First

Do you wish to be great? Then begin by being. Do you desire to construct a vast and lofty fabric? Think first about the foundations of humility. The higher your structure is to be, the deeper must be its foundation.
Saint Augustine
Being
Desire
First
Humility
Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce the clouds? Lay first the foundation of humility.
Saint Augustine
Clouds
First
Humility
Will
The confession of evil works is the first beginning of good works.
Saint Augustine
Beginning
Confession
Evil
First
Basketball is like war in that offensive weapons are developed first, and it always takes a while for the defense to catch up.
Red Auerbach
War
Basketball
Defense
First
Weapons
From the beginning, when I first got an idea for a story and wondered if I could write it, it has always been the story that has driven me.
Jean M. Auel
Idea
Beginning
First
My drawings at first were made altogether in watercolors, but they wanted softness and a great deal of finish.
John James Audubon
First
Before people complain of the obscurity of modern poetry, they should first examine their consciences and ask themselves with how many people and on how many occasions they have genuinely and profoundly shared some experience with another.
W. H. Auden
Experience
Poetry
People
First
Obscurity
That's why I began doing makeup in the first place: I was hoping that through helping people see the beauty in themselves, I could try and find it in me.
Kevyn Aucoin
Beauty
People
First
Makeup
Don't be condescending to unskilled labor. Try it for a half a day first.
Brooks Atkinson
Day
First
Labor
One of my favorite stories is my first kissing scene with Linda Gray.
Christopher Atkins
Favorite
First
Kissing
The first time Adam had a chance, he laid the blame on women.
Nancy Astor
Time
Women
Blame
Chance
First
In passing, also, I would like to say that the first time Adam had a chance he laid the blame on a woman.
Nancy Astor
Time
Blame
Chance
First
Woman
It's nice to witness these discoveries at first hand.
Michael Aspel
First
One of the experts bought his first piece at the age of four, so they did start very young, most of them. They did it out of genuine interest but today's kids are much more materialistic and there's a danger, I suppose, that they might just be out to make dosh.
Michael Aspel
Age
Danger
Experts
First
Interest
Kids
Today
Our first scene is sort of a reunion between the X-Men characters, which establishes everyone's relationship to one another, sort of like a recap for all those who have forgotten since the last movie.
Shawn Ashmore
First