Philip Roth Quotes

You can’t get second things by putting them first. You get second things only by putting first things first.

First things first, second things never.

Somebody's got to be last. Somebody's going to be first.

Being first doesn’t mean anything unless there is a second.

There is no doing in the world without being first.

Principles of motion take precedence over sequence of motion.

Destruction was effected after visitation, for visitation always precedes.

When it's your turn, it's your turn. That's just the way it is.

You have to think that if you're starting first instead of 31st you've got a better chance to win.

Order is ... the true key to rapidity of reaction.

Business first; pleasure afterwards.

Fruits that blossom first will first be ripe.

One sits down first; one thinks afterwards.

Although the last, not least.

I put second things first, and then worry about first things.

The first word gives origin to the second, the first and second to the third, and the third to the fourth, and so on. You cannot begin with the second word.

First in , Last out. Motto of the bridgeburners

Put first things first and we get second things thrown in: put second things first & we lose both first and second things.

Things were first made, then words.

He that climbs a ladder must begin at the first round.

There can be only two questions that are asked with regard to human relationships: Where am I going? Who is going with me? Do not invert the order of the questions. Do not - under any circumstances - invert the order of the questions. Is that clear?

First and last follow each other.

First is first. That's the way I was brought up. Second or third are nowhere.

There is time in life for everything.

He that riseth first, is first drest.