Be The First Quotes

We’ve collected the best Be The First Quotes from the greatest minds of the world: Jan Vertonghen, Alvin Lee, Michael Bisping, Liam Smith, John Caudwell. Use them as an inspiration.

I’m a normal guy who wants to play games, whether it be the first, the 95th or the 97th of my international career.

Jan Vertonghen

It will be the first time I’ve played live with a double bass.

Alvin Lee

I am proud to be the first British champion, and headlining MSG is a testament to all the hard work.

Michael Bisping

I’ve been laughing with my brothers about it. Paul and Stephen both won the British title before me, but I’m going to be the first world champion in the family.

Liam Smith

I would be the first to say that while a lack of money can cause misery, money doesn’t buy you happiness.

John Caudwell

Would I be the 3rd term of Rudy Giuliani or the 4th term of Mike Bloomberg? It’ll be neither. It’ll be the first term of Joe Lhota. We’re all different.

Joe Lhota

Let me be the first to say I can’t remember ever having a conversation about the definition of consent when I was a kid. I knew that ‘no’ meant ‘no,’ but that’s it.

Nate Parker

You can be anything. You could be the President of the United States or the inventor of the next Internet or a ninja cardio-thoracic surgeon poet, which would be awesome because you would be the first one.

Cameron Russell

The Madden NFL franchise holds a special place in popular culture and the cover is a coveted position for players all over the league. I’m honored to be the first cover athlete chosen by Madden NFL fans and it’s a great way to cap off an amazing year for the Saints and the city of New Orleans.

Drew Brees

Unless things change radically, President Bush will be the first President since Herbert Hoover to have presided over a net loss of jobs during his administration.

Tim Johnson

I will be the first to admit that I’ve made my own mistakes when it comes to Virginia‘s disclosure requirements.

Ken Cuccinelli

One of the most beautiful things about Shakespeare‘s Hamlet is when he stops in the middle of the play to ask, ‘To be or not to be?’ Then, right at the end, he decides to ‘let be.’ The first season of ‘Stranger Things’ was Hopper asking whether ‘to be or not to be’ and the second is to ‘let be.’

David Harbour

Do you seriously expect me to be the first Prince of Wales in history not to have a mistress?

Prince Charles

The United States is proud to be the first country to recognize the existence of a Jewish State – just 11 minutes after Israel‘s independence was declared.

Denis McDonough

When I heard I’d be the first in the group to release a solo track, I definitely felt nervous. But I’d like to think of it as a continuation of the music I’ve been doing as part of BLACKPINK.

Jennie

I just look to be myself. I’m not trying to be nobody. I’m just trying to be the first Zion.

Zion Williamson

I had this big thing about guitar harmonies. I wanted to be the first to put proper three-part harmonies onto a record. That was an achievement.

Brian May

‘Strong Island’ has been a labor of love and dedication on the part of so many people, that it’s just an incredible recognition to be honored. And to be the first trans director – and, I believe, the first African-American trans director – to be nominated for an Academy Award is incredibly, incredibly special to me.

Yance Ford

I wanted to make sure that this be the first scientific and technology revolution in history in which the public thoroughly discussed all the potential benefits and all the potential harms, in advance of the technology coming online and running its course.

Jeremy Rifkin

I know the college rule is if they push you out of bounds, you can come back in and catch the ball, but I think the NFL rule is it doesn’t matter how you get out of bounds, you can’t be the first one to touch the ball. That’s what I think it is, I’m not really sure on that.

Amari Cooper

Outsiders tend to be the first to recognize the inadequacies of our social institutions. But, precisely because they are outsiders, they are usually in a poor position to fix them.

Atul Gawande

Let the one among you who is without sin be the first to cast a stone.

Jesus Christ

Hopefully I’ll be the first Mexican-American going into Hillbilly Heaven.

Freddy Fender

My dad said: ‘It looks like you’ll be world No.1 in a few hours and I wanted to be the first to say congratulations.’

Lee Westwood

What I love about being a member of KISS is that we’re the ‘John Glenns’ of rock – we always have to be the first in anything we do, and I love that.

Peter Criss

Remember that happiness is as contagious as gloom. It should be the first duty of those who are happy to let others know of their gladness.

Maurice Maeterlinck

Animal substance seems to be the first food of all birds, even the granivorous tribes.

