And at home in the United States we found continued and increased persecution, first of leaders of the Communist Party, and then of all honest anti-fascists.
How can you tell somebody whose is pursuing happiness that they're somehow not American when that was the very first promise that America made?
Seek first what is true and of value, and then whatever happiness follows will be of the appropriate quantity and, more importantly, quality.
There's a charm, there's a rhythm, there's a soul to Jewish humor. When I first saw Richard Pryor perform, I told him, 'You're doing a Jewish act.'
Well, it's a humor strip, so my first responsibility has always been to entertain the reader... But if, in addition, I can help move readers to thought and judgment about issues that concern me, so much the better.
I was bused to a school in Gerritsen Beach in Brooklyn in 1972. I was one of the first black kids in the history of the school.
For the first time in history, a private company is organizing a mission to the moon. This mission will inspire countries of the world, citizens, our youth.
I joke with my kids, who love history, that I'll be the only governor to be elected twice in his first term.
The whole history of civilization is strewn with creeds and institutions which were invaluable at first, and deadly afterwards.
I didn't get my first car until I was 22. It was a BMW 1602 and now I've got it back I'm waiting to restore it.
'Cars' is a really personal story for me because, first of all, I grew up in Los Angeles - the car crazy capital.
The first real thought that I had of something that I might do was to write for car magazines, because I always had a car thing.
The first thing I ever rode when I was a kid was a motorcycle, so I knew how to drive a motorcycle before a car.
All in all it was a smooth race, the car was very well balanced. I'm very proud to be the first winner here in India.
From my first dunk at 14 years old to my second NCAA Championship at the University of Tennessee, my intense training with my dad was always to credit.
My dad named me Dakota and my mom came up with my first name Hannah. So it's Hannah Dakota Fanning.
When I first came into parliament, there was, on average, a by-election every three months - due not to MPs bailing out, but because of the death rate.
But the first the general public learned about the discovery was the news of the destruction of Hiroshima by the atom bomb. A splendid achievement of science and technology had turned malign. Science became identified with death and destruction.
I was first to break the news about the death of Lady Diana. The CNN team couldn't get into makeup fast enough.
Losing faith in your own singularity is the start of wisdom, I suppose; also the first announcement of death.
Sometimes I wish my first word was 'quote,' so that on my death bed, my last words could be 'end quote.'
