Famous Quotes & Sayings

Karlheinz Stockhausen

Whenever I felt happy about having discovered something, the first encounter, not only with the public, with other musicians, with specialists, etc, was that they rejected it.

Leonard Cohen

At first first nothing will happen to us and later on it will happen to us again.

Leonard Cohen

I was 15 when I first became deeply touched by the rhythm and structure of words.

Leonard Cohen

first of all nothing will happen and a little later nothing will happen again

Leonard Cohen

First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin

Laurell K. Hamilton

You awful hard to kill, Anita.' 'There's a first time, Luther, and that's all it takes.

Langston Hughes

Humor is when the joke's on you but hits the other fellow first -- before it boomerangs.

John Keats

Works of genius are the first things in the world.

John Kenneth Galbraith

Under the privilege of the First Amendment many, many ridiculous things are said.

John Cusack

All my romantic stories are a scrambled version of that first one.

Leo Szilard

When a scientist says something, his colleagues must ask themselves only whether it is true. When a politician says something, his colleagues must first of all ask, 'Why does he say it?

Peter Gallagher

Through every moment on stage for the first time, I felt like I was finally right where I belonged.

Phil Donahue

At first, I thoroughly enjoyed being famous.

Pete Rose

Every time I step up to the plate, I expect to get a hit. If I don't expect to get a hit, I have no right to step into the batter's box in the first place.

Joseph Estrada

Why should I resign ... First of all, I am not guilty of any of these charges. Second, we have a constitution to follow.

Joss Whedon

'The Sixth Sense' is fine the second time around, but honestly, the first time around, it's dazzling.

Kim Kardashian

First and foremost, I married for love.

Kevin Hart

My rule is to save myself first.

Kevin Hart

I've pushed several women in front of violent situations. My rule is save myself first.

Kendrick Lamar

Since day one, since the first time I touched the pen, I wanted to be the best at what I do.

Ramana Maharshi

Existence of Isvara follows our conception of Isvara. Let us first know whose concept He is. The concept will be only according to the one who conceives. Find out who you are and the other problem will solve itself.

Ralph Fiennes

In the studio system, things are expected of a film. By the first, second, third act, there's a generic language that comes out of the more commercial system.

Rahul Dravid

On the onside, first there is God, then Sourav Ganguly.

Joyce Brothers

The best of all possible marriages is a seesaw in which first one, then the other partner is dominant.

Paul Kantner

At first I was iridescent, then I became transparent, finally I was absent

Peter Greenaway

In practically every film you experience, you can see the director following the text. Illustrating the words first, making the pictures after, and, alas, so often not making pictures at all, but holding up the camera to do its mimetic worst.

Elliott Carter

The first thing that struck me about contemporary music in general had been thatthere was not much interest in rhythm.

Ellie Goulding

I was the first person to go to university from my family.

Elizabeth George

I want God to be first in my life, so I'm putting Him first in my life today.

Elisabeth Shue

I have worked with another first-time director who was not that open, and it was probably one of the worst experiences I ever had, so my antennas are really out.

Eknath Easwaran

When we truly are putting others first, we cannot but feel at peace with ourselves.

John Burdett

Don't ask me when I first mastered the obvious.

Joel Osteen

When you keep God in first place, He will take you to places you've never dreamed of