William Bartram

I’ll be the first one to tell you I burn coal… That fossil generation and the nuclear generation, frankly, is necessary in order for me to provide power.

Lynn Good

We want Angolans who have fortunes abroad to be the first to invest in the country, thus demonstrating that they are true patriots.

Joao Lourenco

I wouldn’t be the first quarterback from California to go to cold weather. I think Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers are doing pretty well and been able to do it.

Jared Goff

Attack those concepts such as ‘third world.’ Think about it. If we look at it in terms of numbers, then people of color are the majority in this world. We should be the ‘first world.’

H. Rap Brown

Guess what, I might be the first hippie pinup girl.

Janis Joplin

Hopefully, the media will eventually learn to celebrate a woman who, through all the noise, is able to hold steadfast to her mission and stay true to herself. Regardless, Melania Trump is proud to be the first lady of the United States and is proud to represent the American people.

Stephanie Grisham

When we finish this tour we are going to begin writing and go into the studio to hopefully have a brand new Foreigner album out in early spring next year. This will be the first Foreigner album out in about ten years.

Lou Gramm

To be the first player in the world to take part in three successive World Cup finals is very important.

Cafu

We really suffer from a hot-take disease, wanting to be the first one who has the hottest take.

W. Kamau Bell

My youngest sister does not like tennis at all, and she‘ll be the first one to tell you that, which I find pretty funny.

Madison Keys

Cameron Russell

I will be the first to admit that the sanctity of life and the preservation of religious freedom are not even among the top ten concerns of most voters. But those issues should be of primary importance to those who call themselves Christians.

Robert Jeffress

I’m still wearing Doc Martens. I’m sure that you can have a baby and wear Doc Martens, but… Maybe I’ll be the first person to give birth in Doc Martens!

Andrea Riseborough

What’s more important than who’s going to be the first black manager is who’s going to be the first black sports editor of the New York Times.

Bill Russell

To be the first Belgian to play for Liverpool is a big thing.

Simon Mignolet

It seems that in the rush to be the first one to the story, the media overstates things. Not maliciously; I don’t think they’re intentionally misleading. But the credibility gap is already there, and in this rush to get to the story first, a lot of mainstream outlets just erode their credibility further.

J. D. Vance

I’ve always wanted to know what it’s like to be the first to do something.

Kylie Bunbury

When I was playing good, nobody was saying I was playing good. When I was playing bad, I would be the first one on the front of the journal.

Dejan Lovren

Let me be the first to tell you, drinking alcohol is the worst thing to do in cold weather. Hot soup is the best because the process of digesting food helps to warm you up.

Morgan Freeman

Your computer needn’t be the first thing your see in the morning and the last thing you see at night.

Simon Mainwaring

It is very special for me to be the first Designated Player in LAFC history.

Carlos Vela

Surely in a country that works for everyone ensuring that everyone has access to an excellent education should be the first priority of any government?

Angela Rayner

If you want to sell a service, you have to be the first to believe that the service has value.

Gianluca Vialli

I am not a small guy – I will be the first to say it.

Adebayo Akinfenwa

I want to be the first one to say I beat both Diaz brothers.

Diego Sanchez

Israel has said many times – and I also said this to German television in an interview – that we will not be the first country that introduces nuclear weapons to the Middle East.

Ehud Olmert

I will be the first to say that it is always difficult to get monetary policy just right. But the Fed‘s analytical prowess is top-notch, and our forecasting record is second to none.

Janet Yellen

I am very happy to be signing for the best team in the world and especially proud to be the first Portuguese player to join United.

Cristiano Ronaldo

I grew up in Nashville, born and raised. I’m a country girl, and I love country music. I had a dream I was going to be the first black female country music star, but then that wasn’t the case.

Adrienne C. Moore

‘This is Spinal Tap’ was a film we felt really had to be done like that. It wouldn’t have worked any other way. And it turned out to be the first time a fiction film had really been made in a documentary format. I continued to do that, obviously, because it’s a fun way to work.

Christopher Guest

There are a lot of people highly motivated to be the first to clone a human.

Gregory Stock

If I ever woke up with a dead hooker in my hotel room, Matt would be the first person I’d call.

Ben Affleck

They told me that they are starting a classic label, and wanted me to be the first artist. So I signed, and am producing myself, and writing my own music, but I’m their first artist on their classic label. And I have creative control.

