“ Civilization began the first time an angry person cast a word instead of a rock. Sigmund Freud Neurologist
“ I usually do one con a year as a GoH and try to make the World Fantasy Convention for business purposes. Last year I went to a worldcon for the first time in two decades. I may go again this year. Alan Dean Foster Author
“ People think it's a terrible tragedy when somebody has Alzheimer's. But in my mother's case, it's different. My mother has been unhappy all her life. For the first time in her life, she's happy. Amy Tan Film Writer
“ I sang for my family. And I think probably the first time I sang and got paid for it, I was about 6 or 7. Barbara Cook Singer
“ The first time that you escape from home or the small town that you live in - there's a reason a small town is called a small town: It's because not many people want to live there. Billie Joe Armstrong Musician
“ The first time I got up in front of an audience was terror, abject terror, which continued for another four or five years. There still is, a little bit. Bob Newhart Stand-Up Comedian