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I look at life as being cruise director on the Titanic. I may not get there, but I'm going first class. — Art Buchwald

I may be the first woman member of Congress, but I won't be the last. — Jeannette Rankin

A land may be said to be discovered the first time a European, presumably an Englishman, sets foot on it. — Vilhjalmur Stefansson

Be persistent no matter how slowly you may, at first, have to move. With persistence will come success. — Napoleon Hill

In times like these, when their fat little comforts are threatened, you may be sure that science is the first thing men will sacrifice. — Ayn Rand

Live as long as you may, the first twenty years are the longest half of your life. — Robert Southey

Singing is my dream and, while it may have not been a commercial success, critically I was thrilled with the reception my first album got. — Minnie Driver

Human kindness is like a defective tap, the first gush may be impressive but the stream soon dries up. — P.D. James

We demand that the government of Canada force Stockwell Day to change his first name to Doris. Why do this, you may ask? Because it'll be fun. — Rick Mercer

Deer Reeder: First may I say, sorry for any werds I spel rong. Because I am a fox! So don't rite or spel perfect. — George Saunders

On the first few albums the songs would grow into strange shapes. — Brian May

A word of advice, if I may? Explosions are an excellent way to kill the undead. But you should probably take a few steps back first, kid. — Heather Brewer

A mystical path requires courage as you must take a first step of faith so that the second may be of science. — Luis Marques

It may not have been love at first sight, but when i truely saw you, i know i could never look away. — Matt Trevitz

He may not enter anywhere at the first, unless there be some one of the household who bid him to come, though afterwards he can come as he please. — Bram Stoker

First rule of politics: you can't win unless you're on the ballot. Second rule: If you run, you may lose. And, if you tie, you do not win. — Donald Rumsfeld

Law and justice are not always the same. When they aren't, destroying the law may be the first step toward changing it. — Gloria Steinem

Mine first --mine last-- mine even in the grave! — Louisa May Alcott

He may be a scholar, but he's first a man who believes - with certain justification - that he was betrayed by his government. — Robert Ludlum

I may not have been the first to wish to marry her, but I am the one who succeeded. — Eloisa James

To achieve perfection, one must first begin by not understanding many things! And if we understand too quickly, we may not understand well. — Fyodor Dostoevsky

A dirty and mean sense of humor first thing in the morning. I may learn to like you yet. — Lorelei James

The ability to observe, and the ability to see the little things that seem trivial at first, may become amazingly important and meaningful. — Harold Gatty

It may not seem obvious at first glance, but the way we make decisions in life tells a lot about the kind of faith we have in Jesus Christ. — Jim Cymbala

His transgression may become their salvation. — Victoria Saccenti

Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, may have had his charms, but he really couldn't be considered hip. — Alexei Sayle

Women are at last becoming persons first and wives second, and that is as it should be. — May Sarton

You can only have one first born child. You may love all your children deeply and with passion, but there is something unique about the first born. — Raymond E. Feist

You have to be first, different, or great. If you're one of them, you may make it. — Loretta Lynn

I may without fail
Suffer the first vision that set fire to the stars. — Dylan Thomas

It may seem difficult at first, but everything is difficult at first. — Miyamoto Musashi

Lion's mane may be our first 'smart' mushroom. It is a safe, edible fungus that appears to confer cognitive benefits on our aging population. — Paul Stamets

A centre of excellence is, by definition, a place where second class people may perform first class work. — Michael Faraday

At first I could not believe what I was reading. I got up from my seat and walked away, talking to myself that I may have found my mom. — Reese Hoffa

Paradoxical as it may at first appear, the fact is that, as W. H. George has said, scientific research is an art, not a science. — William Ian Beardmore Beveridge

I die but first I have possessed, And come what may, I have been blessed. — Lord Byron

'Goose girl, may I kiss you?' She answered by ... kissing him first. — Shannon Hale

I have many names. But you may call me Lilith, first of all demons. — Cassandra Clare

Truth has anciently been called the first casualty of war. Money may, in fact, have priority. — John Kenneth Galbraith

In order that knowledge may not run riot, the author of the Gita has insisted on devotion accompanying it and has given it the first place. — Mahatma Gandhi

The things that come to those that wait may be the things left by those that got there first. — Steven Tyler

An eye for nothing can first make you blind, whatever may be fate of the world in future, you won't see it. — Sipendr

Those who assume hypotheses as first principles of their speculations ... may indeed form an ingenious romance, but a romance it will still be. — Roger Cotes

I have a suspicion that when first built, Stonehenge may have glowed blue with St. Elmo's fire during certain times of the year — Steven Magee

Some things may be learned from words on a page, but some skills are learned first by a man's hands and heart, and later by his head. — Robin Hobb

By the time the lecture ended and the audience awoke, she had built up a splendid fortune for herself (not the first founded on paper) ... — Louisa May Alcott

You may be in a medical or engineering college, but not all will stand first in class. It depends on who studies the most. — Anupam Kher

First times are always sacred. May we never run out of firsts — Truth Devour

Trustworthy partners always think first before they do anything that may affect either the reputation or well-being of each other. — Chris Prentiss

Damned, damned be the rich! May not even their fingernails be left! ... I'm sure that they are going to Hell head-first. — Federico Garcia Lorca