Teena Marie

I think one of my main things is I lead by example. I’m not going to be just talking, talking, talking and sitting on the side saying you have to do that or this. I’m going to be the first one over there in practice, diving on the floor, whatever it takes to really get it going.

Ricky Rubio

I never wanted to be the next Bruce Lee. I just wanted to be the first Jackie Chan.

Jackie Chan

My hope is to be the first disabled swimmer on an able-bodied team at the Y Nationals.

Victoria Arlen

I never realized how similar that I am to Tom Brady. mean, the obvious physical appearance would be the first thing. The fact that he’s married to a supermodel? Hello? Yeah, I’m also married to a supermodel.

Rex Ryan

My generation could be the first in Hong Kong to be worse off than our parents.

Joshua Wong

I’m very proud to be the first winner of the Indian Grand Prix, but then on the other hand we recently lost two of our mates. I didn’t know Dan Wheldon, but he was big in motorsport, and then this year I got to know Marco Simoncelli, so our thoughts are with them at the moment.

Sebastian Vettel

Barack Obama happens to be the first African-American, and so criticism of him is and always was gonna be racism, and therefore not permitted.

Rush Limbaugh

Her old Grannie and subject must be the first to kiss her hand.

Mary of Teck

We wonder if we will be the first generation in American history to leave our children with fewer opportunities and a less prosperous nation than the one we inherited.

Paul Ryan

I might be the first fighter who has ever been suspended after retirement.

Mirko Cro Cop

If there was a basketball rehab, I’d be the first one admitted.

Diana Taurasi

When I was in high school, if one of my friends got pregnant, I’d be the first person they’d come to. I never was judgmental.

Angela Yee

My dad was always there, even though he wasn’t living in our house. He was always on the phone, always just a car ride away. Whenever he had a new recording, we would be the first to get the acetate. And it would say, in Dad’s handwriting, ‘Play it loud.’

Nancy Sinatra

The New Horizons Pluto mission will be the first mission to a binary object and will help us understand everything from the origin of Earth‘s moon to the physics of mass transfer between binary stars.

Alan Stern

Mass migration and the refugee crisis is one of the biggest problems facing the world. In this country we assume that everyone just wants to come to the U.K. – but it’s an issue in Germany, Greece, Sweden, all across the E.U. Why should we be the first to turn our backs on the problem?

John Barnes

I’ll be the first one to tell you if I made a mistake.

Michael Sorrentino

I placed some silly wagers, sixty grand here, eighty grand there. I’d ring up a bookie and bet £10,000 on something like who would be the first batsman out at Lord‘s that day. I was that off my head.

Paul Merson

Let the one among you who is without sin be the first to cast a stone.

Jesus Christ

I’ll be the first one to admit my first couple of years I was pretty hard on the refs.

Sidney Crosby

We could perform in space or be the first band to play moon, but we want to be the first ‘Star Wars‘ band.

Olly Alexander

I want to be the first Conor Maynard. I think I want to have a successful career that is unique in its own way.

Conor Maynard

It doesn’t matter if it’s cards, doesn’t matter if I am racing home from dinner or something, I just want to be the first to do it. That’s just kind of my mentality. That’s been my mentality for a long time. It’s kind of the way I was raised.

Marcus Mariota

I’m already the first Georgian to play in the Finals, but I also want to be the first to be part of an NBA title.

Zaza Pachulia

I am a sore loser. I will be the first to admit that. When I get on video games I am not that good and when I play against somebody and they beat me, I want to rip the game out the wall, that type of thing. So, I really hesitate from playing them.

Charles Woodson

It feels awesome to be a Guinness World Records title holder and to be the first artist to achieve this with Billboard. I remember being in elementary and middle school and looking at the books for all of the records, and I can’t believe my name gets to be in there now.

Kane Brown

You always dream of being number one. You don’t dream of being two, three or four when you’re a young kid. I want to be the first overall pick. I feel like that would be a dream come true if that happens.

Jack Hughes

From when I was a young boy, I wanted to be the first person to direct a movie at 100.

Ron Howard

John Cena is a name I will never forget, and in the Royal Rumble, he will be the first man that I eliminate.

