First of all, it does not deter crime, the death penalty.
In the Reagan administration, a great speech was just the first step in a long process. In the Obama administration, it's the only step.
I did 'Showtime at the Apollo' when I was 10, and it was the first time that I'd ever performed on TV, and it felt great.
In the early days of eBay, I articulated for the very first time this belief that people are basically good.
During the screen test for 'Red Widow' was the first time anyone ever told me that I was good at auditioning.
With Alexander's cancer, I was definitely brought to my knees for the first time because of the fear factor.
Faith is the very first thing you should pack in a hope chest.
From the first time I saw Sid Caesar be funny I knew that's what I had to do.
No comedian's wife thinks he's funny. The first few years of the marriage, maybe. I was funny as hell the first couple of years.
Be what you are. This is the first step toward becoming better than you are.
The man who realizes his ignorance has taken the first step toward knowledge.
I'm a father myself for the first time in my life, and I had very very loving parents.
I went to a Katy Perry concert, and I experienced pure bliss for the first time in my life.
For the first time in my life I feel important. I'd like to have five babies.
I'm just happy I got a hole-in-one for the first time in my life.
Our first thought is always for those on life's first rung, and how we might increase their chances of climbing.
The first time I ever screamed at someone was in a scene, and I'd never screamed at someone in my life.
When you discover first love as a teenager, your whole life revolves around it and you open yourself up to it.
My first love was acting. I went to Sidney Poitier films as a kid. I sat in the theater and dreamed of being an actor.
Oh, well, my first love is comedy or singing and dancing.
That whole world of musical theater was my first love. It's where I wanted to be when I was three years old.
