My first thought was always a cigarette. It still is, but I haven't cheated. Frederik Pohl
You are very kind in planning presents for me to make, and my mother has shown me exactly the same attention; but as I do not choose to have generosity dictated to me, I shall not resolve on giving my cabinet to Anna till the first thought of it has been my own. Jane Austen
The first thought that occurred to me, that night when I heard the chairman of the jury announce my name, was, Just think how many people hate me at this moment. Naturally, I wanted to annoy those people even further by being arrogant. John Banville
A synonym is a word you use when you can't spell the word you first thought of. Burt Bacharach
I can be a real pessimist. You know that when you win an Oscar, and you walk offstage, and your first thought is: 'Oh God, I've peaked.' Cate Blanchett
Of all the thoughts that rise in the mind, the thought 'I' is the first thought. Ramana Maharshi