Samoa Joe

In 2013, when Google announced that Kansas City would be the first city in the country to have Google Fiber, I bought a house in the first neighborhood that was being wired up with Google’s gigabit Internet.

Brad Feld

I don’t believe in nirvana. If nirvana was handed to us on a silver platter, this would be the first day of our struggle to keep it.

Holly Near

Fuel conservation is a necessity, and I have to be the first person to set the example.

Veerappa Moily

Going to the Olympics as a Maasai I want to make them proud because, after the warm welcome they gave me when I went back and being their leader, I want to also be the warrior in the Olympics. That will be something good because that will be the first Olympic gold medal for the Maasai.

David Rudisha

I am going to smash B.J. Flores to bits and be the first man stop him.

Tony Bellew

If they opened things up and I could build a luxury condominium in Vedado, I would sell them in two hours here in Miami. Cubans in Miami would be the first to buy. In Miami, 80 percent of the people we sell to are foreigners. Havana is a city very similar to Miami… There’s good music, good theater, good ballet.

Jorge M. Perez

Girls love guys who dance, and I’m definitely going to be the first one on the dance floor. Usually, you just see guys sitting around, but I definitely don’t hold back when it comes to dancing.

Jacob Artist

A little simplification would be the first step toward rational living, I think.

Eleanor Roosevelt

We wanna be the first American Alpha. We don’t wanna be the second Team Angle or World’s Greatest Tag Team. We’ve worked so hard to get to where we are, and we feel like we’re unique and different. Yes there are similarities but we’re still different.

Jason Jordan

To be the first Nigerian to play for Manchester United is a great achievement for me which I am going to cherish for the rest of my life because it’s not easy to dream something and it comes true. It’s a great feeling.

Odion Ighalo

I wanted to be the first female, young teenager producer, and it didn’t happen. And when it finally did happen, I was shelved because I was signed to Warner Bros.

Kat Graham

100

That’s the charm of Deadpool. He’s charmingly annoying, and he’ll be the first to admit that.

Morena Baccarin

101

Yes, I did feel a special responsibility to be the first American woman in space.

Sally Ride

102

Let me be the first to tell you, drinking alcohol is the worst thing to do in cold weather. Hot soup is the best because the process of digesting food helps to warm you up.

Morgan Freeman

103

To be the first Puerto Rican to win a world title in four divisions would be an achievement. Gomez, Benitez, there have been a lot of good fighters from Puerto Rico before me. When I started boxing, Tito Trinidad was our big star.

Miguel Cotto

104

After school let out around 2:30, I’d go straight to the gym to be the first person there, even though it didn’t open until about 4:30. I was the littlest one and I was good, so they took me serious.

Gervonta Davis

105

My mother had a saying: ‘Kamala, you may be the first to do many things, but make sure you’re not the last.’

Kamala Harris

106

I’ve always wanted to be the first one to laugh at me. I didn’t want to get up on stage and start doing something and have someone say, ‘Are you serious? Do you think that’s good?’

Roy Clark

107

I’ll be the first one to tell you if some girl turned me down.

Michael Sorrentino

108

For me, to be the first G1 match ever in the United States was a really cool experience. And Will Ospreay and I, I think, went out there and tore the house down.

Lance Archer

109

I am naturally centre-left so the areas of education there are things on which I could work quite closely with Labour on… For example, on trying in Parliament to abolish SATs, I would be the first one through the gates.

Layla Moran

110

Use your development time to brief analysts and industry press. Use these influencers as your eyes and ears to let you know what else is being developed by competitors so that you can be the first to market, and don’t make the mistake of launching an also-ran product.

Jay Samit

111

When I first heard that Barack Obama was going to be the first black president, I wanted to do the smallest, biggest tribute in history.

Willard Wigan

112

The fact that President-elect Kennedy would be the first Catholic president did not sit well with many Americans. There was a fear that, as president, Kennedy’s decisions would be based on his religion and dictated by the pope.

Clint Hill

113

I am proud to be the first Hindu American to have been elected to Congress and now the first Hindu American to run for president.

Tulsi Gabbard

114

I guess that I’m primarily thought of as a rocker, largely because of ‘Frankenstein‘ being such a heavy song – you know, it was really hard rock, almost a precursor of heavy metal and just the image of the synthesizer. I happened to be the first guy to get the idea of putting a strap on the keyboard.