Always set small, realistic goals that you know you can achieve first. But don't give up on the bigger ones that may seem too far from your reach. — W.D. Lady

His departure gave Catherine the first experimental conviction that a loss may be sometimes a gain. — Jane Austen

May your first day in hell last ten thousand years, and may it be the shortest. — Stephen King

The first thing every mage should learn is that magic makes fools of us. Now you may call yourself a mage. You have learned the most important lesson. — Tamora Pierce

If we make mistakes in our first compositions and do not know them, we may not amend them. — Leonardo Da Vinci

Ignorance is a blank sheet, on which we may write; but error is a scribbled one, on which we must first erase. — Charles Caleb Colton

The truth will set you free - but first it may thoroughly irritate you. — Susan Scott

It may not always be obvious at first, but I think that everyone can make a valuable contribution if only they put their minds to it. — Morris Graves

Mind your business. Take care of what you came here for. Find the 'I' first and you may afterwards speak of other matters. — Ramana Maharshi

If I were the first of May, I should be ashamed of myself. — Winston Churchill

Don't conclude so fast, you may never know what is behind the fact you know! — Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

Some people are born with the first word of a language resting on their tongue though it may take some time before they can taste it. — Shannon Hale

Your first mistake may be your last - choose wisely — Eileen MacKenney

A man may not achieve everything he has dreamed, but he will never achieve anything great without having dreamed it first. — William James

Every corporate security may be best viewed, in the first instance, as an ownership interest in, or a claim against, a specific business enterprise. — Benjamin Graham

Two may talk together under the same roof for many years, yet never really meet; and two others at first speech are old friends. — Mary Catherwood

The true stature of a great work may not at first be recognized by those of a more conventional cast of mind. — Paramahansa Yogananda

We've got a first class leader at the moment. David Cameron is dealing with the issues that he was left by the last government very well indeed. — Theresa May

Being someone's first love may be great, but to be their last is beyond perfect.
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I may not be a first-rate composer, but I am a first-class second-rate composer. — Richard Strauss

May this continent, the last explored by humankind, be the first one to be spared by humankind. — Jacques-Yves Cousteau

Force may subdue, but love gains, and he that forgives first wins the laurel. — William Penn

I try and get it right the first time. I may rewrite a sentence four or five times, but I rarely go back and kill a whole page and rewrite it. — Matt Ridley

Sears is offering free $10 gift cards to the first few hundred shoppers. So that may have something to do with the early crowd. — Dan Jones

May your footsteps leave only friends behind. — Frederic M. Perrin

For what we're about to receive, may the Lord make us truly thankful," Russell muttered as the first explosions echoed in the distance. — C.J. Carella

It may seem difficult at first, but eating more high-nutrient foods reduces the desire for low-nutrient foods; it becomes easier with time. — Joel Fuhrman

The life of a woman may be divided into three epochs; in the first she dreams of love, in the second she makes love in the third she regrets it. — Prosper Of Aquitaine

Honour thy father and mother; which is the first commandment with promise; 3. That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth. — Anonymous

The story you are holding was first published in 1969, which was, as you may know, a very interesting year. — Mario Puzo

Marriage, at first, may seem like it will last forever. But surprisingly, a lot of the times, it shatters easily. Like porcelain. — Lee Joon-gi

Remember, when incited to slander, that it is only he among you who is without sin that may cast the first stone. — Hosea Ballou

Eighty per cent of teams who score first in matches go on to win them. But they may draw some - or occasionally lose. — David Pleat

To live a lie may allow us to avoid the truth, but the real lie lays in believing that we can avoid the truth in the first place. — Craig D. Lounsbrough

It may not always be profitable at first for businesses to be online, but it is certainly going to be unprofitable not to be online. — Esther Dyson

The goal of the first International May Day celebrations was the eight-hour working day. — Rachel Holmes

The first kind of problems are the ones life sends upon you to test you, to make you humble or make you longsuffering, or whatever you may need. — John C. Wright

A few hints as to literary craftsmanship may be useful to budding historians. First and foremost, get writing! — Samuel Eliot Morison

If at first you don't succeed, try again. If it still doesn't work out, success may not be your thing. — Warren Miller

As good and as smart as you may be, no one knows everything. I truly wish I was as smart as I thought I was when I started my first company. — Jay Samit

The trouble with treating people as equals is that the first thing you know they may be doing the same thing to you. — Peter De Vries

Belief has no place as far as science reaches, and may be first permitted to take root where science stops. — Rudolf Virchow

The first great work (a task performed by few)
Is that yourself may to yourself be true. — Wentworth Dillon, 4th Earl Of Roscommon

Of all the things that make for happiness, the love of books comes first. No matter how the world may have used us, sure solace lies there. — Myrtle Reed

May your first thought in the morning be thanksgiving. — Lailah Gifty Akita

I had a few stories and longer pieces published, but my first proper novel came in 2003, called 'Dead I Well May Be.' — Adrian McKinty

A protect-yourself-first-and-foremost idea has subverted the mission of law-enforcement officers, just as it may have degraded the military's. — Ann Medlock

Our twenty-first century economy may focus on agriculture, not information. — James Howard Kunstler

I now first began to inhabit my house, I may say, when I began to use it for warmth as well as shelter. — Henry David Thoreau

No man may earn his heart's desire, lest first he brave the smoke and fire — Nicholas Evans