It is more difficult to give money away intelligently than to earn it in the first place.
The first game I played. We played against the Dallas Texans.
If you have a problem with the third act, the real problem is in the first act.
Of all sciences there is none where first appearances are more deceitful than in politics.
Those who enter into marriage, must be fully prepared to establish their marriage, as the first priority in their lives.
The first acting I ever did was an Italian commercial. Once I did that, I said, 'this acting thing is awesome. '
My first girlfriend in high school, I had a girlfriend in grade school, but my first girlfriend in high school was Mare Winningham, very fine actress.
And sometimes you look at the first poems by someone and you go, "They have freshness and a sense of wonder that is never recaptured again by that poet. "
Surely a gentle sister is the second best gift to a man; and it is first in point of occurrence; for the wife comes after.
You can't solve your problems by using the same thinking that got you into those problems in the first place.
First we become the best, then we'll become first.
Nothing should be an issue when it comes to sexuality in the first place. Music is the one artform where people feel comfortable coming out.
As a practical matter, I like the dramatic monologue for its compelling intimacy. To be inside one's character, to register his or her every vagrant thought, emotion, and response - the first-person viewpoint grants this privilege and immediacy.
So when you start touring, women are definitely going to check you out first.
Whatever you read, read the Bible first. Beware of bad books: there are plenty in this day. Take heed what you read.
I think that taxes would be fair if we first get rid of the tax code.
If you'll think about various series you've read, can you think of any instance in which, say, the tenth volume of the series is notably better than the first nine? I can't.
I think I'm the oldest new Bob Dylan around. I predate Bruce Springsteen, Steve Forbat and John Prine. I was probably the first of the new Bob Dylans.
Appearances are nothing. . . . And first of all they should not be feared, they are only dangerous to the weak.
I decided to become a painter when my first four paintings where all published and attracted a great deal of interest. I exhibited one of them and it was sold.