Edgar Winter

115

When we’re up in orbit, the first thing we will be excited to do is reveal what our zero-G indicator is and how that connects back to our overall mission. That’s gonna be the first way we celebrate being in space.

Jared Isaacman

116

I want to be the first lady to land a quadruple jump in competition. As I grow older, I know that my skating style will develop and mature.

Sasha Cohen

117

I was profoundly moved to be the first United Nations Secretary–General to attend the Peace Memorial Ceremony in Hiroshima. I also visited Nagasaki. Sadly, we know the terrible humanitarian consequences from the use of even one weapon. As long as such weapons exist, so, too, will the risks of use and proliferation.

Ban Ki-moon

118

To be the first person to do anything, you’re a legend.

DeAndre Jordan

119

I don’t think patient would be the first word that anybody that knows me would describe me as. But I think that’s anybody in competitive sports.

Brad Stevens

120

I’m very conscious of what I consider to be the first audience of any movie that I make. It’s those people whose reactions I’m most attentive to. They’re the ones who will tell me whether I’ve done my job or not.

Niki Caro

121

We should be the first to help disadvantaged people. What would happen if other countries decided to follow our example?

John Barnes

122

I’ve no desire to start a movement, to be the first name on an open petition, or to be the poster child for disgruntled writers.

John Ridley

123

I was first hired at Staples in 1992, by company founder Tom Stemberg and eventual CEO Ron Sargent, to be the first director of marketing and merchandising for the catalog business.

Shira Goodman

124

Yes, I did feel a special responsibility to be the first American woman in space.

Sally Ride

125

I always wanted to be the first true Latino to break the American barrier, to be on the American charts.

Jose Feliciano

126

I felt I had ‘made it’ as a model when I was invited to be the first model to shoot for the 2019 ‘Sports Illustrated‘ Swimsuit issue.

Camille Kostek

127

Convinced as I am and as I am from my government that the world needs a new moral architecture over all I believe that this should be the first topic to debate in our world of today, ethics, moral.

Hugo Chavez

128

Do you seriously expect me to be the first Prince of Wales in history not to have a mistress?

Prince Charles

129

You’ve got to be able to take the highs and the lows, and certainly I am not very good at taking the lows. I’ll be the first to admit it. But when the highs come your way you’ve got to treasure them because you never know how many more you’ll get.

Kyle Busch

130

I’ll be the first to admit it: I love fluff. Whether it’s watching ‘America’s Next Top Model’ or listening to dance pop like Rihanna‘s ‘Where Have You Been,’ I like to keep it light and fun, especially during the spring and summer months.

Phoebe Robinson

131

But, I swear, they’re turning Donna into Annie Hall this season. More ties. More suits. But they’re also keeping her really motivated, ya know? Like, wanting to be a rock journalist. Wanting to be the first woman president.

Laura Prepon

132

I’m a little bit of a geek – I have to be the first person to get new things when they come out. I always want to buy and try new gadgets.

Tom Felton

133

The world is very lucky to have America. It’s got to be the first time in the whole history of the planet that a country has been the dominant force in the world and it has actually been a force for good… America really deserves more credit.

Bill Bryson

134

My generation will actually be the first generation that is tamer than the one that came before it, and it will probably be poorer; less fun and less money.

Shia LaBeouf

135

Policies that aim to promote the livelihood security of the people – promoting employment, improving the nutritional status of children and women, expanding educational opportunities, and providing affordable healthcare – would be the first charge on the budget of a developmental state.

Sanjaya Baru

136

I’d like to be the first model who becomes a woman.

Lauren Hutton

137

I’m in no way running from ‘Hamilton‘ or its success or these beautiful songs that I’ve been blessed to be able to be the one to introduce them. I certainly won’t be the last to sing them, but to be the first, I feel very lucky.

Leslie Odom, Jr.

138

I really like baking, and I really like playing video games. I saw a few geeky baking blogs but I never saw a show on television or on the Internet like that. So I thought, ‘Why not be the first to try it out?’ And it went really well.

Rosanna Pansino

139

I want to be the first. If they’d let me go to the moon, I’d crawl all the way to Cape Kennedy just to do it. I’d like to go to the moon, but I don’t want to be the second man to go there.

Evel Knievel

140

When I was 14, I told all the girls in my class that I wanted to be the first woman prime minister. Someone else beat me to that!

