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First things first, second things never.
First things first, second things never.
 The distance is nothing; it is only the first step that costs.
 [Fr., La distance n'y fait rien; il read more 
 The distance is nothing; it is only the first step that costs.
 [Fr., La distance n'y fait rien; il n'y a que le premier pas qui 
coute.] 
Remember tonight.. for it is the beginning of always.
Remember tonight.. for it is the beginning of always.
 At the earliest drawings of the fractal curve, few clues to the
 underlying mathematical structure will be seen.  
 At the earliest drawings of the fractal curve, few clues to the
 underlying mathematical structure will be seen. 
I am beginning to learn that it is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after read more
I am beginning to learn that it is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all.
 All this will not be finished in the first 100 days. Nor will it 
be finished in the first read more 
 All this will not be finished in the first 100 days. Nor will it 
be finished in the first 1,000 days, not in the life of this 
Administration, nor even perhaps in our lifetime on this planet. 
But let us begin. 
A good beginning makes a good end.
A good beginning makes a good end.
 What's well begun, is half done.
 [Lat., Dimidium facti qui coepit habet.]  
 What's well begun, is half done.
 [Lat., Dimidium facti qui coepit habet.] 
Begin somewhere; you cannot build a reputation on what you intend to do.
Begin somewhere; you cannot build a reputation on what you intend to do.