Quotes of: The-first-thing Keyword

Politics isn't just about doing the right thing. It's also about winning.

Susan Estrich

In later life most good things happen very slowly; only bad things tend to happen fast.

Life

Good things don't happen to "good people"; good things happen to happy people.

Vivian Amis

You can always count on Americans to do the right thing - after they've tried everything else.

Winston Churchill

We all have our alloted portions of black and white paint; how we lay it on is a question of temperament.

From the Cape to Cairo: The First Traverse of Africa from South to North

I want to kill this degenerate bastard brother of yours. But I am not selfish, I do not want to deprive you of that honor.

Crime Incorporated: The Inside Story of the Mafia's First 100 Years

The first time I called myself a 'Witch' was the most magical moment of my life.

Drawing Down the Moon: Witches, Druids, Goddess-Worshippers, and Other Pagans in America

May every voice proclaim thy praise. And every knee bow in thy presence The tangible promise of our faith. May thy Charity, like a mantle, Lift us to God on high.

Daystar Rising: A Story of the First Christmas

When the Holy Father passed away in 2005, Laura, Dad, Bill Clinton, and I flew together to his funeral in Rome. It was the first time an American president had attended the funeral of a pope, let alone brought two of his predecessors.

Decision Points

The dreams we imagine when we are asleep should not in any way make us doubt the truth of the thoughts we have when we are awake.

Discourse on Method and Meditations on First Philosophy

I'm a terrible prince. I should put my kingdom first and everything else second, but your first. I want you by my side every second, but I know I would crumble if I lost you.

Enna Burning

Here's a basic difference between Morelli and me. My first thought was always of cake. His first thought was always of sex. Don't get me wrong. I like sex . . . a lot. But it's never going to replace cake.

Eleven on Top

You can build the Empire State Building. Train the Prussian army. Elevate the hierarchy of a totalitarian state higher than the throne of the Most High. But there are still people whose moral superiority defeats your own.

The First Circle

We are all human, and our senses are quicker to prompt us than our reason. Every man gives off a scent, and that scent tells you how to act before your head does.

The First Circle

The males (of the Hutchinson family that included both religious dissenter Anne and immensely wealthy and politically connected Thomas) were merchants who sought salvation through commerce.

The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin

The Church has an excellent appetite. She has swallowed whole countries and the question Has never risen of indigestion. Only the Church . . . can take Ill-gotten goods without stomach-ache!

Faust: First Part

Yes you can let a guy bite you but not on the first date! he has to pay for dinner ! But you can bite him on the first date at no cost that is quite normal

Fangs Rule: A Girls Guide to Being a Vampire

Thomas, says there are no real dragons. Only they are in your head, he says." "Thomas is right, my love, so do not be afraid of the dark." "But they are in my head sometimes, so I guess they are real.

The First Princess of Wales

Everything changed, and eleven months later, here I was in the middle of the night with a gungho major, playing secret agent, hoping some Frenchie didn't put a bullet in my skull before I gave the Germans and Italians their chance.

The First Wave

Except for a roll of Harding's eyes, everyone ignored me, which is the way I liked it when I had to hang around with senior officers. They had a way of thinking up ideas that got you killed and them promoted.

The First Wave

As I drove out the wrought iron gates I had entered, I noticed for the first time how intricate and beautiful they were. They were forged by hand so many years ago and had stood the test of time.

Gina and Mike