Cherie Blair

141

I coached against Dave the last couple of years, and I was very proud to be the first time a father ever coached against his son. He beat me for 30 minutes the first time and 59 and a half minutes the second time.

Don Shula

142

If I play against you the first time – or it doesn’t even have to be the first time – and you want to be all physical and just talk, or talking trash or whatever, it just gets me going.

Joel Embiid

143

I’m not one to throw anybody under a bus, but check this out: I’ll be the first one to step in front of it.

Tony Ferguson

144

I’m here to break boundaries, man. That’s all. I’m here to be the first so that the people after me don’t have to think twice about expressing themselves and being free.

ASAP Rocky

145

You ask how I feel to be the first female president in southern Africa? It’s heavy for me. Heavy in the sense that I feel that I’m carrying this heavy load on behalf of all women.

Joyce Banda

146

You don’t want to be the first person to tell your 5-year-old, like, ‘You’re going to have a life filled with disappointments and letdowns – enjoy!’

Maya Rudolph

147

I think there’s a lot of things that need fixing at Manchester United apart from David Moyes, but in this business, you also realize the head coach is always going to be the first to go, unfortunately.

Tim Howard

148

I’ll be the first Australian to compete in the WWE.

Buddy Murphy

149

I am not gay, but if I were, I would be the first one running out of the closet.

Dolly Parton

150

I’m not going to be the next anything. I’m going to be the first me, and someone’s going to follow, and then they’ll be the next me.

Denzel Curry

151

I get that there is no one quite like me, nor should there be anybody quite like anybody else in any field. I’ve always said, ‘Don’t be the next anyone; be the first you.’

Mauro Ranallo

152

Whether you like it or not, the last few years I’d be the first one to tell you I haven‘t been the Pedro Martinez that I’m used to being.

Pedro Martinez

153

As the proud son of immigrants from Mexico, I’m honored to be the first Latino to serve as Chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, and Border Safety.

Alex Padilla

154

I’ll be the first to admit it – after the first episode, I wasn’t sold on Peter Capaldi as the new Doctor of ‘Doctor Who,’ with the bewildered Clara following behind like a lost puppy, haphazardly flinging aggression around like cream pies in a ‘Three Stooges‘ marathon.

Rob Manuel

155

Donald Beardslee is set for execution this week in California. His crimes were about twenty years ago, but it will be the first execution in California in quite some time.

Catherine Crier

156

All too often, the pitchmen are selling the notion that if you gain ‘control’ over your financial destiny – pick your own stocks and execute your own trades – it will be the first step on a short road to riches.

Gary Weiss

157

I want to be the first person to laugh at myself. It makes other people feel at ease – we’re all on an even playing field.

Kaley Cuoco

158

It’s funny because, based on the music I was making before, if you’d asked me who was the one gatekeeper or influencer whom I’d want to hear my music, I don’t think Pharrell would be the first person I’d pick.

Maggie Rogers

159

It’s either some sort of a kismet or something that I’ve been offered a film like ‘Zero Dark Thirty,’ which I would have lined up to be the first one to watch that movie, had I not shot it.

Greig Fraser

160

A thousand games for one organization, it’s pretty cool, and I’m going to be the first guy to do it in Washington.

Alexander Ovechkin

161

Reality programming and social media make the game board bigger; they increase the number of runners on the track, each lunging at the finish line to be the first chest to hit the tape.

Justine Bateman

162

For resident stability, I fully agree with the government’s stance that stabilizing the housing market should be the first and foremost step.

Park Won-soon

163

But, no, I don’t think there will be any kind of problem as far as setting up to be competitive, but you’ve got to get it right if you want to be the first one across the line.

Dan Wheldon

164

I spent summers in my room listening to cast albums, like ‘Les Miserables,’ every night. I knew it backwards and forwards. I want to be the first black Jean Valjean.

Brandon Victor Dixon

165

Music from my fourth year began to be the first of my youthful occupations. Thus early acquainted with the gracious muse who tuned my soul to pure harmonies, I became fond of her, and, as it often seemed to me, she of me.

Ludwig van Beethoven

166

If we get to the point where we damage the full faith and credit of the United States, that would be the first default in history caused purely by insanity.

