The first thing that I really understood politically and was old enough to get was the failed assassination attempt on Reagan.
My first biography written in '73 was not 'Journey To The Moon.' It was 'Return To Earth.' Because for me, that was the more difficult task - disappointment.
The way to judge a new artist is by listening to their albums and gauging the progress that they make from the first record to the next one.
The first night you walk down to a comedy club, at least for me, I had my voice, and then I went on stage and I lost it.
With Cold Sassy Tree having its first production, I saw no necessity to do anything other than produce it with the correct setting.
Think first of the action that is right to take, think later about coping with one's fears.
We're living through a time where we are fighting wars fostered by politics, admittedly not on the same scale as the First World War, but with equally tragic realities for our soldiers and their families.
I know many writers who first dictate passages, then polish what they have dictated. I speak, then I polish - occasionally I do windows.
First of all, I think it's odd that people who cover politics wouldn't have any political views.
Politics I supposed to be the second-oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first.
If Mr. Obama wants to get things done, he must recognize that in Washington only the president has the power to make the first big move.
What first separates a leader from a normal human being? A leader knows who they are as a human being.
Human behavior is only unpredictable and dangerous if you don’t start from humanity in the first place.
There is only two kind of #books .First one is by some #famous person and Second one makes a person #famous .
My first mission is to take care of our troops. I take that mission very personally.
My first big gig was an opening show for Frank Zappa, and I think that was difficult.
When I made my first album, there was no indication that anybody other than my parents were going to buy it.
Some part of getting a second chance is taking responsibility for the mess you made in the first place.
[Your] search for meaning in the world... can only really be fulfilled by the greater purpose that has sent [you] here in the first place.
You can see a rose both in two ways. First, through its beautiful petals. The other, through its thorns
Seeking rest is like seeking the gift rather than the Giver; you can't receive the gift without first finding the Giver.
