon

If, living in the world, you refuse to be a part of it, you will help others out of this chaos - not in the future, not tomorrow, but now.

The First and Last Freedom