Austan Goolsbee

167

Only when I saw I could be the first one to win five world cup races in a row did I get some extra motivation to go for it. And after winning five, I said to myself, ‘Why not win them all?’ The icing on the cake was the World Championship at the end.

Nino Schurter

168

I’ll be the first one to tell you that I’m fat out of season. I love McDonald‘s, and I love Taco Bell. But, whenever it comes fight time, I’m always ready.

Johny Hendricks

169

When I’m governor… I’ll be the first governor with a listed telephone number.

Kinky Friedman

170

For me to be the first African-born WWE Champion is incredible because now, people who look like myself can look at TV and see on WWE television that anything is possible because I’m doing it.

Kofi Kingston

171

I’m not that good a player, and I’ll be the first to admit that. I might be a three or four grand-slam winner; I might be a two grand-slam winner, I don’t know.

Patrick Rafter

172

Having my name called to be the first pick for the Phoenix Suns was mind-blowing. Having all that confidence and leading up to that point when I saw Adam Silver come out, I was just waiting for my name, and when he called it, my mind went blank.

Deandre Ayton

173

Of course it would be wonderful for Hillary Clinton to be the first female president, but I think she would be the first to say that she wouldn’t want people to vote for her just because she’s a woman.

Anna Wintour

174

I was the first woman British commissioner, the first woman trade commissioner, so I am also proud to be the first woman High Representative.

Catherine Ashton

175

I read an article some years back in which Emma Thompson demeaned my mother’s acting ability. My mother would be the first person to say that she wasn’t the best actress in the world. But she was a movie star.

Sean Hepburn Ferrer

176

I am very happy to be signing for the best team in the world and especially proud to be the first Portuguese player to join United.

Cristiano Ronaldo

177

Self-preservation shouldn’t be the first instinct in politics. It should be doing the right thing for the country.

Seth Moulton

178

I wanted to be the first girl in my class to get married. From the seventh grade on, I used to write in my yearbook under each senior‘s picture, ‘married’ or ‘engaged.’ I had marriage on the brain.

Shirley Temple

179

The state must be the first to be organized and totally committed to serving the interests of the people. We must always be clear that the example is set at the top.

Samora Machel

180

I will always find my light. No question. And if I don’t, I’ll know, because my dad will be the first person to call me and say, like, ‘You need to have him bring another 2K in,’ and ‘Why aren’t you using this sort of lighting gel?’ The crew guys know that it’s where I grew up.

Meghan Markle

181

He said that if we were going to have a war, they would never be the first ones to start it.

Samantha Smith

182

I’m here to break boundaries, man. That’s all. I’m here to be the first so that the people after me don’t have to think twice about expressing themselves and being free.

ASAP Rocky

183

My favorite musical? I don’t. It changes all the time. I’m just a diehard, I’m totally old school, like I’ll sit and watch, if they are re-doing Oklahoma in New York, I will be the first one there.

Trey Parker

184

If you’re going to run a small business, you need to know what everyone is doing, be the first one in and the last one out, and work weekends.

Glen Mazzara

185

Rosanna Pansino

186

I’ve gotta check, but I think I’ll be the first UFC fighter in history to have the lead role in a big movie.

Brian Ortega

187

My mentally for my character is you have to be first, better, or different. I know that I’m not the best at everything; in fact, I’m not the best at a lot of things, so I’m going to be different, or I’m going to be the first one to do it.

Alexa Bliss

188

I used to say in interviews that I don’t necessarily want to be the first black woman or first model to do certain things; I just want to see it done.

Tyra Banks

189

Anything that’s on television as often as someone on ‘The X Factor‘ is what’s successful. That doesn’t mean that I condone that or think that it’s right. To be honest, I’d be the first to say I think it’s a shame. But if that’s the way it is then that’s the way it is.

Paloma Faith

190

I’m so excited to be the first WNBA player on Wilson‘s Advisory Staff. It’s beyond important for women like me to have a seat at the table to influence creative ideas and provide performance insights.

Liz Cambage

191

I know I won’t be the first one to say this, but Suzuka is definitely my favourite circuit of the year.

Romain Grosjean

192

Hublot has always been happy to be different, unique and they want to be the first to do things – and they certainly have done that when it comes to cricket.

Michael Clarke

193

All nuclear weapon states should now recognize that this is so, and declare – in Treaty form – that they will never be the first to use nuclear weapons. This would open the way to the gradual, mutual reduction of nuclear arsenals, down to zero.

