I am passionate about everything in my life--first and foremost, passionate about ideas. And that's a dangerous person to be in this society, not just because I'm a woman, but because it's such a fundamentally anti-intellectual, anti-critical thinking society. --bell hooks
The first and foremost reality is that suffering and death are not only enemies of life, but a means of reminding us of life's twin realities, love and hate.
The World is not an idea as asserted by philosophers who have dedicated their entire lives to the exploration of ideas. First and foremost the world is passion. But passion is associated with sadness. Sadness does not only arise from death which makes us face the Eternity, but also from life which causes us to confront the Time.
First and foremost I am a commercial writer, and I hope to entertain people. But having said that, I'm in love with the relationship between humans and dogs, and the more I learned about what our military working dogs are doing, I wanted to at least share with people what an important role these animals have in all our lives.
I find the voice is what I look for first and foremost with just about every character I play.
The way in which I know Christianity is true is first and foremost is the basis of the witness of the Holy Spirit in my heart. And this gives me self-authenticating means of knowing Christianity is true wholly apart from the evidence. And therefore, even if in some historically contingent circumstances the evidence that I have available to me should turn against Christianity, I do not think that controverts the witness of the Holy Spirit.
First and foremost: Feed people.
I take photographs with love, so I try to make them art objects. But I make them for myself first and foremost - that is important.
In a retreat the lame are formost. [In a retreat the lame are foremost. ]
It is man's foremost duty to awaken the understanding of the inner self and to know his own real inner greatness. Once he knows his true worth, he can know the worth of others.
I've always considered myself an actor first and foremost.
Speaking for myself, my first priority is to take care of my family. That's first and foremost.
I feel like I want to be known first and foremost for my work.
Wikipedia is first and foremost an effort to create and distribute a free encyclopedia of the highest possible quality to every single person on the planet in their own language. Asking whether the community comes before or after this goal is really asking the wrong question: the entire purpose of the community is precisely this goal.
Coming from TV and film, rule number one is that you always service the main character first and foremost. If that's not working, you've got nothing.
Gravity Falls is a show about mysteries and magic but first and foremost it's a show about characters.
For any role, I pretty much always go to the script, first and foremost.
First and foremost, I just want to give a huge thanks to the fans who have been behind me.
Leadership must first and foremost meet the needs of others.
First and foremost, you have to make the movie for yourself. And that's not to say, to hell with everyone else, but what else have you got to go on but your own taste and judgment?