Joseph Rotblat

194

Usually, you lose interest in a story beyond a certain point. But with ‘Highway,’ there was something very subtle, yet something very influential. I intended ‘Highway’ to be the first film that I ever made. Didn’t happen.

Imtiaz Ali

195

It’s definitely a great honor to be the first Asian-American to win a NASCAR Cup Series Championship. It’s not something that I set out to accomplish in that way, but now that I have, I know that I hold a much bigger role in the Asian community.

Kyle Larson

196

What does it take to be the first female anything? It takes grit, and it takes grace.

Meryl Streep

197

I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not a good flier.

Jesse Itzler

198

If I were on ‘Survivor,’ I might be the first off the island.

Dakin Matthews

199

I would like to be the first guy to beat Jon Jones.

Jan Blachowicz

200

I want to be the first Pakistani, like some of our counterparts in India, to really go out and show that we Pakistanis can even be successful outside Pakistan.

Mian Muhammad Mansha

201

The reason to retire is to try to avoid embarrassment; you ought to do it before people are dropping big hints. You want to be the first to come up with the idea. You don’t want to wait until you trip and fall off the stage.

Garrison Keillor

202

If Republicans truly are dedicated to the sanctity of life, they should be the first ones on the front lines trying to get policies for the uninsured.

Kurt Eichenwald

203

I want to be the first person to animate bags – everything done for handbags bores me to tears – I want to make it more playful.

Peter Marino

204

I am very proud to be the first Chilean player ever to play for United’s first team, and I hope I can show our fans all around the world why the club wanted to bring me here.

Alexis Sanchez

205

I want to be the first Conor Maynard. I think I want to have a successful career that is unique in its own way.

Conor Maynard

206

I will be the first woman president of Mexico in history.

Josefina Vazquez Mota

207

Think about all the great boxers who have fought here, starting with Muhammad Ali. And as well as all that, I believe I will be the first boxer from Liverpool to appear at the Garden.

Rocky Fielding

208

Peace is a very poor aspiration. Unfortunately, even so-call spiritual leaders are going about saying that the ultimate goal of life is to find peace. Peace is a fundamental requirement. Why are you making it as the last thing in your life? It must be the first thing that happens to you.

Jaggi Vasudev

209

We haven’t achieved really big things yet with the U.S., so I think everybody wants to be the first one, and that’s why everybody is so motivated to develop yourself and to win the first big trophy for the country.

Sergino Dest

210

To be the first British athlete to win a gold is amazing, but to win it in the U.K. is something else. Also, having my family here with me has made it extra special, and I know all my friends back home have been cheering me on and putting posters in their windows. I want to thank them all.

Jade Jones

211

I will be the first to say that it is always difficult to get monetary policy just right. But the Fed‘s analytical prowess is top-notch, and our forecasting record is second to none.

Janet Yellen

212

I’d love to cover an ‘Incubus’ song. I don’t think anybody in a cowboy hat on a country stage has ever done that, and I’d love to be the first.

Dustin Lynch

213

I’d love to be the first one to say this, but it automatically turns into – we all have those responsibilities that we ignore because we don’t feel like they’re ours.

Rosario Dawson

214

People go through life and make personal decisions and sometimes they don’t work out. I won’t be the first person to be divorced.

Tiki Barber

215

I’d be the first to say that cybersecurity is a difficult and challenging matter.

Richard Cordray

216

If we can show the world that there are students in all sorts of communities who don’t have the material they need for a great education, that will be the first major step to doing something about it.

Charles Best

217

Donald Trump is living proof of the American Dream. A kid from Queens, New York, who made it big. And, yeah – he’ll be the first to tell you he isn’t perfect. But who is?

Trish Regan

218

Tax reform likely will be the first policy action in a Trump administration. A close second will be a thorough repeal and rewrite of Obamacare, restoring a freer market with true consumer choice and competition among providers.

Lawrence Kudlow

219

I always wanted to be a pro athlete. When I was younger I wanted to be the first person to be a pro at three different sports, but then realized how impossible that is. At 15 I stopped playing other sports and focused on tennis.

Taylor Fritz

220

Real Madrid will be the first team to claim two Champions League trophies in a row.

Peter Schmeichel

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